There are a few people that purchased a PSP system to play the innovative LocoRoco. To this day, the title stands out as one of the happiest, most original titles on the platform. While there's nothing wrong with the large number of mature games on the platform, gamers that enjoy LocoRoco have been thoroughly neglected by Sony. Tsutomu Kouno, creator of LocoRoco, spoke at the Nordic Game Conference about PSP's lackluster offerings for that demographic: "We have to increase the number of casual games, games that LocoRoco players will want to play."
"There are too many sequels for PSP, only sequels, so I want to make a new game for PSP ... I have five or six new game ideas either for PSP or PS3, but I actually want to make them for PSP - for the people who bought LocoRoco, or bought a PSP because of LocoRoco, and like casual games."
It's great to see a developer want to work exclusively for the handheld. Certainly, we could use some original titles in addition to the stellar sequels that we'll also be receiving. But Kouno ... didn't you also talk about a LocoRoco sequel at this same conference?
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5-18-2007 @ 1:04PM
Alien said...
I loved LocoRoco , and Il buy any game that resembels to it in style :D
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5-18-2007 @ 1:07PM
thatpspkid said...
6 ideas??? well what are you waiting for, stop talking and get to work.
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5-18-2007 @ 1:57PM
cafecito said...
A new, original game would be fine, and Kouno seems to be a talented guy.
Besides, I'm kinda fed up with this LocoRoco Mania thing, hehe.
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5-18-2007 @ 2:55PM
required said...
No doubt that LocoRoco is fun and original but I don't see how it's "more casual" than other titles. When I play a game, I play a game. Sometimes casually and sometimes not.
In other words, casual, like beauty is subjective and in the eye of the beholder.
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5-18-2007 @ 4:10PM
Wayne said...
Loco Roco is great. My girlfriend has gone from playing Loco on her PSP to playing Crash Bandicoot 1 (she never owned a PS1). We need more games for her to play. Loco Roco 2 would do, so would anything else targeted at casual female gamers.
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5-18-2007 @ 4:10PM
Wayne said...
Loco Roco is great. My girlfriend has gone from playing Loco on her PSP to playing Crash Bandicoot 1 (she never owned a PS1). We need more games for her to play. Loco Roco 2 would do, so would anything else targeted at casual female gamers.
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5-18-2007 @ 5:35PM
SKI said...
LocoRoco needs to be on the Wii or PS3 as a downloadable game because it will really shine with motion controls.
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5-19-2007 @ 7:55PM
kingofwale said...
LocoRoco is more of a DS game than PSP game. I would rather have more hardcore games.
no offense to Loco, I am just not enjoying it.
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