Tetsuya Nomura remade Final Fantasy 7 so no one else would

In a new interview, Square Enix’s Tetsuya Nomura admitted he agreed to remake Final Fantasy 7 not just because he felt he had to, but because if he didn’t then someone else would.

Speaking with Game Informer on Jan. 8, Nomura explained there was a mounting demand for a Final Fantasy 7 remake during the run-up to the launch of Final Fantasy 13 in 2009. Combined with Square Enix’s own growing interest in remaking classic titles, Nomura and Final Fantasy series producer Yoshinori Kitase knew a Final Fantasy 7 remake would happen with or without them.