I think this sums up nintendo

Nzyme · 8 May 2007 at 13:55

I think this sums up nintendo for all those interested out there;

Linky Link

n3crius · 8 May 2007 at 13:58

He should be made to wear a smalll green pixie outfit, and seek out gems. Forever.

Again, and again, and again. Never doing anything differently.

That'd teach him a lesson. Oh wait..

Kreeeee · 8 May 2007 at 14:57

It does sum them up well. The people want Halo13, GTA89 and FF45, or so they think. Nintendo are very refreshing in this stagnant industry.

Bigpig · 8 May 2007 at 15:03

Kreeeee said:
It does sum them up well. The people want Halo13, GTA89 and FF45, or so they think. Nintendo are very refreshing in this stagnant industry.

With old games and party games like has gone before stuff like dance mat eye toy?

GarethDW · 8 May 2007 at 15:05

Gah, I'm stuck at work for several hours... can anyone quote the article, as IGN is blocked by the fun police (oh, hang on, it's me that blocked it).

manoz · 8 May 2007 at 15:08

US, May 7, 2007 - Shigeru Miyamoto, the famed Nintendo game designer who was recently picked as one of Time's 100 most-influential people, says he could have made Halo, had he wanted to. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Miyamoto reveals that he is not interested in making the games people want -- he's trying to make the games people don't even know they want yet.

"I could make Halo," Miyamoto says. "It's not that I couldn't design that game. It's just that I choose not to. One thing about my game design is that I never try to look for what people want and then try to make that game design. I always try to create new experiences that are fun to play."

Shigeru Miyamoto
The designer also shares his unique approach to market research. Instead of focus groups and demographic analysis, he watches the expression on a gamer's face while his game is being played. "When I show a game to people I don't ask their opinion or give them a survey. I just watch their eyes and their face while they play. Do they smile? Do they look frustrated? So I guess I do test my games -- but it isn't very scientific."

Sometimes his sense of what gamers want to play isn't 100% accurate, as the disappointing sales of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess in Japan show. Miyamoto believes the audience for an epic, hardcore adventure game is shrinking, which could mean we can expect more casual games from Nintendo. The designer says Twilight Princess is selling "okay" in the U.S.

lol I love that pic of Shigsy

Kreeeee · 8 May 2007 at 16:04

manoz said:
lol I love that pic of Shigsy

He can't see the pic because you haven't re-hosted it.

GarethDW · 8 May 2007 at 16:17

Thanks for posting that

Will check out the pic from home tonight.

Nitefly · 8 May 2007 at 18:12

I guess it really does show Nintendo off how they didn't want to make a well respected and globally enjoyed game.

Hmm.

Maybe he could have made Halo. But he didn't. Theres nothing wrong with using a tried and tested formula or even adding to an already used idea.

Who said an idea had to be original to be fun anyway?

Nzyme · 8 May 2007 at 18:18

Nitefly said:
I guess it really does show Nintendo off how they didn't want to make a well respected and globally enjoyed game.

Hmm.

Maybe he could have made Halo. But he didn't. Theres nothing wrong with using a tried and tested formula or even adding to an already used idea.

Who said an idea had to be original to be fun anyway?

he didn't make halo cause he knew how bad it was gonna be

Emlyn_Dewar · 8 May 2007 at 18:23

I could have made Halo, I just didn't want to...
Sigh.

XPE · 8 May 2007 at 18:24

The designer says Twilight Princess is selling "okay" in the U.S.

Hasnt it already sold more than Zelda WW ?

GarethDW · 8 May 2007 at 18:54

According to Wikipedia...

As of July 2006 The Wind Waker was the 13th highest selling game of the 21st century, with 2.2 million copies sold in North America alone.

Whereas...

During its first week the game was being sold alongside three of every four Wii purchases and passing one million Wii units sold in North America alone within three months. In its first month of availability, the GameCube version sold 532,900 units and outsold the Wii version for a short time. After three months of availability, the GameCube version sold over one million units worldwide and after just four months of availability the GameCube version sold over one million units in North America alone

So, I guess it's possibly exceeded it by now.

BloodWolf · 8 May 2007 at 19:23

hes a legend

manoz · 8 May 2007 at 19:58

Kreeeee said:
He can't see the pic because you haven't re-hosted it.

lol, d'oh

just a pic of shigsy anyways.

DEL 707 · 8 May 2007 at 19:58

Better picture

<--- Loves his Shiggy

manoz · 8 May 2007 at 20:01

I raise you

With Shield and Sword!!

DEL 707 · 8 May 2007 at 20:05

fivefive · 8 May 2007 at 21:20

manoz said:
I raise you

With Shield and Sword!!

he is surely a legend

Ren.182 · 8 May 2007 at 22:25

I love the guy, he's done some great things for Nintendo and the gaming industry. Be sad to see him leave when he does.

And it is true, people want rehashes of older games with newer graphics, nice to know some people want to make something original every now and then. And yes I know they release a new Mario/Zelda/Metroid/Party game every now and then, but they're still fun.