From 1UP (via Connected Consoles and N4G):

In an interview with Japan’s Famitsu magazine this week, Ubisoft executive director Alain Corre dropped some hints that his company is interested in tapping into the Japanese game market more seriously in 2010 and beyond — even floating the idea of creating a Japan-style console RPG sometime in the future.

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Corre freely admits in the interview that this goal’s a bit of a tall order. "We have never made any RPGs, a genre Japanese people love," he was quoted as saying. "We’ve made shooters, strategy, sports, action, and adventure games, but not any RPGs yet. Still, we’re open to all possibilities. If we can get a quality team of RPG-oriented developers, I’d love to release one. If we have a chance to work with Japanese creators, then I’m sure we can make a game that appeals to the Japanese audience."

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