Shigeru Miyamoto’s world class design reputation is within video games, but when he was a student he demonstrated his very adaptable creativity within other media. Such as chairs and coat hangers, according to a Los Angeles Times profile. More »
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When Nintendo’s Bill Trinen failed to master the new Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto has no choice but to teleport in to help. More »
N’Gai Croal, the former games writer for Newsweek (and friend of this site) floored Mario’s creator with news that one of the famed video-game character’s live-action, uh, actors had died recently. More »
Relax. Nintendo has not forgotten you. Making new titles for the traditional fanbase just takes time, says Shigeru Miyamoto, speaking to the Telegraph recently in an interview.
Said Miyamoto:
“Making these ‘traditional’ games is what I am best at. Because games of that nature take upwards of two or three years to make, we always have to keep the teams working on those projects going. At any given time, the team could be five to ten people, or it could be 50-plus. People are always switching in and out of those teams.
“They are all working on more Mario, Zelda and Pikmin projects”, he said. “And they all work in close proximity to me, so I can keep a good eye on them”.
Could it be that all this time, Nintendo has been quietly working on traditional Nintendo titles? That in fact, they’ve been working all along on their core franchises? Shigeru Miyamoto: The man behind the Nintendo Wii [Telegraph]
Many of us already suspected that Wii Fit couldn’t make us fit, but now you can add Nintendo as a name on that list of skeptics. Because during a recent interview on Nintendo’s own site, Miyamoto spilled the beans that, no, Wii Fit is not a recommended replacement to your triathlon training…or even a walk around the block: I don’t think Wii Fit’s purpose is to make you fit; what it’s actually aiming to do is make you aware of your body.
He continues:
Last week, Gamestop pics surfaced, showing Sonic on a Super Smash Bros. Brawl mock-up cover. This week? Kotakuite Cody sends up an ad from a Canadian Best Buy that shows Sonic standing between Wario, Samus, Kirby and Link. Is this a marketing foul-up? Is Nintendo sitting on a big announcement and totally forgot to check their fliers? Got me! Though, with Sonic and Mario now making games together, I wouldn’t rule this out just yet — especially with Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto and Smash Bros. Masahiro Sakurai saying that Sonic was the character fans want most.
Eds Note: PhotoShop time stamp is ours. More »
We know Mario Galaxy is due for release on November 12 in the US. But what about everywhere else? What about Japan, when will they see it? What about Europe, will they get it at all? From the latest Famitsu, here’s what Miyamoto had to say regarding the game’s Japanese release date: Now, we’re making games with hopes of making a simultaneous worldwide release. But, as it’s Japanese people making the game, and we’re making it in Japanese…right? [laughs]
OK. Little nutty! But two things stand out. First, Nintendo making a game due for simultaneous worldwide release? Lies. Second, sounds like Japan might get it a bit early. And as a bonus third, if we choose to believe their LIES, a “simultaneous worldwide release” should mean Europe and Australia don’t get it too far behind. Maybe. More »
