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News Shigeru Miyamoto Discusses Production of the Pikmin Short Movies in a Miiverse Interview
A new HOME theme for the 3DS also revealed
The creator of Mario, Shigeru Miyamoto, has dabbled in many new and exciting experiences this year, including the production of animated shorts – he even had the opportunity to show his recently released Pikmin movies at the Toyko International Film Festival. Now, in an interview with Nintendo’s...
News Shigeru Miyamoto Outlines Core Nintendo Philosophies, Not "Boring" Alternatives
"Think of ideas for games that could have never happened before"
There are few plaudits that haven't been directed at Shigeru Miyamoto, the key development figurehead at Nintendo throughout its history in the video game industry. From providing a breakthrough hit with the original Donkey Kong arcade to overseeing and directing multiple projects as...
News Shigeru Miyamoto Introduces His Pikmin Short Films in Tokyo
Details over release on Nintendo systems still unconfirmed
Not long ago we shared the news that Shigeru Miyamoto was preparing to unveil three Pikmin short films at the Tokyo International Film Festival. That takes place in the coming week, and Miyamoto-san has begun to talk more about the project ahead of the short films having their world...
News Shigeru Miyamoto's Pikmin Short Films to Make Début at Tokyo International Film Festival
Have been coming to fruition for over a year
Last year we shared the news that Shigeru Miyamoto was overseeing a series of animated Pikmin short films, with the legendary game designer explaining that his origins in four-panel comics and passion for the franchise had brought the project to reality. They were initially planned to arrive in some form...
Back in '98 the Treehouse was a team of two
For those that follow Nintendo closely, through its various Direct broadcasts and public events, Bill Trinen has become a familiar and popular figurehead. He may be the Director of Product Marketing at Nintendo of America, a job that saw him nervously watching the time ahead of a meeting while making an...
"We might be able to create new entertainment that dominates the industry"
If you enjoy debating the state of the video game industry with others, you've no doubt had a number of conversations focused on the kinds of games we're seeing in the medium. In some respects we're seeing rapid evolution, with multiple pay models, platforms and input devices...
"We have ideas for Nintendo 3DS which we have not announced yet"
There's little doubt that, among Nintendo's various big-name franchises, The Legend of Zelda is currently one of the most discussed and prominent at the moment. The Legend of Zelda for Wii U was shown for the first time at E3 this year, while Hyrule Warriors is getting closer to its...
News Miyamoto Thinks That Nintendo Are in a Genre of Their Own
“I really think there needs to be a Nintendo genre"
Legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto recently did an interview with the LA Times where he discussed Nintendo's focus on creating games which entertain, as opposed to simply trying to be "cool". He even went on to say that Nintendo should have a genre of their own. Nintendo isn’t one...
News Shigeru Miyamoto Discusses Future Cross-Platform Development as an "Opportunity" for Nintendo
Will "think about" Virtual Console cross-buy support
Nintendo's development teams are currently exceptionally busy, producing content to cover release schedules for both Wii U and 3DS, two systems with fairly substantial disparities in raw processing power. The idea of simply streaming Wii U games to 3DS, for example, has never been seriously...
News Reggie Fils-Aime Defends Wii U Prospects as Shigeru Miyamoto Highlights Nintendo's Creativity
Miyamoto-san - "the numbers have never been as bad as they are now"
We're entering a vital period for the Wii U — though that's been said plenty of times in the past — as Nintendo looks to use the early success of Mario Kart 8 to kick off a sustained revival of the system. The company threw a lot of exciting Wii U content out for the world to...
News Shigeru Miyamoto Confirms That Dual GamePad Support is Still Possible, But Not Soon
"Two GamePad gameplay is not within our objectives in the short-term"
Prior to the Wii U's launch the company made positive noises about introducing support for two GamePad controllers in future titles, explaining that they'd eventually go on sale as optional extra controllers. It seemed like an exciting idea, despite the likelihood of a high price...
News Shigeru Miyamoto Outlines His Work Routine and Highlights Splatoon Development Team
Also says Virtual Reality gives him "quite a bit of pause"
Shigeru Miyamoto's role at Nintendo has changed a great deal in recent years, with the legendary game designer now one of the most senior managers in the company and responsible for far more than developing a game or two a year. Rumours of retirement a couple of years ago transpired to be a...
News Star Fox on Wii U to Support Local Co-Op With GamePad Player as Gunner
Second screen detailed further
Star Fox for Wii U was one of the most peculiar reveals of E3 2014, in that it was leaked hours before Nintendo's Digital Event, teased but not shown by the company, and remained a behind-closed-doors demo away from the thousands in attendance on the main show floor. It was one of the biggest stories of the entire...
E3 2014 Reggie Fils-A-Mech Does Battle With Shigeru Miyamoto, Sort Of
Some welcome E3 madness
Nintendo is normally a reliable source of quirky E3 moments, whether it's the appearance of Non-Specific Action Figure, Shigeru Miyamoto pretending to shoot out of a Donkey Kong barrel or many examples besides. If light relief is what you want, the company normally delivers. A candidate for this year's best silly moment has...
E3 2014 Quickfire Shigeru Miyamoto Video Focuses On His Three GamePad Projects
Watch a player's face as they play Star Fox...
Nintendo is slowly waking up for day two of E3, and has released a snappy video featuring Shigeru Miyamoto that's focused on his GamePad-centric projects. It was formally stated to investors in January that the Director and lead designer would be tasked with developing experiences to accentuate the...
E3 2014 Project Giant Robot Revealed as Experimental Wii U Project
Tilt the torso on the GamePad, punch and grab with sticks
As part of what appears to have been an accidental leak by Time, Shigeru Miyamoto has revealed Star Fox for Wii U along with two Wii U concepts; one of these is Project Giant Robot. This appears to be more a 'tech demo' than an established game, to be clear, but serves as a demonstration of...
News Shigeru Miyamoto Confirmed for Day One Appearance on Nintendo Treehouse Live Broadcast
Satoru Iwata thanks all for well wishes
It had previously been announced that Shigeru Miyamoto would be making an appearance on the rolling Treehouse broadcast that'll be taking place throughout E3. It's set to be a largely unscripted aspect of Nintendo's presence over the three days, though we have been given a rough idea of when Miyamoto-san will...
News New Iwata Asks Takes In the Louvre and its 3DS Guide
A project Miyamoto-san indirectly "worked on for five or six years"
It arrived somewhat out-of-the-blue today, but Nintendo has released Nintendo 3DS Guide: Louvre on the 3DS eShop in Europe, a commercial version of the interactive guide that's been available at the Paris museum since Spring 2012; there's even an accompanying Mini Nintendo Direct...
Weirdness Shigeru Miyamoto Meets Mario in Real Life
Sometimes you just can't get away from your parents
The Mario Bros. may be video game icons, recognizable to millions all around the world; yet you still wouldn't expect to see them strolling (or indeed jumping) down the street. Their 'adventures' in Brooklyn with Dennis Hopper aside, we've rarely seen the duo anywhere outside the green hills of the...
News Shigeru Miyamoto Plans to Step Away From Working Directly on Future Mario Titles
"There is little chance that I'd be able to take the time necessary"
While Shigeru Miyamoto is still very much at the forefront of Nintendo's game development, his role in recent years has increasingly evolved to that of a general producer, overseeing a number of projects while going "hands-on" with relatively few. His imprint is, however, all over...
News Shigeru Miyamoto Doesn't Rule Out Additional HD Remakes and a Return to the Mario Galaxy Style
Naturally, new software is the priority
With the recent release of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, the continuing absence of the rumoured and desired GameCube library on the Wii U Virtual Console, and the ongoing and lingering sense that the Wii in HD would have been extra-special, it seems Nintendo is considering future opportunities to...
News Shigeru Miyamoto Explains That Internal Development Teams "Gravitate" Towards Big Franchises
Less about names and more about desired game styles
We suspect a common complaint for some with Nintendo's current and confirmed lineup of titles is the absence of particular cherished and relatively under-served franchises. Examples such as Star Fox, F-Zero and 1080° are notable examples, as they enjoyed various entries on previous systems yet...
News Shigeru Miyamoto Outlines His Evolving Role in Overseeing Projects
Trusted producers such as Aonuma-san and Eguchi-san have greater control
It's been common knowledge for a couple of years that Shigeru Miyamoto's role has evolved at Nintendo. Once a producer with a heavy hands-on influence on multiple franchises, he still serves a role of oversight but with less micro-management, with the famed game designer and...
News Miyamoto: Retro Studios is High on The List of Candidates For A New Metroid Game
Discusses Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and the future of Samus
The UK Official Nintendo Magazine published its 100th issue this month, which is a pretty impressive milestone, and to celebrate it sat down with Shigeru Miyamoto and spoke about several things, including Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and Metroid. During the interview,...
Updated Shigeru Miyamoto will NOT be Guest Editor for the 100th Issue of Official Nintendo Magazine
"We apologise to those of you who got really excited by these few words"
UPDATE: Official Nintendo Magazine have now updated their website retracting "the four words that have appeared on the Next Month page" as Shigeru Miyamoto will 'now not be guest editing'. Instead, Miyamoto will make 'all manner of contributions' to the landmark issue, along...
News Shigeru Miyamoto Points the Way to Uncovering Pikmin 3's Hidden Secrets
You still have plenty of hard work ahead
A week ago we told you that Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed hidden memos in Pikmin 3 by posting on the game's announcement community on Miiverse. These ten secret memos are scattered throughout the game, and the numbers contained within combine to form a code; at that point the legendary Designer teased that he'd...
News Shigeru Miyamoto "Wanted to go to HD Sooner" With the Wii
Consumer take-up of HD TVs quicker than expected
During the Wii's lifespan there was one unavoidable fact, regardless of wonderful games and innovative experiences; it was a standard-definition system in an increasingly high-definition world. Its limitation to 480p and graphical capabilities that — brilliant art design aside — were struggling to...
News Shigeru Miyamoto Optimistic About The Future of Wii U
Pikmin 3 will be followed by more great titles
Nintendo has been having a bit of a rough time with the Wii U in all worldwide regions but the company hopes to improve this in the future with the release of some stellar first and third party titles. In an interview with Japanese gaming website 4Gamer, Shigeru Miyamoto admitted things hadn't gone...
News Shigeru Miyamoto Emphasizes That New Experiences, and a New Franchise, Are Keeping Him Busy
When Mario Kart 8 arrives a "whole lineup" will be in place
Since E3 2013, Nintendo's made a big play of lining up an extensive range of regular Wii U releases for the remainder of 2013, along with Mario Kart 8 for Spring 2014 and a range of other titles — such as Super Smash Bros. slated for a broader 2014 arrival. Nintendo has also intrigued us...
News Miyamoto: HD Development "Took More Time Than Originally Anticipated"
Pikmin 3 was delayed for extra polishing
Shigeru Miyamoto has said working on Pikmin 3 has been a blast for him, but the upgrade to HD for it and other titles may have been more work than Nintendo originally anticipated. According to Gamasutra, Miyamoto explained to shareholders at their most recent meeting that higher-rate v
News Miyamoto: GamePad's Touch Screen Primarily Used To Make Navigating Menus Easier
Technology is available for developers to use should they so desire
Ever since the Wii U GamePad emerged everyone has been conjuring up new ways to use the innovative touch screen on the tablet-like controller. Games like New Super Mario Bros. U utilised it to create helpful blocks for the players on the main screen, while ZombiU used it as an...
News Miyamoto: Fresh Experiences Make A New Game, Not New Characters
Nintendo focusing on new experiences rather than characters
One thing Nintendo is certainly not short of is franchises and over the years the likes of Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Kid Icarus and the plucky Pikmin have all emerged. However, a complaint that is sometimes leveled at Nintendo is its continued use of the same...
News Shigeru Miyamoto Is Open to More Female Heroines When the Gameplay Structure Fits
Playable female characters prominent in upcoming Wii U games
If there's one topic that seems to do the games industry discredit on a regular basis, it's probably gender politics. It's often the case that when gender is the subject in games, reasonable and sensible debate can unfortunately be lost in a sea of unreasonable online noise. And yet it's a...
News Shigeru Miyamoto Wishes Nintendo Had "Done More" With Zelda II
Still one of a kind in the franchise
The Legend of Zelda is a franchise that has typically come in two stylistic flavours — top-down 2D/2.5D or fully 3D worlds. The latter began with Ocarina of Time while the former was common on older systems and notably on handhelds, with the DS entries shifting the top-down camera angle slightly. With that in...
News Miyamoto: Pikmin 3 Has Become "The Ultimate Version of Pikmin 1"
"After I made it, I played it and it's fun"
Pikmin 3, after a heck of a long wait, will finally arrive on Wii U on 26th July in Europe and 4th August in North America. It's also, based on his various appearances before and during E3 and the ever-presence of Pikmin toys in his vicinity, an important game for Shigeru Miyamoto. So often a figure of...
News Miyamoto: Working With Both Hardware And Software Offers Nintendo "Strong Advantages"
Not looking to move to smartphones any time soon, then
Abandoning hardware and becoming a software-only company would rob Nintendo of many "strong environmental advantanges", according to the company's most famous staff member. Speaking to GamesIndustry International, Shigeru Miyamoto has refuted claims that making software for other hardware would...
News Creator of The Sims, Will Wright, Shares His Admiration for Shigeru Miyamoto
Next project will aim to "intersect your reality"
Will Wright is a well known and highly respected figure in the video game industry, credited as the creator of The Sims, while many will also be familiar with his work on the early SimCity games; he also co-founded that series' development studio, Maxis. Appearing at the Game Horizon conference in...
News Miyamoto: Game Development is Still About "Starting From The Idea"
Talks about his use of Flipnote Studio, and new approaches to distribution
As reported earlier today, Shigeru Miyamoto's comprehensive interview with Rolling Stone has suggested that retirement isn't currently in the designer's plans, helping to put to rest one of the enduring question marks hanging over the Kyoto-based company. We do recommend...
News Shigeru Miyamoto Admits He Could Keep Working for "A Long Time"
Retirement isn't on the agenda
Following his recent press tour of the US, Shigeru Miyamoto has been prominent in spreading the word about the Wii U, the "Year of Luigi" and more. His presence has also been a reminder of how significant a figure he is within Nintendo, as he's still the key representative of the company's ideals and approach to game...
News Shigeru Miyamoto: People Need To Be Patient With Wii U
Consumers need to become more familiar with the GamePad
Sales of Wii U systems in 2013 have been less than desirable. Uptake has been slow and retailers such as GameStop have called on Nintendo to educate consumers more on the advantages of the new home console. However, Shigeru Miyamoto has called for patience claiming the Wii U GamePad, with it's...
News Miyamoto Teases the Possibility of a Real "Nintendo Land" in the Future
Step right up for the Spirit Tracks runaway train...
While on his press trip around North America in recent weeks, Shigeru Miyamoto has been busy speaking to a variety of outlets about his development philosophies and his most recent projects. It's in an interview with ABC News, however, where Miyamoto has been asked about the prospects of a...
News Iwata Asks Shines A Light On Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
Shigeru Miyamoto joins Nintendo's President in the latest interview
It's been 12 years since Luigi's Mansion was released on the GameCube, and the long arduous wait for its sequel Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon is close to being over. Next Level Games is the developer behind the title, and Nintendo President Satoru Iwata caught up with the studio in...
News Next Level Games on Working With Nintendo to Create Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
Miyamoto demanded a multiplayer experience to rival Mario Kart
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon is being released on the 3DS at the end of this month. It's been developed by the Canadian studio Next Level Games, the team behind a host of Nintendo games such as Punch-Out!!, Mario Smash Football and Mario Strikers Charged. There's no doubt that landing the...
News Miyamoto: "Entertainment is an Unpredictable Industry"
Not at a point of concern for Wii U as yet
Shigeru Miyamoto, as you've no doubt noticed, has been on a press tour around the U.S., and the most recent port of call seems to have been the New York Times. A number of topics were covered, and in terms of the ever-present question of Wii U momentum the Nintendo executive admitted that he'd naturally...
News Miyamoto: Mobile Competition Actually Helps Wii U
Says the console will be "very much improved" once updates are complete
The performance of the Wii U operating system has been a major talking point ever since its release. A few system updates have arrived since the console launched that have smoothed things out a bit, but the major updates are yet to be implemented. In an interview with TIME,...
News Pikmin 3 Aims to "Simply Go Deeper" Than Previous Experiences
Miyamoto believes players need to play Wii U before grasping "how fun it is"
As part of an extensive interview that's been published by GameSpot, we've already been given an idea of Shigeru Miyamoto's perspective on Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon's role as "lighter fare" on 3DS. Naturally a big topic raised with the executive producer was an upcoming...
News Shigeru Miyamoto: Luigi's Mansion is Suitable As "Lighter Fare"
There are "quite a number of Luigi supporters internally, as well"
Yesterday we brought you the latest comments from Shigeru Miyamoto on the subject of his eventual retirement, and now GameSpot has released a larger chunk of its interview with the iconic Nintendo executive. Looking at upcoming games, the ever-approaching Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon...
Video Iwata and Miyamoto Perform Skit As The "Luigi Brothers"
Another classic Nintendo Direct moment
Since the broadcasts began in late 2011, Nintendo Direct has produced a number of memorable moments, even prompting us to name ten of our favourites last year. It seems that Japanese viewers were treated to another example in the most recent broadcast on Valentines Day, which has now been posted by Nintendo UK...
Feature Shigeru Miyamoto - The Father of Modern Video Games
An era unlike any other
Today is Shigeru Miyamoto's 60th birthday, a key personal landmark but also one that should be celebrated in broader terms by the gaming industry. Miyamoto's well-known description as the "father of modern video games" isn't just casually applied praise, it's a title that's deserved and has genuine significance. Nintendo's...
News Happy 60th Birthday, Shigeru Miyamoto
Father of Mario and Zelda reaches another milestone
Exactly 60 years to the day in the Japanese town of Sonobe, one of video gaming's greatest visionaries was born: Shigeru Miyamoto. Since joining Nintendo at the late '70s, Miyamoto has arguably revolutionised the medium of interactive entertainment more than any other individual, producing a...
