Tag Archives: shigeru miyamoto
Tue, Jan 31, 2012 | 09:08 GMT
Miyamoto backs off franchises, looking for “one big hit”
Shigeru Miyamoto is indeed taking a less active role in supervising Nintendo’s development division, but only because he wants to work on his own games.
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Posted in: Nintendo
Tags: Satoru Iwata, shigeru miyamoto
Fri, Jan 06, 2012 | 15:46 GMT
Miyamoto working on ‘undisclosed original’ project
Shigeru Miyamoto has said he’s working on a new, unannounced project alongside work on Pikmin 3 and Luigi’s Mansion 2 for 3DS.
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Posted in: Development, Nintendo
Tags: shigeru miyamoto
Tue, Dec 13, 2011 | 23:40 GMT
Miyamoto interested in more Western collaborations, including Zelda
Shigeru Miyamoto has said The Legend of Zelda is a prime candidate for one of Nintendo’s infrequent Western collaborations.
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Posted in: Nintendo
Tags: Mario kart 7, retro, retro studios, shigeru miyamoto, the legend of zelda
Tue, Dec 13, 2011 | 04:38 GMT
Miyamoto’s new projects to be “different”, impossible on smartphones
Although reports of his retirement were false, Shigeru Miyamoto does seem to be working on new projects.
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Fri, Dec 09, 2011 | 21:30 GMT
Miyamoto on retirement: “That is not the case”
Following last night’s Wired fiasco, in which it claimed he was set to step down into partial retirement and a smaller role inside Nintendo, Shigeru Miyamoto has said he has no intentions of walking into the sunset yet.
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Posted in: Nintendo
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Fri, Dec 09, 2011 | 12:13 GMT
Wired’s Kohler stands by Miyamoto retirement story
Wired’s gaming editor Chris Kohler has stuck with his guns over its story yesterday Shigeru Miyamoto was to take a partial retirement and go into a smaller role inside Nintendo.
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Posted in: Nintendo
Tags: Chris Kohler, shigeru miyamoto, wired
Thu, Dec 08, 2011 | 08:08 GMT
Nintendo debunks Miyamoto partial retirement claim
Nintendo has denied its legendary designer Shigeru Miyamoto is to step down from his current role inside the company and take partial retirement.
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Thu, Nov 24, 2011 | 01:17 GMT
Miyamoto: designers need “desperation”, “responsibility”
Famed designer Shigeru Miyamoto seems worried that success and growth robs developers of their creative force.
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Posted in: Development, Nintendo
Tags: shigeru miyamoto
Wed, Nov 23, 2011 | 04:29 GMT
Miyamoto: Mario Kart “pretty solid”, “safe” to be “staid and traditional”
Creator Shigeru Miyamoto doesn’t see much point in fiddling with Mario Kart’s mechanics.
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Posted in: 3DS, Nintendo, Racing
Tags: Mario kart 7, shigeru miyamoto
Tue, Nov 22, 2011 | 22:10 GMT
Quick Quotes – Miyamoto makes Mario developers nervous
“When we show a power-up to Mr. Miyamoto, we get a bit nervous, but he usually understands our ideas.”
“Mr. Miyamoto had an inscrutable expression when we showed him the designs [for the Bee Suit and Boo Suit]; he isn’t a big fan of making Mario cute.”
Nintendo staffers Koichi Hayashida and Yoshiaki Koizumi recall their feelings on working on Mario power-ups under the guidance of creator Shigeru Miyamoto, speaking with Kotaku.
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Posted in: Development, Nintendo
Tags: Koichi Hayashida, mario, shigeru miyamoto, Super Mario 3D Land, Yoshiaki Koizumi
Thu, Nov 17, 2011 | 04:37 GMT
Miyamoto: Skyward Sword’s development “more like three years”
Nintendo’s been touting The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword as its most-labour intensive title, with over 100 staff at work for five years, but Shigeru Miyamoto says two of those years don’t count.
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Posted in: Nintendo, RPG, Wii
Tags: shigeru miyamoto, the legend of zelda: skyward sword
Fri, Sep 30, 2011 | 10:32 BST
Miyamoto’s Zelda: Skyward Sword presentation from 3DS event turned into English
Nintendo of America’s translated into English the presentation given by Shigeru Miyamoto for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword at Nintendo’s recent pre-TGS event for 3DS. You’ll see the 25th anniversary video running from Skyward’s graphics at the beginning before Miyamoto shows off the game for a couple of minutes or so. Get it after the break, via Siliconera.
Zelda: Skyward Sword launches on November 18 in the UK for Wii.
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Posted in: Adventure, Nintendo, Wii
Tags: shigeru miyamoto, the legend of zelda: skyward sword
Thu, Sep 29, 2011 | 18:50 BST
Skyward Sword videos show intro, Miyamoto talking cost of development
In a video clip posted below, the opening intro to The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is shown. Below that, is another video featuring Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto chatting about Zelda’s development costs. Miyamoto said in it he is unsure whether the amount spent on the game is the most ever for a Nintendo title or not, but it still cost quit a few purple rupees. Sadly, the video has not been translated into English yet, but there’s some gameplay footage shown in the interview between the two industry vets. Thanks, Andirasang.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Development, Nintendo, Videos, Wii
Tags: Satoru Iwata, shigeru miyamoto, skyward sword, the legend of zelda, the legend of zelda: skyward sword
Tue, Aug 30, 2011 | 18:23 BST
Iwata: “I certainly do not think that Wii was able to cater to every gamer’s needs”
Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has said he feels Wii was miscategorized by the media as a casual gaming console compared to PS3 and Xbox 360, and while he disagrees with the label, he admitted the console did not “cater” to every gamer’s needs.
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Posted in: Development, Nintendo, Wii, Wii U, hardware
Tags: Casual, casual vs core, core, Iwata Asks, Satoru Iwata, shigeru miyamoto
Wed, Aug 03, 2011 | 01:44 BST
Star Fox design inspired by Thunderbirds, tech issues
Nintendo has revealed the genesis of one of its most beloved series, the animal-populated sci fi epic, Star Fox.
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Posted in: 3DS, Nintendo, Shooter
Tags: shigeru miyamoto, star fox, Star Fox 64 3D
Tue, Jul 12, 2011 | 23:46 BST
Zelda producer sheds light on Miyamoto’s famous tea table quote
Star Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto has said he regularly “up ends the tea table” on development teams, but Legend of Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma described this process as a “necessary ritual”.
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Posted in: Development, Nintendo
Tags: Eiji Aonuma, shigeru miyamoto
Fri, Jun 24, 2011 | 08:07 BST
Miyamoto: Best online experience not Nintendo’s goal
Shigeru Miyamoto says crafting the best online experience is not Nintendo’s plan, although connectivity is important for the Wii U
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Posted in: Nintendo, Wii U
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Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 04:28 BST
Miyamoto discusses Wii U’s “one-foot” communication
Shigeru Miyamoto has said holding a screen in your hands, as with the Wii U’s controller, could change gameplay experiences.
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Posted in: Nintendo, Wii U
Tags: shigeru miyamoto
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 05:06 BST
Miyamoto: Wii U won’t “dramatically outperform” current consoles
Shigeru Miyamoto has said the Wii U won’t “dramatically outperform” current consoles, because the company is struggling to keep the hardware’s price down despite the “reckless” new controller.
Fri, Jun 17, 2011 | 07:33 BST
Nintendo axes plans for Zelda anniversary collection
Nintendo won’t be releasing a Zelda game collection to mark the franchise’s 25th anniversary.
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Posted in: Nintendo, RPG
Tags: Satoru Iwata, shigeru miyamoto, the legend of zelda
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