When we saw
the "To be continued..." at the end of the emotional video
celebrating the ten million copies sold of NieR: Automata, almost
all of us lost our minds thinking that Square Enix would finally announce the
long-awaited sequel. However, eccentric director Yoko Taro and
producer Yosuke Saito recently decided to talk to Famitsu magazine to bring the
community down from their cloud, revealing that this whole mystery has a much
simpler and more commercial explanation than we initially imagined.
The
Harsh Truth Behind the Mystery
Saito was
totally honest and confessed that it was his idea to demand that that exact
phrase be included at the end of the footage. According to the producer,
letting the celebration die on its ninth anniversary felt like a very
unsatisfying closure for such a giant work, so he felt the absolute need to
leave the door open for its tenth celebration. For his part, true to his
lifelong acid humor, the creator of the giant mask joked that the message
basically means that they are not done and that they will continue to squeeze
the franchise to generate more profits, making it clear that for now there is
no official project confirmed in development.
The fear
of disappointing the public
This
revealing interview also brought to light the hilarious anecdote of his recent
April Fool's Day joke. The team confessed that they spent hours debating how to
write the fake announcement for a new project without players taking it
seriously or ending up completely frustrated. In the end, they chose to use
invented kanji that made no logical sense to announce a supposed development,
to such an extent that the director himself admitted with a laugh that to this
day not even he knows what the word they ended up publishing on their official
social networks really means.
Although
the possibility of a major new title is not completely ruled out going forward,
it is clear that the masterminds behind the franchise simply want to keep their
audience's interest alive until the imminent tenth anniversary in 2027. Knowing
that this team of creatives loves to constantly play with the minds and
emotions of their followers.
