{"id":14196,"date":"2026-06-22T13:50:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T13:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/06\/22\/resident-evil-creator-shinji-mikami-says-its-on-developers-to-make-games-people-want-to-play-not-just-stream\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T13:50:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T13:50:55","slug":"resident-evil-creator-shinji-mikami-says-its-on-developers-to-make-games-people-want-to-play-not-just-stream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/06\/22\/resident-evil-creator-shinji-mikami-says-its-on-developers-to-make-games-people-want-to-play-not-just-stream\/","title":{"rendered":"Resident Evil Creator Shinji Mikami Says It&#8217;s on Developers to Make Games People Want to Play, Not Just Stream"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"article-page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2026\/06\/22\/gettyimages-1154903607-1782136029339.jpg\" \/>\n<section data-transform=\"mobile-ad-break\"><\/section>\n<p>Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami recently gave his take on streaming, specifically the problem that some people may feel satisfied just watching playthroughs without ever picking up the game itself.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkansports.com\/m\/entertainment\/news\/202606190000434_m.html\"><u>Nikkan Sports<\/u><\/a>, comedian and gamer Eiko Kano was recently on a late night Japanese TV show, which features guests sharing anecdotes about people they admire and think are cool. Kano shared what happened when he asked Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami for his thoughts on game streamers and spoilers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf viewers watching a game stream through to the ending feel satisfied, then that\u2019s all the game is worth,\u201d was the response from Mikami. \u201cIt\u2019s our job (as game creators) to make games that people want to try completing with their own hands, even if they have already watched the whole game.\u201d He then encouraged Kano to keep streaming games.<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"ignvideo\" data-slug=\"the-canceled-resident-evil-games-you-never-got-to-play\" data-loop=\"\"><\/section>\n<p>Comedian Eiko Kano streams games on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCDn8Lqf-x0zD8hmFUg08f6w\"><u>YouTube channel<\/u><\/a> and has even popped up as a playable fighter in a bizarre promo version of Street Fighter 2 (<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240229-27865\/\"><u>Automaton<\/u><\/a>). Despite gaining official permission to stream from publishers, he was concerned as to how the creators behind games like the Resident Evil series feel when the puzzle solutions and plot twists of their works get spoiled in a livestream, hence the question. Had someone like Mikami disapproved of streamers, Kano says he would have quit streaming.<\/p>\n<p>Kano added that he got a similar response from Yuji Horii when he asked the Dragon Quest creator the same question.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/final-fantasy-7-revelation-director-says-gameplay-streams-pose-a-huge-challenge-to-rpgs\"><u>Naoki Hamaguchi described <\/u><\/a>the phenomenon of people watching RPGs instead of playing them as a \u201ccrisis.\u201d However, like Mikami and Horii, he also pointed out that the responsibility rests with game developers to make something that piques the curiosity of stream watchers enough that they want to play it. \u201cIf people watch a game stream and it makes them wonder, \u2018What would I do in that situation?\u2019 or, \u2018How would I experiment with that?\u2019, then they\u2019ll hopefully be inspired to try playing it themselves,\u201d he explained, before adding that \u201cThe world is changing, and entertainment must evolve with the times.\u201d<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"slideshow\" data-slug=\"the-best-resident-evil-bosses\" data-value=\"the-best-resident-evil-bosses\" data-type=\"slug\" data-caption=\"\"><\/section>\n<p>As for Mikami, Stellar Blade developer Shift Up bought his new studio, Unbound, earlier this year and announced plans to help create and publish its next game. Mikami, who is also known for his work on Devil May Cry, Dino Crisis, and The Evil Within, founded Unbound after leaving Tango Gameworks prior to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/shock-and-anger-as-xbox-shuts-down-arkane-austin-tango-gameworks-and-more\"><u>Microsoft\u2019s closure of the studio<\/u><\/a> \u2014 the Hi-Fi Rush developer has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/hi-fi-rush-ip-and-tango-gameworks-acquired-by-krafton-from-xbox-studio-will-no-longer-be-shut-down\"><u>since been acquired and reopened by PUBG owner Krafton<\/u><\/a>. This new enterprise was born in 2022 and has remained fully independent until now, having not released or revealed a project in that time.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PTColDTq19M?si=MgGpyGghJ5r5mPZ0\">an announcement video<\/a>, Mikami teased that he was working on \u201ca fairly large game,\u201d insisting \u201cwe\u2019re going to create a masterpiece of a game.\u201d<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"divider\"><\/section>\n<p><em>Photo by Christian Petersen\/Getty Images.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Verity Townsend is a Japan-based freelance writer who previously served as editor, contributor and translator for the game news site Automaton West. She has also written about Japanese culture and movies for various publications.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami recently gave his take on streaming, specifically the problem that some people may feel satisfied just watching playthroughs without ever picking up the game itself. 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