Earlier this yr, Xenoblade developer Monolith Gentle printed its Firm Brochure 2024. It contains interviews with key members of the corporate who talked concerning the previous and future. It’s a very good time for reflection given how Monolith Gentle turns 25 this yr.
Hirohide Sugiura, one of many founders of Monolith Gentle, shared a number of the extra fascinating feedback. Sugiura feels that the corporate remains to be in its “genesis” stage and hopes the corporate can preserve going far into the long run – possibly even 500 years.
He stated:
“These 25 years appeared lengthy however felt quick. Trying again, I’ve constructed up so many reminiscences that it’s onerous to select ones out. There have been many twists and turns, however each time an issue comes up now we have confronted it head-on, and enduring them has led to what we at the moment are.
The quantity of employees now we have has risen dramatically in comparison with after we have been based in 1999, and we now have three improvement studios, and have had a hand in lots of large video games. Nonetheless, I don’t imagine we’ve had sufficient of the satisfaction that comes from success and achievement. That is positively one thing Monolith Gentle will pursue for so long as it exists, and maybe might by no means be obtainable.
If Monolith Gentle have been to proceed present, then we’re nonetheless at present within the ‘genesis’ stage. I hope our firm’s historical past can preserve going for 100, 200, and even 500 years.”
Lastly, when requested about future objectives, Sugiura had this to say:
“As a substitute of being glad with the established order, we preserve aiming for increased high quality.
As I discussed earlier than, so long as Monolith Gentle exists, our drive to by no means be glad with the established order and goal for increased high quality won’t ever change.
To that finish, we’re fascinated about growing efforts to put the groundwork for an surroundings the place new leaders may be born.
Additionally, we need to preserve being an organization that makes prospects completely happy. For instance, past the framework of simply video video games, we need to develop into a charismatic firm, akin to by increasing additional into the realm of customer support.”
Monolith Gentle has been a key firm for Nintendo over time. Except for its work on Xenoblade, it additionally contributed to video games akin to Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, the Splatoon sequence, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and extra.
Translation supplied by SatsumaFS, Simon Griffin, and Philip Proctor on behalf of Nintendo The whole lot.
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