Poor Mr. Yano. I've been bugging the man responsible for personal faves Gitaroo Man and Elite Beat Agents since I ran into him at the DICE opening night party on Wednesday. The iNiS co-founder was nice enough to chat with me about Survivor, MTV's The Real World, Ossu! Tatakae!! Ouendan, The Train Man (Densha Otoko) and alternate reality games—something that seemed to be a rarity in his native Japan.

While we chatted, my mouth stuffed with sea bass, he told me that rhythm game Gitaroo Man was originally planned as a Dreamcast release, but the rise of the PlayStation 2 caused a shift in development. And sadly, the PSP port of the game didn't perform to well in Japan. I guess there's no accounting for taste!

So what about iNiS' next game? He was tight lipped, but said that we might get an announcement in April about the company's upcoming plans. I guess that means no Gitaroo Man 2 bomb drop at GDC! Michael McWhertor

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