Devil’s Third creator and Valhalla Game Studios boss Tomonobu Itagaki posted on his personal Facebook to give his fans an update on the game.

The update was in both English and Japanese, but due to English not being Itagaki-san’s native language, we tidied up his post a tiny bit so it reads better:

I recently received lots of questions about Devil’s Third from my fans.

I’d like to speak about development status of Devil’s Third in my own words, to the extent that I am allowed.

Devil’s Third is a strong mix of action games and shooter games. Devil’s Third development is going smoothly. In other words, we finished editing the ending cinematic the other day. Devil’s Third will be released next year. Nintendo has already confirmed this in one of their press releases. The scale of Devil’s Third is greater than Ninja Gaiden in terms of solo play, in story mode. Devil’s Third demolishes the standard of past console games as far as online multiplayer is concerned. Almost all of the specifications I wanted to do were implemented. I got an up-close look at the great forerunners in the genre, Call of Duty, Battlefield, Gears of War, and my beloved Halo. On that basis, we added totally brand new playability that only we can create. Anyone can enjoy this game; from casual gamers to hardcore gamers. Let me put it this way. You guys can throw a fun party, or can kill each other in realistic war. You can play your heart out This is all I can disclose to you today. I can’t tell you when to start my war. It’s the way the world goes. I really want to tell more to you, my fans waiting with crushing frustration.

It’s rough on a man!

Well, be patient just a little longer. Don’t miss it!

Oh Itagaki-san, please never change. We’ll be waiting for more of Devil’s Third.

Devil’s Third is coming exclusively to Wii U some time next year.