Akihiro Hino
A sequel, potentially titled "Dark Cloud 3", was first rumored to be in development for PlayStation 3 in an alleged leak published in 2006 by , which said Level-5 was aiming for a March 2009 release. In 2009, Level-5 manager Yoshiaki Kusuda stated that although the company did not have a "specific plan for a sequel", it would "seriously consider making it" if fans asked for it often enough, leading "Kotaku" writer Stephen Totilo to encourage readers to request the game. Totilo reported in 2010 and again 2012 that several people had misread the original 2009 interview, were e-mailing him and asking him to make it. Reporting on a 2017 interview that Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino gave to "Nikkei Business Publications", "Rolling Stone" lamented that "Dark Cloud 3" was not among Level-5's plans for the Nintendo Switch. Hino told "Polygon" that Level-5 could not produce a new "Dark Cloud" game on its own because the license was co-owned by Sony.