First revealed as a part of Nintendo's Wii U Nintendo Direct this past January, many fans have been eager to learn more about 'Yarn Yoshi', a cloth/textile-based action game similar to Kirby's Epic Yarn. In its pre-E3 broadcast, Nintendo touched upon most of the titles it had revealed in January, but Yarn Yoshi was nowhere to be found. I wanted to know why.

During my interview with Takashi Tezuka, a conversation with primarily focused on New Super Luigi U and Yoshi's Though Yarn Yoshi is staying out of the spotlight for now, I was curious why Tezuka decided to approach GoodFeel, the masters of Kirby's Epic Yarn, for a similar adventure featuring Yoshi. "I looked at [Epic Yarn] and thought it was really beautiful. It seemed like it would be a good fit for Yoshi as well. We found that the Wii U would be able to make it a much more expressive game. It looked like it would be a lot of fun."Though the game was gorgeous, one issue many players had with Epic Yarn was its difficulty level. Kirby's romp through cloth was simply too easy. Tezuka, however, has managed to pack some tougher content into his New Super Mario Bros. series, through the Challenge Mode and DLC packs. Earlier in our conversation, Tezuka and I even discussed finding a balance for casual and core players, to make sure each group of gamer would find something appealing. I asked him if he would take this same approach for Yarn Yoshi, which could potentially alleviate a major concern. Tezuka noted that it was something he definitely wanted to do if possible - certainly good news for all of us that thought Kirby's Epic Yarn was far too easy.Stay tuned to IGN for more from my chat with Tezuka - plus many more Nintendo producers and executives.

Rich is an Executive Editor at IGN, running around E3 2013 like crazy, playing the Nintendos and trying his best not to fall asleep. Keep an eye out on IGN for more of his Nintendo coverage - or yell at him on Twitter @RichIGN.