Raid on Bungeling Bay is a 1984 Commodore 64 shoot 'em up by Broderbund where players control a helicopter bombing factories across islands. The game was Will Wright's first project and its commercial success, particularly the million-unit Famicom version in Japan, funded the development of SimCity.
Nintendo art director Takaya Imamura faced online backlash, primarily from Japanese users, after posting about experimenting with generative AI for prototyping a 3D shooter game. Imamura defended the work as testing and clarified he never intended to release the prototype, noting AI helps him bridge the gap between his ideas and technical implementation.
Level-5 fans are concerned the studio is using AI in its games following a September 2026 presentation showcasing Professor Layton remakes and new titles. Multiple games including Yo-kai Watch 2, Inazuma Eleven: Bold Revolution, and DecaPolice face accusations of featuring AI-generated art and animations, with CEO Akihiro Hino having previously stated that 80-90% of game code is now AI-written and the studio admitted to using ChatGPT for character designs in past projects.