Koji Igarashi, the renowned creator of everyone’s favourite, long-running Dracula-killing franchise “Castlevania” has recently shoved his developmental spoon into the bubbling rumour pot and given it a damn good stir. And for why? Well, according to Igarashi, as he and Konami look to bring a brand new Castlevania to next-generation consoles, the Microsoft Xbox 360 could well be the platform of choice on an exclusive level.

In a brief but informative interview given to online magazine Game Informer (GI) during the recent GCDC convention in Leipzig, Germany, Igarashi was quizzed as to his intentions regarding the vampire-slaying series and where its is likely to be heading in the future.

Without divulging any information that could be regarded as occupying the territory of ‘cast-iron certainty’ Igarashi told GI that he regards the Xbox 360 videogame console as “the best platform for the U.S. market” and that while developing a new title for both the Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3 is “one option” the reality is that such a move would be “very tough.”

Citing the U.S. market as the biggest source of success for the ongoing Castlevania series, and that the PlayStation 3 “isn’t doing well everywhere in the world,” Igarashi revealed that his priority for a new next-gen Castlevania title (outside of the hot-selling Nintendo Wii) lies firmly with the Xbox 360 at this time.

However, before Sony fanboys start crying foul, the Castlevania creator also added that Konami’s release of the eagerly-anticipated stealth action title Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (currently a PS3 exclusive) could significantly widen the global appeal of the PlayStation 3 throughout all markets. If that should happen, Igarashi offers that: “we may release Castlevania for the PS3.”

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