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Hidetaka Miyazaki: “Nintendo is definitely the right partner” for The Duskbloods

By Sickr on August 20, 2026

IGN has had the chance to interview the acclaimed Hidetaka Miyazaki about his upcoming multiplayer epic The Duskbloods which is currently running a closed network test. One thing IGN asked Mr. Miyazaki about is how the relationship with Nintendo happened. Miyazaki says that he feels that “Nintendo is definitely the right partner” for The Duskbloods and he has no regrets about making it exclusive to the platform. Here’s what he said along with a preview of The Duskbloods in video format.

IGN: Following up on this being a Switch 2 exclusive, is there more you can share about how and why you went with Nintendo, a little bit more detail about how the partnership came about? I know you said that you pitched this and it’s pretty much the idea from the start.

Miyazaki: In terms of the reason that we initially decided to go with Nintendo, we had had an opportunity to discuss the idea for the game with them and I think they seemed very excited and very receptive to the idea, they seemed very forward thinking in terms of how to do it. Before considering the business aspect of it, that alone was something that I found very appealing and gave me a lot more reassurance for moving forward with this.

Of course the game isn’t out yet so there are more things to consider, but in terms of the relationship currently and how we think it’s going, up until this point – the systems and the overall ruleset of the game are very unique, and I think having someone who can constantly give us feedback, support, additional ideas, and the balancing first of all because these features are quite complex and difficult – having this relationship is definitely key to that. Also with the complexity of the systems, the onboarding tutorials and making sure players understand how the game works and how to succeed in the game is something we’ve historically not been super great at conveying instantly. We’ve definitely just dropped players in and hoped they would figure it out. In this case, Nintendo is definitely the right partner for better conveying that information in a way that is understandable to the player; it definitely suits their strengths.