The fighting genre resurgence continues, with Namco Bandai’s Katsuhiro Harada confirming in an interview with Joystiq that a sequel to 1999’s Tekken Tag Tournament is in the works. Claiming that a follow-up to the popular tag version of Tekken has been mooted since before Tekken 6, Harada-san also states that the game will run on the same engine that currently powers the series’ most recent outing – the challenge now being the prospect of squeezing more out of the existing technology. He said:
“As you’ve seen for yourself in the trailer, we have three or four characters on the screen at once so that’s simply twice as much power needed than previously for example in Tekken 6. So obviously trying to do that right off the bat earlier on would be much more difficult.”
The game designer also reveals how Tekken Tag Tournament 2 has been in development before the recently announced Tekken X Street Fighter mash-up. The studio will be ramping up in terms of resources in order to support both upcoming titles, with arcades getting TTT2 first. Console versions have yet to be confirmed, though Harada-san did hint strongly at giving all Tekken fans a chance to enjoy the new game.
Source: Joystiq
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Booyah! Been waiting for this for a loooong time!!