What if they turned things around?
Can Konami get back into people’s good graces? Maybe. I mean if Mel Gibson can come back into Hollywood with an Academy Award nomination anything is possible.
European Brand Manager Richard Jonesspoke to Miketendo64aboutSuper Bomberman R, but opened up about far more than that. Noting that they have “plenty of ideas” for updates for the game, he also stated, “there is lots of internal discussions going on within Konami regarding what games we can bring to the Nintendo Switch, other thanBomberman, a game which we are well aware of its heritage and how loved it andCastlevaniais. So much so thatCastlevaniais getting is getting its own show on Netflix and because of that, we’re hearing a lot of desires from our fans for a newCastlevaniaseries. So we do know there is a demand for a new game, but right now nothing is set in stone as the discussions are still on going.”
Note that this is Konami Europe, not the infamously hardened Konami Japan that’s speaking — the latter of whichcompletely iced outone of their most beloved employees, and is more keen on expanding into the Pachislot arena than gaming. That said there are plenty of other companies that are diversifying in gambling and gaming, like Sega and SNK who are making it work. If enough time passes and Konami makes aCastlevaniathat’s better thanBloodstained, it’ll be an interesting spectacle to watch.
