In revealing that Square Enix felt Neo: The world ends because of you Sales have been disappointing, and Nintendo Life now reports that if fans want to see more games in the series, the producer wants fans to support it.
In an interview with Nintendo Life, producer Tomohiko Hirano said that the future of the series has not yet been determined, and fan support may be the tipping point:
“Frankly speaking, the plot of the next one has not been finalized. However, as a game with a real city as the theme, there are still many places that we have not yet reflected in the game, so I want to achieve some of it in some way. This. If players convey their passion for the game to us, our company may decide to let us make a sequel!”
Series director Tatsuya Kando responded to this sentiment, asking fans to send their “thoughts and emotions” for another entry. On the one hand, it is easy to sympathize with developers, because it is always difficult when your game is not selling well. But over the years, the original game has won enthusiastic followers, and it is because of this phenomenon that we finally got the sequel, which is a miracle in game development. In addition, from every aspect, Neo: The World Ends With You is a very different beast, although it is a very good beast, so of course fans will react differently to the game.
Since its first release in 2007, apart from some crossovers with Kingdom Hearts and a handful of ports, the end of the world and you have not heard any news. Surprisingly, the sequel was finally announced at the end of last year. Although the publisher’s sales may be disappointing, a ported version was released on PC in September.
Neo: The World Ends With You is now available on PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC.