Hideo Kojima loves to tease his fans. Zone of the Enders is one of those franchises that fans have been forced to wait ages for a sequel to — the second (and last) one came out in 2003, more than eight years ago. While the announcement of an HD collection of the first two games was good news, it wasn’t a new game. Judging by a picture sent out a short time ago, it’s possible that such a sequel is in the works.
On his English Twitter account, Kojima tweeted out several pictures, including the one above, which he says he saw on “Omori-kun’s desk.” In the background, you can see what looks to be “Z.O.E. 3DS.” As noted by IGN, it looks as if the 3DS text is “ZOE” flipped. However, the fact that there are no periods in between the letters for 3DS (as there are in ZOE) would seem to indicate that this is a tease of Zone of the Enders for 3DS. Whether that’s Zone of the Enders 3 or something else, it’s impossible to say.
Such an announcement would come as a surprise given the timing and the platform. Kojima promised a ZOE sequel would be made eventually — it was a high priority at one point — but the project was “pushed to the back” according to a statement he made last summer.
