Super Mario RPG’s Co-Director isn’t Working on the Remake

Nintendo took a great many people by surprise with the announcement of a remake of Super Mario RPG in its Direct presentation last month, and new details on the game have been filtering out since its reveal- including whether or not the core members of the SNES original’s development team are involved in the remake’s development as well.

One who isn’t involved with the remake is Chihiro Fujioka, who do-directed Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Responding to a question on Twitter, Fujioka – who also worked on several Mario and Luigi titles – revealed that he is “not involved in the remake”. Fujioka said he was “very surprised” by the announcement, indicating he may not have known about the remake’s development prior to its announcement, but added that he was “pleased” with the reveal and was looking forward to the game’s launch later this year.

Someone who was involved with the original game who will be returning for the remake is composer Yoko Shimomura, who recently confirmed that she will be serving in the same role for the upcoming game.

Super Mario RPG Remake is set to launch on November 17 for the Nintendo Switch.

I am not involved in the remake.
But I am very surprised and pleased with the news!

— chihiro fujioka (@ChihiroFujioka) June 22, 2023

Thanks for your message!
It was very surprising news.
I am looking forward to the release!

— chihiro fujioka (@ChihiroFujioka) June 26, 2023