Level-5 Considers More Self-Published Titles and American Expansion

Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino recently spoke to college graduates at a recruitment seminar in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward where he revealed some of the company's aspirations. These included an interest in an American expansion, as well as the desire to self-publish more games for consoles. Japanese gaming news site, andriasing , shared some of Hino's commentary on both matters (via Dengeki Online). When asked about Level-5's future development plans during the seminar's Q&A period, Hino explained the company's affinity for Nintendo DS development but also alluded to plans for future (and potentially self-published) games. "We're currently producing titles for PS3, Wii and so-forth. (The format, etc.) are unannounced, however (laughs) . However, we develop for the DS because we determined that it was the most suitable machine to put out a new title. ...