{"id":24588,"date":"2023-12-19T15:26:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T06:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=24588"},"modified":"2023-12-20T09:33:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T00:33:56","slug":"20231219-24588","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231219-24588\/","title":{"rendered":"Concerns about new Hunter x Hunter fighting game over potential low development budget\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Game publisher Bushiroad announced that they will be collaborating with Japanese developer Eighting on a <strong>Hunter x Hunter<\/strong> fighting game at the Jump Festa 2024 on December 16. Fans of Yoshihiro Togashi\u2019s classic sh\u014dnen series were thrilled by the news, but there have been some voices of concern regarding a potentially low development budget impacting the quality of the game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-id=\"24580\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231216-276360-001.jpg\" alt=\"Hunter x Hunter fighting game announcement\" class=\"wp-image-24580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231216-276360-001.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231216-276360-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231216-276360-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231216-276360-001-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bushiroad has described the new Hunter x Hunter-based title as a \u201cfull-fledged fighting game,\u201d and the developer Eighting has an impressive track record in video games based on copyrighted series such as Naruto Shippuden, Bleach and the Fate Series. They have also collaborated with Arc System Works on \u201cDNF Duel\u201d and with Capcom on \u201cMarvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More information is expected to be revealed at the 2024 Bushiroad New Year Presentation on January 6, but the initial announcement has been met with mixed reactions, as users recall a statement made by Bushiroad this year regarding their console game development costs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231216-276360-002.jpg\" alt=\"Hunter x Hunter fighting game announcement\" class=\"wp-image-24581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231216-276360-002.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231216-276360-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231216-276360-002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231216-276360-002-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In August, Bushiroad held a conference where they stated that they are planning to invest about 100 million yen (over $650.000)* per console title for the ongoing fiscal year. Having in mind that the standard investment for a medium scale console game in Japan is often over 10 billion yen (over $65 million), this announcement has caused dissatisfaction among users and concerns over the quality of future titles.\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231102-22801\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Related Article<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30cf\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc\u30cf\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc\u306e\u683c\u30b2\u30fc\u3001\u30d6\u30b7\u30ed\u30fc\u30c9\u4e2d\u671f\u7d4c\u55b6\u8a08\u753b2027\u3067\u300c\u30b3\u30f3\u30bd\u30fc\u30eb\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u306f\uff5e\u958b\u767a\u898f\u6a21\u3068\u3057\u3066\u306f1\u5104\u5186\u307b\u3069\u306e\u30df\u30c9\u30eb\u30ec\u30f3\u30b8\u30bf\u30a4\u30c8\u30eb\u3092\u60f3\u5b9a\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u300d\u3068\u8ff0\u3079\u3066\u304a\u308a\u3001\u30ea\u30a2\u30bb\u30ab\u30a4\uff08\u30d1\u30d6\u30ea\u30c3\u30b7\u30e3\u30fc\u304c\u30d6\u30b7\u30ed\u3001\u958b\u767a\u306f\u5225\u4f1a\u793e\uff09\u306e\u8a55\u4fa1\u304c\u6563\u3005\u306a\u306e\u3092\u8e0f\u307e\u3048\u308b\u3068\u3001\u4e8b\u524d\u60c5\u5831\u306e\u6642\u70b9\u3067\u6697\u96f2\u7acb\u3061\u8fbc\u3081\u3066\u308b\u3002<\/p>&mdash; \u30eb\u30ca\u30fc\u30eb (@nikoraehu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nikoraehu\/status\/1735841601694605755?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation:&nbsp;<\/strong>About the Hunter x Hunter fighting game, Bushiroad have stated in their Medium-term Business plan for the period until 2027 that they plan to make middle-range games for about 100 million yen per title, and their game Rear Sekai had rather mixed reactions, so I already have a bad feeling about things\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of this, as soon as the upcoming Hunter x Hunter game was announced, many expressed worries that the game might not live up to its potential due to a limited development budget.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Bushiroad executives have assured that they will provide quality console games despite the relatively low cost, Bushiroad\u2019s debut console game Rear Sekai was met with negative reviews both in regard to gameplay and story, which many users attribute to the low production cost.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, there have been no official statements regarding the budget for Hunter x Hunter specifically, and it remains to be seen how Bushiroad will approach development.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>*USD conversion is meant only for reference and is approximated based on the conversion rate at the time of the announcement by Bushiroad<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The announcement of Bushiroad and Eighting&#8217;s Hunter x Hunter fighting game was met with concern as well as excitement, as users recall Bushiroad&#8217;s past statement on development costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":24579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[73,17],"class_list":["post-24588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-anime","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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