Guilty Gear studio eyeing new crossovers with major Western IPs for next fighting game Arc System WorksThe studio responsible for Guilty Gear and Dragon Ball Fighterz is looking to expand into other IPs, thereby creating potential for other hardcore anime fighting games. Hearing the news, anime fans have been quick to vocalize their dream crossovers. Arc System Works has earned a reputation for creating high-quality fighting games \u2014 many of which have become staples in the competitive fighting game scene. During a conversation with IGN, Arc System Works CEO Minoru Kidooka stated they were previously \u201cvery passive about collaboration with other IPs, and usually the IP owners proposed to collaborate with Arc System Works.\u201d Moving forward, however, the company appears to be shifting its strategy in that regard, with a more active approach in mind. Kidooka continued: \u201cIf we have such an opportunity, we are actively pushing to collaborate with new IP owners.\u201d Arc System Works\u2019 games, such as Dragon Ball Fighterz and the Guilty Gear Strive, have incredibly committed followings \u2014 with Dragon Ball Fighterz standing as Arc System Works\u2019 best-selling release of all time. Thanks to the well-rounded experience, continued updates, and incredibly popular IP, Dragon Ball Fighterz has sold over eight million copies since its launch. And despite having released in 2016, the game is still flourishing. The game\u2019s success opened Arc System Works\u2019 eyes toward the potential of borrowed IPs, something they used to shy away from. They are looking to cater to the Western market\u2019s appetite with future projects. Hearing the news, the Western anime gaming community is now incredibly excited \u2014 vocalizing demands which have often fallen on deaf ears. Many fans have screamed for a polished Naruto fighting game, one which isn\u2019t an arena fighter and has some semblance of balance. Previous casual fighting games have existed for Naruto, and despite their faults, the most recent Naruto game entries still sold very well. Fans are certain a balanced, competitive Naruto fighting game would continue to trend. Bandai Namco currently holds many of the licensing rights for anime games, such as Naruto and Dragon Ball. And considering Arc System Works already worked with Bandai Namco for Dragon Ball Fighterz, and to great success, a Naruto fighting game is definitely possible. Though there\u2019s a lot of excitement, it\u2019s hard to tell what exact IPs Arc System Works is realistically looking towards next. Rest assured, we\u2019ll keep you updated with any further developments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Guilty Gear studio eyeing new crossovers with major Western IPs for next fighting game Arc System WorksThe studio responsible for Guilty Gear and Dragon Ball Fighterz is looking to expand into other IPs, thereby creating potential for other hardcore anime fighting games. Hearing the news, anime fans have been quick to vocalize their dream crossovers. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81291\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}