Since Kojima's fans are so loyal, Konami has become a villain in the ongoing controversy. Those methods reportedly included cutting off the internet and installing cameras to watch staffers closely. Though they're often wildly successful, the production process is a scary and risky one.īut, instead of firing Kojima and moving toward mobile development, Konami reportedly instituted bizarre oversight methods to Kojima's production team. This, among other things, leads to his games often costing tens of millions of dollars to make. His games are routinely delayed while he labors over every detail.
To put an even finer point on it, Kojima is known for being an auteur. The game was big in the mobile game market, and Konami reportedly had a strong reaction to seeing a game earn loads of cash that cost little to make.Īs the company's corporate overlords shifted interest toward mobile and social games - games that often cost little to make and can reap massive profits - Konami began looking more shrewdly at its division that made massive, expensive, blockbuster games: specifically, Kojima Productions. The origin of the issues apparently goes all the way back to 2010, according to Nikkei, when a Konami game named "Dragon Collection" became a hit. It's not clear exactly what caused the rift between Konami and Kojima - Kojima worked at the Japanese game publisher for over 20 years - but it's resulted in some seriously scorched earth.
It often indicates a user profile.Īfter Kojima stopped working at Konami, he formed a new company with the same name as the production group he helmed at his former employer: Kojima Productions, or "KojiPro." Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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