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Smileboom wants to release Petit Computer in Europe, says series has a future

by rawmeatcowboy
03 August 2012
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A portion of a Nintendo Life interview with the CEO of SmileBoom Co., Ltd....

NL: Now that this title is available in North America, are there any plans to release it in Europe?

SB: We never wanted Petit Computer to be limited to just Japan and America, and we would like to see it being used all over the world. But to achieve that, we will have to deal with issues such as localization into a range of different languages. We hope that we will be able to realize our hopes and meet the expectations of the many users we think would be interested in this software.

NL: How is the future looking for Petit Computer?

SB: First of all, I am really excited at the prospect of the user community expanding. The QR Codes in the program can be shared throughout the world, meaning that users in American can enjoy programs created in Japan. I am really looking forward to seeing what programs American users can come up with. I think it will be incredibly interesting to see ideas for programs that Japanese users might never have thought of.

We have already had a lot of requests for new functions people would like to see added to the software, as well as countries people would like to see it released in. These kinds of business decisions are complex, and I can’t really comment on them here, but I know that this is just the beginning for Petit Computer. Our vision is that it will expand throughout the world and allow everyone to discover the fun of programming, regardless of their age or where they come from. We will continue to strive to make this vision a reality.

Full interview here