Castlevania maven Koji "Iga" Igarashi talked about where he stands on the console war. And it's gaming equivalent of a mid-life crisis. While Iga is currently bringing yet another Castlevania to the DS, he seems miffed by next-gen:

I don't know what to do. I was really leaning toward PS3 in the beginning. But then at the Sony conference they announced the price and I was like, 'Mmm, maybe it's too expensive.'

When it comes to Wii, obviously the controller has a unique feature, but I just can't come up with a good idea that utilizes it. I mean, clearly you can with a lot of time.

So the PS3 price-tag gives Iga a big, rubbery one, while the Wii makes his brain hurt. So, by process of elimination, he must love the Xbox 360? Nope. He also lets go with a full blast of 360 haterade.

I'm not really negative over Microsoft, but for some reason they tend to back off a little when it comes to something really foreign. But if Japanese developers would say they're working on Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest or Metal Gear maybe, then I guess Japanese consumers would take it seriously and consider purchasing it. There has to be some killer titles to move the consumers into the 360 market. What I'm thinking is if Bill Gates uses his personal money and says, "I have a billion dollars. Why don't you make a game for me?" Then we would love to work on it.

Could Iga's creative blank and next-gen indifference be more symptomatic of a tired series and less of next-gen consoles' shortcomings? Iga, we love ya, but try thinking out of that coffin known as Castlevania. Brian Ashcraft

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