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Masaru Oyamada, the producer of the upcoming Secret of Mana

Likelihood of Secret of Mana Coming to Switch

While Square Enix doesn't currently have plans to port the full 3D Secret of Mana remake to Nintendo's latest console, the demand for a Switch version has the studio considering the possibility.

"When we originally started to develop this title, the Switch wasn't announced at that time, and so we started developing for the PlayStation platforms," Oyamada explained. "With that said, after announcing this, there has been quite a bit of demand for the Switch version. So, we are taking in that feedback, and if there is large demand for it we'd like to see what we can potentially do. But no plans as of yet."

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Possibility of the Seiken Densetsu Collection, Seiken Densetsu 3 Coming to the West

Oyamada also discussed whether or not the Seiken Densetsu Collection—a compilation of the first three games in the Mana series—might ever make its way outside of Japan. "Given the fact that it bundled the original classic works into one package and given that Seiken Densetsu 3 hasn't released in the west, it might be a little bit difficult to bring it over," he said.

When asked if about the possibility of Seiken Densetsu 3 getting localized for the west, Oyamada replied, "Of course, with the demand for Seiken Densetsu 3 we do want to kind of consider it." However, if the studio were to take on such a task, there'd be some hurdles to overcome when localizing a game that was originally released in 1995 for the Super Famicom.

"Looking at the classic version obviously we don't have the same development environment, so it may be a little bit difficult to consider bringing [a localized version] over in the current condition," Oyamada said. "We do want to kind of figure out if we can figure out a resolution. That's something we're continuously thinking about, but nothing we can say for sure."

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What’s Next for the Mana Series

With regard to what the future holds for the Mana series, Oyamada said he'd "definitely" like to make a new Seiken Densetsu game. "The reason why we're remaking all of these titles right now is to remind people who have played the game in the past of the experience, but also to give an opportunity for the younger generation to try the series out as well. And so, the reason why I’m working on this remake project is in light of potentially making new titles in the series in the future," he said.

As far as whether or not we might see 3D remakes of the other Mana games, like Seiken Densetsu 3, Oyamada said it's something he'd consider if the desire from fans is there. "If there is a demand for these titles, of course as the producer that is something I’d like to look into and see if it’s possible."

Secret of Mana will be released for PlayStation 4, PS Vita, and PC on February 15, and a physical version of the remake will be available for PS4. Oyamada said the studio currently has "no plans for additional DLC," but are "definitely open to feedback" from fans regarding the type of new content they might like to see added in the future.

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Alex Osborn is a freelance writer for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @alexcosborn