Fri, Jun 12, 2009 | 22:14 BST
Miyamoto says Mario games don’t need big stories
Shigeru Miyamoto has said that Mario games do not need a heavy story, and are not “particularly suited” to having one at all.
While speaking with Wired, Miyamoto was asked about Super Mario Galaxy being the first Mario more of a story to it, and was curious if this was a new direction we can expect for the series.
“I’ve talked to Galaxy director Yoshiaki Koizumi about that a lot, but this time I’d like to go with as little story as possible,” he said. “I’ve always felt that the Mario games themselves aren’t particularly suited to having a very heavy story, whereas the Zelda series is something that lends itself more naturally to that idea.
“We’ve differentiated a little bit between those two, because the Zelda games have had an in-depth story whereas the Mario games have not. Mr. Koizumi is the type of person who, whenever we’re working on a new Mario game, he always wants to bring more story elements into it, as he did with Super Mario Galaxy.
“But in talking with him this time, he agrees and feels that with Galaxy 2, there won’t be a need for as deep of a story.”
Game’s out in 2010.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Nintendo, Wii
Tags: shigeru miyamoto, Super Mario Galaxy 2
8 comments
#1
Anders
12/06/09, 10:26 pm
Well, he’s right. The strength of the series lies in gameplay, not in storytelling. Just let us save Peach again, will’ya?
(One must state the obvious at least once a day)
#2
crackdude
12/06/09, 10:48 pm
It would be really awesome to have a plot twist this time around.
#3
deanimate
12/06/09, 11:09 pm
Mario Galaxy had a story to it? It wasn’t the usual shit of princess gone, rescue her? hmm….can’t remember. and i dont care. mario galaxy is a stunning game due to the gameplay. i don’t think story is ever a consideration during the creation of a mario game. it’s worked out well so far.
a plot twist could be interesting. maybe the princess turns into a horse and mario gets battered on polish beer.
gets my vote.
#4
anasui
12/06/09, 11:32 pm
it was more like “Bowser went kinda overboard and wanted to conquer the universe, Mario hadta stop him”. There was the subplot about the star princess, but thats about it
#5
Bulk Slash
13/06/09, 12:02 am
I completely agree with Miyamoto there. I decided to have another go at Galaxy today as I got bored the first time and stopped playing. When I loading the game up I had to spend the first 10 minutes watching unskippable cut-scenes. Then I had about 5 minutes worth of gameplay before more unskippable cut-scenes started up, which supplied more dull storyline stuff and obvious information on how to start the next level. I think this is why I barely made it into the game last time.
Mario is about platforming, anything more than a map screen to get Mario from level to level is too much in my book.
#6
Suikoden Fan
13/06/09, 8:35 am
It would be really awesome to have a plot twist this time around
Princess peach comes out to mario and he says he’s gay?
#7
JPickford
13/06/09, 11:16 am
UR MR GAY?
#8
Esha
13/06/09, 6:46 pm
“I’m-a sorry Peach, it’s-a Bowser’s shell I want-a in to!”
“Well… fine! I always did prefer hot mushroom sex anyway! Hmf!”
Hooray for scarring people!