Earlier this week, former Castlevania producer Koji Igarashi left Konami to start his own development studio. In a statement, Igarashi told IGN, "I've decided to break out on my own to have the freedom to make the kind of games I really want to make -- the same kind I think fans of my past games want as well."

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IGN caught up with Igarashi and we asked, given his experience with making 2D action games, would he consider working with Nintendo to revive the Metroid series?“Whether it’s possible or not comes down to the [intellectual property] holder, which in this case would be Nintendo, and whether they want to work with me, “ Igarashi told IGN through an interpreter. “But, if they did want to work with me, I would love the chance of doing that.”Igarashi was the assistant director on Castlevania: Symphony of the Night , a 2D action game made in a similar style to the 2D Metroid games. Symphony of the Night is widely revered as one of the greatest video games ever made. Igarashi's follow-ups to SoTN all followed similar "Metroidvania" approaches, but each entry also experimented with new ideas.2010’s Metroid: Other M was the last time Nintendo released a Metroid game, and since then fans have eagerly awaited the return of bounty hunter Samus Aran.Stay tuned for more from our interview with Koji Igarashi on IGN.

Jose Otero is an Associate Editor at IGN and host of Nintendo Voice Chat . You can follow him on twitter