Now that would've been awesome: I could've decked out Bomberman in pigtails and a dress for sheer cute factor and then given him Wolverine claws to slash people with. Most of the custom parts you get during the course of this game (called Custom Battler Bomberman, appropriately enough) aren't as varied and miscellaneous as the ones you get in, say, Bomberman 64: The Second Attack. Or: What 1-Player Mode Would Be Like If Those Cool-Ass Custom Parts You Got In The Game Actually Did Something Besides Looking Cool. No word yet on what this means for the already-announced Bomberman 3DS game.
Haro states that "it was revealed today that all of Hudson's previously planned projects have been canceled and that will be closing its doors at the end of February." He goes on to clarify that the Hudson Group still exists in Japan, but "will likely be focusing on social games." Presumably, anything that pertains to a Hudson license will go through Konami from here on out. The blog post attributes this to Konami's recent purchase of the Hudson Group. But according to a blog post by Hudson Entertainment's product and brand manager Morgan Haro, Hudson Entertainment, the outfit that brought Hudson games over to the United States, is being disbanded.
Hudson is a name that's been around gaming for nearly 30 years, crafting games in series like Bomberman and Adventure Island, amongst many, many others.