In an interview with the YouTube channel MinnMax, Chihiro Fujioka mentioned his desire to direct Super Mario RPG 2, among other things. He elaborated on the origins of the original game, confirming that his experience with coding the action sequences for Super Mario RPG makes it his most "hands-on" game of his career. When questioned about the future of Mario RPGs, Chihiro stated: "In my career, I've been involved in a lot of games and I would really like my final one to be another Mario RPG game, if possible." Due to the close ties between Fujioka and Shigeru Miyamoto, it is a possibility for the two to discuss a new RPG project