Shinji Mikami, whose storied creations while at Capcom include Resident Evil, Dino Crisis, Devil May Cry, Viewtiful Joe and God Hand, has a brand new studio in his sights. He will move from Osaka to Tokyo to create a new studio called Tango.
"One of the reasons I'm building a company is to raise the game makers of the future, people who haven't gone pro yet," said Mikami to Famitsu [thanks 1UP]. "Game development is often overseen from a pure business perspective here, which is unique to Japan, and I have the impression that environment tends to prune away young talent. I really want to make Tango a company run from a creator's perspective, one that expands upon new talent."
Mikami is currently colaborating with Platinum Games on Vanquish; after he completes that game, he will fold up his current company Straight Story. Tango currently has 13 employees, including former Grasshopper Manufacture sound director Masashi Takada, Final Fantasy XI art director Ryosuke Aiba and Okami's Naoki Katakai. "We're going to handle all development within the company, so I think one development team will be the limit," Mikami said. "I'd like to see it grow to 100 people or so in five to seven years."
While Mikami hasn't decided what game Tango will make or what publisher they will work with, he has a strong inclination about what he wants to do. "When it comes to my personal desires, I'd like to make a true-3D horror game, something where you'd use glasses like in the Avatar film," he said. "It's been my goal since the original Resident Evil to be the first in the industry to make a 3D game. There needs to be a large 3D television-owning userbase before that can happen, but I always like trying out new things first."
Whatever his first project will be, Mikami figures it's at least three years out from 2010.
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