If you were to tell us that Shigeru Miyamoto could see into the future and fire rainbows from his fingertips, we’d totally believe you. We just love the guy so much that we believe he’s not even human and some kind of freakish evolutionary leap for our species, as his mind churns out these amazing things on a regular basis. So, it’s no wonder that Channel 4 in the UK interviewed him out of all of the prominent figures in gaming about the current financial woes and if they’ll have an impact on gaming. He plugs Wii Music a bit, but, for the most part, tells us how Nintendo has and always will make gaming affordable.
Shigeru Miyamoto has weighed in on the grand debate that has raged over Nintendo’s E3 press conference, addressing fan complaints that not enough “core” titles were shown. According to Shiggy, the shortage of more traditional games could be attributed to one thing: E3.
Whereas once E3 was perceived as an event for those who treated gaming as serious business, Miyamoto argues that the industry’s red-letter day is now better suited to showing off “new concepts and new types of play that we intend to bring to the broader audience, particularly because of the media that gathers at E3 now.”
Nevertheless, Miyamoto did reassure diehard fans that classic franchises were being worked on, with the Zelda, Mario, and Pikmin teams all concentrating on new games. “… We’re still working on many of those titles,” Miyamoto told MSNBC, “But [E3 is] just not the type of event where we’ll be showcasing that anymore.”
It’s interesting to note the different perspectives on this issue taken by Miyamoto and Reggie Fils-Aime. Whereas Reggie refuted the suggestion that Nintendo could have offered more “core” games, Miyamoto seems to admit that yes, there was a lack of such titles at E3, but that E3 itself was the reason behind this.
According to Time’s latest interview with Shigeru Miyamoto, there may have been some genuine upending of tea tables during the making of Wii Fit, as opposed to the metaphorical kind that Shiggy prefers.
Chatting to the publication to promote the game, Miyamoto confessed that the he and his team felt “a lot of nervousness” while developing the title, and that the lofty expectations of other people caused some stress. The article also mentions that the game’s development “nearly led his 15-person development team to quit in frustration,” though we’ve no idea whether that’s Time slightly embellishing a story, or what Miyamoto actually said.
All this talk of feeling stressed, Shiggy, and yet our letters offering slow, sensual shoulder rubs still go unanswered. He can’t complain.
For those of you who just love the interviewing skills of one Nintendo pres Satoru Iwata, then you should know the next segment in the interviews revolving around Wii Fithas gone live. This time around, Iwata chats with Hiroshi Matsunaga and Tadashi Sugiyama, two folks who oversaw the software development of the game.
As you might imagine, the interview not only focuses on the introduction of the title from a developer’s standpoint, but also fleshing out Miyamoto’s idea to something more than an application for weighing yourself every day. Oh, and did you know that Wii Fit was originally planned as a DS game?
The Super Mario Galaxy media frenzy continues with a bucketful of new videos. Naturally, we're emptying that bucket over your head, partly to douse you with fresh movies, but mostly for comedic effect.
You'll find the streaming clips in the Japanese site's powerups and galaxies sections, yelling out with orange word balloons, "New!" You can watch them past the post break, too. Also on the list of updates for today, the third volume of Iwata Asks (Super Mario Galaxy edition) has some great footage of a live orchestra recording one of the game's songs while Koji Kondo and Shigeru Miyamoto watch, an overturned tea table likely nearby. According to the interview, 28 tracks in all have been recorded by the orchestra.
It's likely just us -- in fact, we're sure of it -- but there's something about Super Mario Galaxy's main theme that reminds us of the Perfect Strangers opening credits, particularly the part where the song crescendos, "Staaanding tall!" Also, the action-platformer's music makes us break out into the "Dance of Joy" whenever we hear it, causing us to jump into the arms of anyone nearby. It's really quite embarrassing for everyone involved.
Powerups:
Galaxies
Perfect Strangers
It's my life and my dream Nothing's going to stop me now
Everytime Miyamoto talks, we listen. The man has some serious clout. And, for good reason, considering that just about every single thing we love about Nintendo can be directly attributed to his efforts at the company. This latest interview is the usual Miyamoto fare, where he comments on just how utterly insane he is (making your own puppets and playing with them?!).
The piece focuses mainly on Mario (considering his recentsuccess). His origins, as well as where he has come after all of these years, is discussed with the iconic figure. Oh, and he even takes some time to talk about the horrible movie based (oh-so-loosely) on the gaming property.
According to Time’s latest interview with Shigeru Miyamoto, there may have been some genuine 
