Though Suzuki’s work is primarily on the main series, he’s familiar enough with Koei Tecmo’s or adapting anime and manga series such as and . “There are a lot of discussions, until both sides agree to what elements will be kept in the game and what will be taken out. There are a lot of fine discussions around that and, once both sides agreed, then we go into developing the game. We always work very closely with the other parties to make sure that everyone is on board with how things are portrayed.” Koei Tecmo president Hisashi Koinuma has expressed a desire to work with Mario and Star Wars, so it’s fair to say more crossovers are firmly in Koei Tecmo’s future plans.