What type of modes will you be offering on Xbox LIVE? Do you have anything a bit different up your sleeves? Finally, I believe that fighting games will be more interesting as the number of people who play this genre increases. I am hoping this collaboration will be a trigger for people to play SoulCalibur, and we are also hoping more people will rediscover the fighting genre. So, we have made this attempt to collaborate with Lucas Arts to get new people interested in fighting games again. The trend will get more people playing that genre, and those people will bring in more people, which will make for a good continual flow of players into the genre.Įven though the fighting game genre has been around a long time, I have to agree that the number of people playing the genre has decreased. FPS and open world games are popular all over the world now, but it is because of a trend. With 3D open-world games and First Person Shooters proving so popular on Xbox 360 do you think fighting games are as popular as they used to be, and how can Soul Calibur IV appeal to a wider audience?Įvery genre has a peak of popularity. It covers many of the aspects in the game, but it seems like many Star Wars fan got to submit questions for this one.Īnswered by: Katsutoshi Sasaki, Director on Soul Calibur IV Namco-Bandai released SoulCalibur IV last week in Europe and the US, and here's an interview from XCN about the game.