November 25, 2009 • 7:17 pm
During a lengthy Q&A session on Nintendo’s official website Shigeru Miyamoto revealed that the critically acclaimed Mario 64 initially had a multiplayer mode, but it was sadly scrapped due to hardware restraints.
Iwata: Ever since Mario Bros., you’ve had your heart set on making a multiplayer Mario game. You’ve tried each time, but it’s never quite come together… Even with Mario 64, it started with Mario and Luigi running around together, didn’t it?
Miyamoto: That’s right. The screen was split and they went into the castle separately. When they meet in the corridor, I was incredibly happy! (laughs) Then there was also the mode where the camera is fixed and we see Mario running away, steadily getting smaller and smaller.
Iwata: Yes, that’s right.
Miyamoto: That was a remnant of an experiment we did where Mario and Luigi would run away from each other but you could still see them both. But we were unable to pull it off…
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November 23, 2009 • 7:33 pm
Shigeru Miyamoto has confessed to Edge Magazine that he doesn’t believes in this day and age that he would get accepted at Nintendo with his current academic qualifications.
“Nintendo has become one of those companies that graduates from colleges and good universities really want to work for.”
“Because of that, the competition’s really become so fierce for positions. And that means that a lot of the recent recruits for Nintendo have tended to have the higher degree from the prestigious colleges and universities and whatnot.
“I often say to Mr Iwata: ‘If I was applying for a job here today, I, with my actual college degree, would probably not have been employed by Nintendo!’”
- Shigeru Miyamoto
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November 21, 2009 • 7:38 pm
Whilst the majority of next generation titles have embraced 3D, Shigeru Miyamoto still believes that two dimensions can still provide the player with equally as engaging game worlds.
I don’t think everything needs to be 3D, or that just because we’re seeing more 2D games now, that everything’s going to shift back to 2D. I think that what’s going on is that people are realizing the benefits of a 3D game, and at the same time, remembering what the benefits of 2D games were. When going to 2D, you need the courage to not be so attached to visual appearance of the games and to really pursue the gameplay experience.
- Shigeru Miyamoto
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November 3, 2009 • 7:27 pm
The next iteration of the Zelda franchise for the Nintendo Wii will fully utilise the Wii MotionPlus peripheral according to legendary games designer, Shigeru Miyamoto.
“About MotionPlus. We’re implementing it so that players can feel like they themselves are holding the sword. In the previous Zelda (Twilight Princess) the targeting was based on the IR pointer. This time however, we’ll be using MotionPlus for a variety of more convenient targeting systems that will allow for more pleasant gameplay.”
- Shigeru Miyamoto
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October 28, 2009 • 7:52 pm
Legendary games developer Shigeru Miyamoto recently sat down with MTV Multiplayer to discuss the beloved Star Fox franchise.
Whilst he readily admits he adores the series, Miyamoto can’t help but feel disappointed regarding the franchises sales of recent times.
“I tend to forget those games [laughs]. I’m a big fan of the Star Fox games. Every time we make a Star Fox game I’m hoping people will enjoy it as much as I do. Of course the goal every time is to try and make it more and more fun but, at least in Japan, the people that purchase the Star Fox games has decreased over the years. But we still try to make them more fun and hopefully people will see the appeal in those games.”
- Shigeru Miyamoto
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October 21, 2009 • 6:48 pm
Legendary gaming guru, Shigeru Miyamoto, recently sat down with MTV Multiplayer to discuss the development of the two upcoming Legend of Zelda titles.
When questioned about the highly anticipated follow up to the critically acclaimed Twilight Princess, Miyamoto stated “It’s really fun to move your body around.” leading to speculation that the game will perhaps utilize the Wii Balance Board.
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October 16, 2009 • 4:42 pm
Whilst many people were disappointed with Nintendo’s decision to opt out of high definition for the Wii, Miyamoto it seems hasn’t ruled it out for future iterations of Nintendo’s home consoles.
“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with pretty graphics, and if I’m a consumer that has an HDTV, I’d want to be able to play my games with nice graphics too. And I think as we’ve seen the penetration rates for HDTV increase, we’re going to see video games and Nintendo’s games move along in step with the progression of technology,” said Miyamoto.
“But what I don’t think is necessarily true is that the graphics itself is something that’s going to make the gameplay experience better. So we’re still going to focus on the gameplay, but we’ll take advantage of the technology as it comes out.”
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Gamers have proven to be excessively sceptical when it comes to Nintendo’s forthcoming Wii Vitality Sensor. Shigeru Miyamoto on the other hand claims gamers should have some faith in future plans for the peripheral.
Ideally we would have been able to talk about this in terms of the software implementation rather than just the sensor itself. I don’t have any indication for you (of what we have in the works) other than to say that we have lots of very creative ideas.We understand the challenge before us, and we have met these challenges in the past. We just ask that people have confidence in us.
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Shigeru Miyamoto has denounced the value of digital distribution, claiming he feels more comfortable with the prospect of physical media rather than downloadable.
Personally, I’m one of those guys who, even if I have all the songs from iTunes, I want the CD as well. I feel more reassured with that physical media. Entertainment is something that will not just become digital. If I look at Wii MotionPlus, this is something that you’re not doing via digital distribution. The thing for us is we really don’t see the future of video games being merely confined to digital distribution or moving solely or even to a majority of our products being distributed that way.
- Shigeru Miyamoto
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Shigeru Miyamoto has categorically stated that the forthcoming Super Mario Galaxy 2 will be geared towards hardcore gamers.
‘I do believe that there is a lot here to appeal to the more veteran and more experienced gamers, and I think it’s a title that they will obviously enjoy, but I really took it into consideration and tried to do our best to create a game that’s accessible to new gamers as well. And, you know, we also built it with consideration that we believe that people who played through the first Mario Galaxy have become better players.’
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