I don't know if I want them to develop a new Suikoden or not. It breaks my heart to say that but I have a feeling they would not do the series justice. I would love to be proven wrong.

Suikoden 3 would be a great game to remaster if they respect all the original style, which was gorgeous. It was a very ambitious game and it perhaps tried a few things before the technology was ready. I loved the game, one of my favorite games ever, but it had some rough spots.

Suikoden 4 could straight-up use a remake.

Konami used to be one of the best developers in the world.Not anymore of course.

Ok, so I see you are asserting that they have never been THE best, which is fair, but they used to be one of the best. One my favorite things about them was "the Konami sound", which is just my way of describing the fairly distinct audio their early games had, and the way they were able milk the NES for it's limited audio capabilties in a way that other devs could not. Or at least couldn't be bothered to. Their library of games and franchises sits comfortably among the all time greats IMO. Plus, I still spam this phrase while gaming online:



Some are annoyed. Some amused. Either way, I'm set. :)

This hypothetical scenario of course assumes Konami being under new leadership, kinda like the transformation SE went thru the last few years. I think Konami's IPs still have value and a lot of recognition, most of those dont need a big budget tot kickstart them. Bomberman is a budget tier game, it did well on the Switch. A beautiful pixel arty Contra and Gradius would be done by indie studios (and def turn eyes on them, like Sonic Mania).

Konami may not have much inhouse talent, but to be honest, most of the AAA games I suggested is thru to the PlatinumGames collaboration: MGR2 and ZOE3. A 3D Castlevania might be more a Fromsoftware thing, but either studio would be the best they can get and a massive upgrade over the terrible devs they chose last gen. And those MGS1-3 remakes would basically be the same games, except on the fox engine, they seem to have enough talent to make those beautiful cutscenes for the Pachinko game.

The only wild card is Suikoden 6, which I'd suggest should be done by the old devs. I think the market is ripe for a new JRPG like that, it's been more receptive to Japanese games than they've ever been in the past decade. If the game is good it will survive in today's market thanks to word of mouth and social media.

From my understanding Capcom and Konami were close to each other in terms of size. Premier most certainly can mean multiple by the way, there's multiple premier restauarants, premier game developers, premier engines(Cry Engine, Frostbite 3.0, Unreal Engine 4). Yes Premier can technically mean "best", but it's usually referring to a standard higher than other companies in an industry. In terms of industry, that is how the term is almost always used.

Capcom had : Resident Evil, Street Fighter, Ghost N' Goblins, Final Fight, Mega Man

Konami had : Adventure Island, Bomberman, Castlevania, Contra, Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Suikoden, Zone of the Enders

I think the reason people don't remember Konami as a "premier" Japanese publisher is because eventualy Capcom got franchises like Ace Attorney, Devil May Cry, Onimusha, Monster Hunter, and Konami franchises just haven't really made the switch to modern-ness. Castlevania and Metal Gear and Silent Hill are their only franchises that have had popular modern interpretations and even then Metal Gear has stopped production for the most part. We're lucky we got Bomberman. But still yes, Konami used to be one of the premier Japanese publishers back in the day. 

Namco Bandai, Sega, and Square enix(though they're more so devs) are big too.

I just want more mystical ninja, and a re-release or VC for mystical ninja 64

I've not seen the whole thing before, laughed like a madman now XD

I agree that Konami shouldn't make only mobile games. They did release Super Bomberman R and they have Metal Gear Survive (whatever that's worth). And I agree that mobile is an awfully volatile market. Most companies would be best served releasing some mobile games alongside their larger projects. Konami's problem is that they let go their last big talent. They can't take on large projects in their current state (given the investment and risk involved with modern game development). Smaller games and mobile games are a good way to rebuild the brand and attract talent. 

Something I should have mentioned in my last post because I know it will come up. Konami's biggest division is still games. Here is the segment information for FY2016 (in million yen)

• Digital Entertainment (video games) - 105,573
• Health and Fitness - 68,648
• Gaming and Systems (gambling) - 31,215
• Amusement (Pachinko/Arcade) - 25,342

Am I the only one who still likes Konami because of Yugioh?

Never been a big fan of the MGS franchise so I didn't really care about the situation in the last 2 years. ^^