Hyrule.net cites the current issue of Maxim Magazine with the following interview snippet by Shigeru Miyamoto:Maxim: Don't you want to make an ol'-fashioned R-rated game?Maxim Magazine does not have the current issue online. I have mailed them, though, to ask for verification of this quote. It would be interesting enough if Miyamoto really was interviewed by what is euphemistically called a ´men´s magazine´. His outspoken commitment to mature titles could be interpreted as ushering in a new era for the company.
Miyamoto: I would say the games that we're working on now, like the new Zelda, Twilight Princess, has hardcore content. And if you look at the Revolution's controllers, there's a nunchaku-style controller expansion that's really well suited to first-person shooters.
Secondly, Next Generation cites a Famitsu interview with Miyamoto and quotes these interview snippets:
Though games are things made by great efforts of skill, it is important to remember that they are also made by people.Albeit far less concrete, these quotes also contain interesting references, particularly ´fun´ and ´presentation´. In general, Miyamoto seems to want to suggest a return to the old-school days of gaming. I am reminded of the eighties when there was far less of a dicision between core and casual gamers. A game like Pac-Man was enjoyed by both groups.
Before making a game, one must understand precisely how it will end.
A game that keeps a smile on the player's face is a wonderful thing.
Nintendo's theme for 2006 will be 'Create new fun.' 'Spread the fun of games to everyone.' To do this, we must return to the beginning, to recapture the essence that made people who enjoy games even now enjoy them in the first place.
'Presentation' is not what kind of picture you paint; it is how you behold your beholder.
But doesn´t this contradict the first quote? Where is Nintendo heading? Towards innocent and new types of fun games that can be enjoyed by everyone - or more mature games that will end up with a higher age rating?
Source: Hyrule.net, Next Generation
Image Source: Jeuxvideo
Thanks to: Revo-Europe, AMN
Hmm... care to be a bit more insightful? ;)
ReplyDeleteI trust Miyamoto. I'm sure he has something up his sleeve. He keeps dropping riddles and I can't understand them now. However, I think that when he said that they would go back to the beginning, I think he meant getting lots of third party games and making LOADS of QUALITY games.
ReplyDeleteHi Nick. Very good point. Speaking to Maxim, Miyamoto may have sought to overstress the emphasis on mature games a little.
ReplyDeleteAfter all, albeit wrong, they have been accused of being ´kiddy´ for years now.
Guess what I just heard. A sony 3rd party developer copied the revolutiion controller.
ReplyDeleteYou can find that on CNET.com
sorry I don't know the exact site name.
That one just 69$ found at
ReplyDeletehttp://www.splitfish.com/
... this one brood me about what nintendo really doing.
if those one is really VR make by 3rd-part and it can make only in 69$ (also it must have movement tracking and thay still get profit) ... ... what nintendo really doing for 100$ ... particularly ´fun´ and ´presentation´ ... Also play by group
"Where is Nintendo heading? Towards innocent and new types of fun games that can be enjoyed by everyone - or more mature games that will end up with a higher age rating?"
ReplyDeleteHow about both ?
Isn't Nintendo an "and" company, after all ?
Hi everyone. About the Splitfish DualFX "L-Type Controller" for the PS2 being an apparent rip-off of the Rev controller: It´s a kind of laser pointer, so it´s 2D. It´s not even close, don´t worry.
ReplyDeleteBah. Couldn't have been otherwise I guess, since it's designed for the PS2.
ReplyDeleteNo TP-Rev extras
ReplyDeletehttp://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=62348
Read my earlier posts.
ReplyDeleteI don't see what the confusion is with the Maxim snippet..
ReplyDeleteHe's saying the Revolution FHC will lend itself well towards First Person Shooter's which are primarily mature titles..
He didn't say Nintendo was developing them in-house.
why comment when nick said all that needed to be said.
ReplyDeleteThe Link pic confused me, I thought it was the first post... ha, I haven't even read the posts since the Rev 06 speculation
ReplyDeleteI don't see much confusion. He thinks Zelda is hardcore or for mature people too, but I don't think that means Zelda:GTA. I've always thought NIntendo's big games have been as sophisticated gameplay-wise as anything out there. I think the word 'mature' is used incorrectly when talking about vids. I really think 'hip' is a more accurate description.
ReplyDeleteHey falafelkid, what do you make of this? Nothing to do with your current post, but do you think real or fake?
ReplyDeletehttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3219944462895578813&q=nintendo
It is fake anonymous.
ReplyDeleteAre you guessing it is fake, seen it before (confirming fake), or just don't want to believe it?
ReplyDeletelame vid
ReplyDeleteSplitfish ... make something call "EYE FX3D" (VR) for PS2 it's only 69.95 $ And since it's 3rd-part and thay still get profit ....
ReplyDeleteBut nintendo do some thing price ~100$ or more ... (If nintendo not aim for zero-day profit for revolution)
If nintendo making VR it's can fit price 200$ (Revoluition ~150$+ VR sub 70$) ... but last time thay only say about under 300$
... all price is estimate (Not by me) And we don't know it's VR or even part of ´presentation´ or not
Nintendo is now, like Reggie has said a couple of times "an and company, not OR, AND".
ReplyDelete