Konami has announced project Wai Wai World Craft, a "Social Game Creation Network" that lets fans build their own games. The Wai Wai World series may not be familiar to many modern gamers, but it was one of Konami's most innovative franchises when it first launched.
Back when Konami revealed its lineup for the 2025 Tokyo Game Show, it also teased some secret projects, sparking many fan theories and wild guesses. Few, however, expected one of the surprises to be the revival of one of the company's oldest franchises.
In a recent announcement trailer, Konami revealed Wai Wai World Craft, a tentative title for an ambitious game-making project. Similar to Roblox, the game will let users build their own games by modifying existing assets or using the AI assistant, "MagicPod," to create them. Notably, the project will feature characters from Konami's biggest franchises, just like the original Wai Wai World games. The upcoming title will also be free-to-play on Steam, iOS, and Android with item-based microtransactions, though it currently has no release date.
Based on the announcement trailer, Wai Wai World Craft appears to include built-in tools for editing pre-made maps and simplified settings for creating...
