When I was thinking about something fun, I just came up with Patapon -- so I didn't think about it too much. However, actually, I was once trapped in this bad of thinking -- that complex games look better.

However, I returned to my original idea that simple games are better. And a lot of people around me said, "Are you really sure that you can realize a good game with only three commands?"

And I said yes, and I tried to convince all the people around me -- but I did not realize this alone: I had a good teamwork from music creators, and programmers, and everybody.

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