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Shin Megami Tensei Coming to Wii?

by Karl Castaneda - September 1, 2006, 5:14 pm EDT
Total comments: 5 Source: Hardcore Gamer Monthly

If lead designer Kazuma Kaneko has anything to say about it, there's a good possibility.

Without a doubt, the Shin Megami Tensei series is one of the strangest RPG franchises out there, where it's not uncommon at all for occult and demonic manifestations to show up for a cup of tea. And while it's been featured primarily on the PS2 lately, that doesn't mean that Wii gamers will be out of luck if they're looking to get their weird on.

In a recent interview with Hardcore Gamer Monthly, the games' lead designer, Kazuma Kaneko talked all about the latest entry, Devil Summoner. When the subject of future entries came up, the following dialogue took place:

HGM: So with Devil Summoner coming out this year and

Persona 3 on the way, what's next for the MegaTen series?

Kaneko: Probably the next Devil Summoner title.

HGM: What systems can fans expect to see MegaTen games on

in the future?

Kaneko: Probably the PS3 and Wii. I would really love to bring

MegaTen to Wii.

HGM: What would a Wii MegaTen game be like?

Kaneko: Well, if you play Nocturne or Digital Devil

Saga, they're typical modern RPGs. You see your characters act from

a third-person view. But as you and your readers probably know, the

original MegaTen games used a completely different first-person

viewpoint. I would love to go back to basics with MegaTen on the

Wii and bring back the first-person perspective, while using the

controller to let players experience their environments directly.

That's straight from the horse's mouth, folks. Time will tell if anything will come out of it, so keep your browsers tuned to PGC for the latest happenings in this story.

Talkback

KDR_11kSeptember 01, 2006

He's working for Capcom, right? The company who said "cut your head off, Mikami, it's going on the PS2"?

MaryJaneSeptember 02, 2006

It's because of statements like :

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I would love to go back to basics with MegaTen on the Wii and bring back the first-person perspective, while using the controller to let players experience their environments directly.
that ease my fears about Wii. Developers love the system, and that IMHO is more important than us loving the system, although both are necessary for it's success.

Karl Castaneda #2September 02, 2006

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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
He's working for Capcom, right? The company who said "cut your head off, Mikami, it's going on the PS2"?


Well, Shin Megami Tensei has some ties with Capcom (Dante appeared in Nocturne, I think), but the franchise belongs to Atlus.

KDR_11kSeptember 02, 2006

It's friggin ridiculous how Capcom plasters Dante into every game now.

IceColdSeptember 03, 2006

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I would love to go back to basics with MegaTen on the Wii
Hahaha Megaton

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