Legendary Video Game Designer Hideo Kojima Leaves Konami
It may come as a shock to many gamers, but Hideo Kojima, someone seemingly so synonymous with Konami has been ejected from the company.
Kojima who has worked on the hugely successful video game series Metal Gear has left Konami, which was confirmed in a tweet by the publisher.
The decision made by the publisher has left many gamers scratching their heads, why Konami?
Konami itself is a sizeable company and its goal is to make money, so the decision is probably based on financial terms. Konami is likely to focus on the lucrative market of simple mobile games. The expensive and complex studio that Hideo Kojima has is probably not compatible with this formulae.
This has definitely been a tumultuous period Konami’s history, though a shift into mobile gaming looks to be very risky considering how the market is shaping up in Asia. Whether Konami will continue with their console gaming endeavours remains to be seen however and that in itself is a sad footnote to a company that brought a great deal of joy to gamers back in the day.