Following the critical success of Nintendo and Koei Tecmo’s Hyrule Warriors released early last fall (or late summer, if you’re outside North America), could we possibly see Koei Tecmo tackle other Nintendo franchises in the same manner? The supervisor of Hyrule Warriors and director of the Legend of Zelda series, Nintendo’s Eiji Aonuma, discussed the possibility with Reno Gazette-Journal in a recent interview.

“We believe the Hyrule Warriors collaboration works out well because the Zelda intellectual property also happens to be a very good fit with Dynasty Warriors. As far as other Nintendo IPs, some may work out and others may not so that’s something we’re still not completely certain about. If Koei Tecmo wants to propose another game idea using other Nintendo franchises, we may consider it but I can’t speak for other franchises because I’m usually involved with the Zelda games.”

Franchises with large hero casts and potentially hordes of enemies would make the most sense, so while the Dynasty Warriors gameplay could feasibly work within the Super Mario franchise (at least more so than Metroid or Kirby), what about other franchises? Maybe Pokémon Warriors, where we satisfyingly plow through Bidoof infestations? Perhaps the Fire Emblem universe is the next most applicable here. It might be a good idea, too, especially since we’ve heard nothing as of late on that Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem crossover…

Reno Gazette-Journal