Hudson Designers to Retire if Konami Makes Demands

A pair of designers for Momotaro Dentetsu at Hudson have vowed to retire if Konami makes too many demands and changes in content.

From Friday 1st April publisher Konami will have complete control of the studio as a fully owned subsidiary. Konami would now have the final say on all Hudson franchises - including the iconic Bomberman, Bonk and Momotaro Dentetsu.

Akira Sakuma and illustrator Takayuki Doi both agreed that they'd leave Hudson if Konami stepped in and made significant changes to franchise content and the development team.

Currently there hasn't been any requests from Konami.

I haven't received these types of requests from Konami. But I believe Konami has its own way of doing things. I want to adopt the good things, and intend to follow if I can. However, next summer, I turn 60. At this age, I can't make dramatic changes, and it's about time that I begin to enter the settling down part of life.