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Xross Stars Producer Sets Second-Year Focus On Regional Stores And Casual Play
Atsutoshi Kubo, director at Game & Co. and producer of the trading card game Xross Stars, said the game's response has exceeded expectations and that the second year will focus on regional store support and events for casual players.
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Why it matters
Kubo's own admission that casual-player events and regional store support are still thin is the clearest signal yet of where the game's next year of investment goes.
Key Facts
- Atsutoshi Kubo is director at Game & Co. and producer of the trading card game Xross Stars.
- The interview followed an October 19 event announcing the TV commercial for booster pack volume 5, Ignition Vortex.
- Kubo said the game's response has exceeded the team's initial expectations.
- Kubo said there are still few events that casual Xross Stars players can enjoy.
- Daichi Takano, known as Ojiji, is representative director of Samurai Kobo, which operates Crazy Raccoon.
He spoke in an interview after the October 19 event announcing the new TV commercial for booster pack volume 5, Ignition Vortex.
The interview ran alongside the announcement of the new commercial for booster pack volume 5, Ignition Vortex, which features Crazy Raccoon's LEO, also known as Ryosuke Yamada. Kubo said the game has found more users than the team imagined, then named the gaps himself: places for regional stores and users to play, and events casual players can enjoy.
Daichi Takano, known as Ojiji, leads Samurai Kobo, which operates Crazy Raccoon. He asked for more small tournaments that people can enter casually and said he would like the casual player base to grow. Kubo also said the team wants the talents themselves to enjoy the game more.
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