It only makes sense, right? A game filled with stretchy-armed fighters is the perfect setting for the legendary Yoga master, and with the recent release of Ultra Street Fighter 2: The Final Challengers on Nintendo Switch, we can only imagine a partnership with Capcom would be in the cards.

Unfortunately, Street Fighter's Dhalsim won't be joining the ARMS cast any time soon, according to the game's producer Kosuke Yabuki. The fighting game community's own Kayane recently sat down with Mr. Yabuki for an ARMS battle and interview delving into a myriad of different topics.

Considering his work on the new, Switch-based fighter, Kayane asked Yabuki if he had a personal favorite fighting game. Though he considers himself more of a general gamer, the Nintendo representative did single out one game.

"As a child, I lived the Street Fighter 2 boom, and I assume that if I make video games now it is thanks to this game," Yabuki explained. He notes that though he has never met Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono in person, they have been in contact via email. Despite this, Dhalsim as a guest character in ARMS is not on the agenda.

"But don't expect to see Dhalsim in the game," Yabuki says. "The thought of it gives me shivers. There is so much to take into consideration, and it makes me somewhat scared!

"I respect [Street Fighter] too much, I would be afraid to misshape it and give it a bad image."

When it comes to eSports tournaments for ARMS, Nintendo would like to continue organizing competitive offline and online events. Whether or not we'll see it integrated into traditional FGC events is still to be determined, but Yabuki notes that he would personally like to see it added to the Evolution Championship Series line up.

You can check out the full interview below, which includes insight on ARMS' character design, battle mechanics, and more. If you'd like to jump straight to the FGC-themed topics, skip to 10:17 (Dhalsim) and 6:13 (tournaments/EVO).

Editor's note: Be sure to hit the closed caption button on the YouTube video for English subtitles.