Level-5 wasn't keen on showing Inazuma Eleven Ares and Yo-Kai Watch 4 at TGS 2018

Level-5 recently announced a delay for both Inazuma Eleven Ares and Yo-Kai Watch 4. Some were wondering why the delay cropped up out of nowhere, especially after both games just had some time in the spotlight at TGS 2018. Thanks to an interview with Level-5's CEO Akihiro Hino, we may have gotten some insight.

4Gamer talked to Hino about showing off both games at TGS, and it seems Mr. Hino would rather neither game was shown off. In his opinion, they weren't quite up-to-snuff for gameplay demos.

If possible, I’d prefer it if they weren’t being shown now at all. (Laughs) No, I’m joking. Obviously in both cases we are trying our best to make good games, but bringing them to the show was definitely a case of ‘even though they are not perfect, we have to show them’. It was very much a time demand. For various reasons, I’d prefer people not to see them as they are now.