Besides the Zelda series, did any other games provide inspiration for Okamiden?
ME: Mr. Matsushita and I both love the Zelda series, but we did not set out to emulate the Zelda games. Drawing inspiration from playing many different high-quality action-adventure games, we set out to create an original title. So we can’t really name a specific game that we got inspiration from. GR: If you could take any direction you wanted, on any platform you wanted, what would be your vision for the next entry in the Okami series? ME: Where we go next with the Okami franchise is something that Capcom will need to decide on as a company, so it’s difficult for me as a producer to speculate on the future. However, in my personal opinion, I think it would be interesting to bring it to the Nintendo 3DS. That said, for now, I would like for everybody to pick up Okamiden on the DS in early 2011 and have fun with the game – I hope that the people who play the game enjoy it. Thank you very much.
