Gamesbeat recently conducted an interview with Tetris Company founder Henk Rogers about the success of Tetris, a puzzle franchise which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. It is a fascinating read for fans of the game. The final question, though, is especially telling for speculation about whether or not Puyo Puyo Tetris is on Sega’s radar.
“Yeah — Tetris is here to stay. Welcome to the 30th anniversary of Tetris. We’ll be looking for a number of new products. We’ll be celebrating at E3. Alexey is going to be there, too.”
This is not a guarantee of course. Ubisoft did announce a Tetris game for PS4 and XBOX One. Tetris Company licenses numerous merchandise as well. However, “a number of new products” at E3 alongside a fresh Tetris title that just released this past February in Japan? A bit of a coincidence don’t you think? In the interview Rogers mentioned that Tetris sold 425 million in paid mobile downloads to date. While Puyo Puyo Tetris is not available on this platform, Tetris has proven it can sell well on any platform.