Hey! I'm back from my previous post (Most of the ALPHADREAM Team Still Keeps in Contact) where I contacted a former employee of ALPHADREAM in hopes of an interview but was met with a kind decline (which is fine). Although I still got a solid chunk of info of how the employees we're doing today. I followed up that email twice now remorsing on some of my favorite characters, but got no response (which is fine, he's likely a busy guy). But this isn't what I came back for.

pstttt i also made a video on this entire situation also detailing my love for Bowser Jr's Journey (The Most UNDERRATED Mario Story Which Led to a Tragedy), and also recorded footage of one of ALPHADREAM's lesser known last games before bankruptcy, Kendama no Gon Jiro Fit & Run (Kendama no Gon Jiro Fit & Run Footage)

Something I'm seeing virtually no one mention is that the CEO of ALPHADREAM (well before they declared bankruptcy), Tetsuo Mizuno, was NOT credited for Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey. This is not normal, all presidents/CEOs are credited usually as a producer or director of some kind, maybe even getting a special thanks at least, but Tetsuo Mizuno must've left the company sometime after the SS remake. Tetsuo Mizuno was credited as usually a general producer on every ALPHADREAM title, until the Bowser's Inside Story remake.

It's up to speculation as of now for what this means, but this is evidence that stuff was not going smoothly at all for the company from 2018-2019.

I'm gonna try to email the guy I previously contacted about this (in the most polite & respectful way I can, I know it sounds like I'm harassing the guy lol) and see if I could get a crumb of info, but I'm not expecting any response. If I'm gonna try to get answers about the wild story with this companies last few years, this former president guy would be the ideal man to talk to. While I doubt I'll find an opportunity, this was still good to find out. I'll continue to see what I can do without straight up stalking retired JP game devs.

(Also sorry I have no idea if this warrants the flair of "News" so I just kept it to "Discussion")