How. Shocking. Koji "Iga" Igarashi not only LOVES Castlevania, he also LOVES 2D game design. He tells game site Kikizo:

As you know I love 2D game development!

Yes! We know!

I am working really on an underground basis to make it happen on a console game. But then again when you look at the mainstream market, it doesn't want 2D console games.

Don't know about you cowpokes in Kotaku-land, but I am hip to 2D and am interested in a big old fashion console Castlevania. Iga goes on to say he asked his team to bring the series to the PSP, but they contested and said: "Please, we can't do this on PSP!" And so Castlevania games are on the DS. Just like that, huh? Brian Ashcraft

Iga Talks 2D, DS [Kikizo]

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