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Retro

Shigeru Miyamoto’s ‘Bad’ Game

Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo’s lead creator of Mario, Zelda and Donkey Kong, was recently showing me Pikmin 3, but there was something he’d just said that I had to follow up on. “I have to ask, Mr Miyamoto, you said you have made a bad game. What was the bad game you made?”

18 June 2013

Nintendo

Shigeru Miyamoto’s Next Great Game, As Far As He’s Concerned

I had heard that Shigeru Miyamoto was really proud of his new game, Pikmin 3. Like, really, really proud. Like, guy-who-made-Donkey-Kong-and-Super-Mario-and-Zelda-thinks-this-game-is-great proud. That good, huh?

17 June 2013

News

When Was The Last Time Miyamoto ‘Upended The Tea Table?’

By far my highlight of E3 this year was getting the chance to interview Shigeru Miyamoto. I spent 45 minutes chatting with him and it was honestly an incredible moment for me. So I’m sort of ashamed that the first post from our epic interview is this one, but it was an amazing little story that was too awesome not to share…

14 June 2013

Nintendo

Mario’s Creator Likens Game Ownership To Toy Ownership

It’s clear what Microsoft thinks of game ownership — the Xbox One’s policies don’t communicate much of a belief in it. Sony scored a lot of points on Monday, but to be fair, it was a defence of the status quo. Where does Nintendo come down on the subject?

15 May 2013

Nintendo

This Kid Asked Shigeru Miyamoto Some Seriously Probing Questions

I’d wager that Shigeru Miyamoto, behind that perennial goofy grin, must be pretty sick of answering the same old questions from journalists. That’s precisely why this interview by Time For Kids reporter Yusuf Halabi is so charmingly refreshing. If you’ve ever wanted to know which of his characters Miyamoto would most like to be, then this is the interview for you.

27 April 2013

Nintendo

Hey, That Guy Using A 3DS In Public Looks Kinda Familiar…

Reddit user afwo3 spotted this gentleman hanging out at the Louvre in Paris. And while it looks like he’s taking a photo, he’s probably using the 3DS as an interactive tour guide, since that’s a thing you can do at the gallery.

25 April 2013

Nintendo

The State Of Zelda In 2013: Finally Escaping Ocarina’s Shadow?

A gaming series that’s been around for a quarter of a century winds up in a predicament. Change? Or don’t change? There’s only one answer, of course. Do both.

9 April 2013

Nintendo

Why Is Luigi Green?

“…because of memory limitations, the second character had to be identical to the first character in appearance,” says Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto. “And so we looked at that and said ‘Well even if we have the same character, we could potentially change the colour of the character.’

14 March 2013

Nintendo

Shigeru Miyamoto Is Not Too Worried About The Wii U Just Yet

Even though the sales for the Wii U have been less then stellar — with Nintendo actually expecting to lose money — Shigeru Miyamoto believes there is no cause for concern.

2 March 2013

In Real Life

This Must Be The Coolest University Graduation Ceremony On Earth

Think your graduation was cool? Maybe it was. Maybe it was totally gnarly. But, I’ll tell you what, I’m pretty damn sure Sailor Moon didn’t roll in and a red Pikmin didn’t stroll up on stage. Oh, and there probably wasn’t a large Wii Remote, nor was there a large Xperia phone. Call it a hunch.

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