Konami Releases Press Statement, Says Nothing

Konami, of course, isn’t doing so hot right now. Between pulling itself from the New York Stock Exchange, censoring youtube videos, and generally being a giant douche about P.T, it’s easy to come to the conclusion they aren’t doing so hot, either financially or with customer service. Well, after a recent translation from a NeoGAF user that told us Konami CEO Hideki Hayakawa was going to transition Konami’s focus from console and PC gaming to the mobile market, which rustled more than a few jimmies.

Following that statement, Konami has now released a follow-up English press statement in the hopes of calming fears and assuring fans. It’s probably not going to work.

Prepare yourself: this quote will be big, and I’m going to be trimming it down.

“KONAMI, as a company, underwent a major structural reorganization in March this year. The aim of this reform has been to guarantee that, in the quickly-changing digital entertainment industry where new game designs and platforms constantly alter the market environment, we can accurately observe new customer demands and market trends, and apply our long-established technology and knowhow quickly and effectively with a range of targeted responses.

The reorganization process has entailed repositioning our production studios, shifting our game development to a more centralized production division system. “METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN” director Hideo Kojima and his team members are hard at work in the new production division system, bringing the game ever closer to completion.

We would also like to take this opportunity to state that the METAL GEAR and SILENT HILL series, both beloved by countless fans around the globe, are also extremely important to KONAMI. We have nurtured them with care over many years since their inception, and will continue to produce products for both franchises, but we are not currently at a stage where we can announce the path these future titles will take.”

The original press release is much larger, but it doesn’t really say anything: just more buzzwords and empty assurances that “something” is happening. So it’s not exactly going to calm fears, but, it shows (if nothing else) that Konami is listening. Also, just… good to hear from them, you know? After so much silence on their end, and their persistent denial, it’s nice to have official word, meaningless or not.

I hope we get something more concrete in the coming days and weeks. E3 is coming up, so, that might be the time…