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Miyamoto says devs should avoid games that "look and feel the same"

Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto believes developers should focus on making unique experiences and not only on graphics and power.

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vishmarx4710d ago

the guy solely responsible for Nintendo,'s survival in the console market .
only because he's been doing exactly opposite of what he said. ...
I mean hes been milking mario since dinosaurs left....
so the same games might not be such a bad idea

Zodiac4710d ago

Miyamoto hasn't really been at the forefront of Mario development for a very long time now. He supervises, gives advice and such, but he is not as involved with the entire development process as people still think.

He gives great advice for game changes, game additions according to developers he has worked with, but just not as involved as in the early days.

Look at Pikmin 3. He presented the game, he talks about the game, he was in the developer direct. New Mario games? Not so much because he is not the main developer.

Hydrolex4709d ago

Yes, Devs need to learn that from Activision.... LMAO, 7 years in a row, same shizz different toilet

Gameatholon4709d ago (Edited 4709d ago )

I believe the last game Miyamoto-san directed was
"The legend of Zelda - Ocarina Of Time. So yes, it has been quite a while since he has sat in the directors chair.

However, still has a tremendous amount of input/control/creativity, on what goes on, I am sure though.

I would love to see another "Grand Opus" from Miyamoto-san, one last Hurrah as, director/lead designer/creator.

TripC504710d ago

"Mario has nipples too Greg.. Can you milk Mario?"

ape0074709d ago (Edited 4709d ago )

every major entry in mario series has fresh ideas, fresh stuff, feel new, don't count sports and parties

mario stood the ultimate test, the test of time and it's still one of the most wanted, most respected and highest rated games unlike a lot of games today which went stale few years after its release

Nintendo is perhaps the only company that can maintain its high quality status even if development team got changed, look at sequels like perfect dark zero, Resident evil 6, banjo nuts and bolts, final fantasy 13, sonic games, shadow man 2, ninja gaiden 3 etc... all those sequels SUCKED compared to the their old ones, nintendo knows how to make/manage new developers

Knushwood Butt4709d ago (Edited 4709d ago )

LMAO

If Nintendo themselves paid attention to his ramblings, 90% of the workforce would walk out.

Aceman184709d ago (Edited 4709d ago )

I agree with Miyamoto, but the only problem is shooters are popular and until gamers stop buying them in droves devs/publishers will continue to fund these games.

That's why I'm excited for games like the puppeteer and rain they're different

Jay70sgamer4709d ago (Edited 4709d ago )

To everybody bitching on here about Nintendo ..almost every last one of you are gonna end up with a wii u this generation so stop with the B.S. ......every single gamer in this site has at least one nintendo franchise game that you like so much as you will buy a wii u such as smash bros ,Zelda,Mario,Mario kart,pikmin,donkey kong ,yoshi, luigi,wii fit etc etc....the same shit every generation but somehow a Nintendo console still ends up in your household because of one of these franchise games ....nintendo just gives you that special appeal whether you wanna admit or not ....last generation who didnt have a wii next to the playstaion or xbox just be real ....you can like or dislike a console that's your choice but reality is reality .....once the game you like is released you will buy a wii u ..trust and believe and I'm not a console fan I'm a game fan ..... And if you think mario 3d , Zelda windwaker or donkey kong tropical aren't gonna move millions than you are living in a dream world

Mounce4708d ago

I find it strange that Miyamoto could say this and yet he's part of Nintendo.....who makes the same Mario games, the same Zelda games and barely any new IP's.....

The last IP I swear Nintendo made that was 'New' and refreshing was Pikmin for GAMECUBE....in 2001.

Bravo Nintendo! Don't make games that look and feel the same and yet your first new IP was, 12 to 13 years ago! :D

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GribbleGrunger4710d ago

That sounds promising! It looks like Nintendo might be going to announce lots of new IPs soon.

WeAreLegion4709d ago

I sincerely hope so. The talent is there. They just need to take some risks!

KentBlake4710d ago

Says the guy who's been making the same games for 30 years.

clouds54709d ago

So super Mario bros is the same game as Mario galaxy?

He's talking about gameplay not characters.

Etseix4709d ago

it is certainly not, but then again, it´s only a different angle and the fact that they added gravity. Still is not that great either ;/

KentBlake4709d ago

Yeah, you're using the one Mario series that feels different. But how many 2D side-scrolling Mario games have been released in the last few decades? I'm no Mario expert, but they surely look and feel the same to me. I'm not saying they're not good games, but you can't deny they're very similar to each other.

F4sterTh4nFTL4709d ago

Yes and that is why I avoid Nintendo because I have no interest in playing Mario 6151451.

tigertron4709d ago

Says the guy who keeps making the same Mario games.

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U.S. patent examiner rejects Nintendo’s summoning characters patent as obvious: non-final ruling

The rejection is non-final (and even when such rejections are labeled as “final”, the process is far from over, given that there can be, at minimum, an appeal to the Federal Circuit).

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Relientk7741d ago (Edited 41d ago )

Good, as they should! A game mechanic like that shouldn't be locked behind a patent, and Nintendo didn't invent it either.

PRIMORDUS40d ago (Edited 40d ago )

Nintendo wants to keep wasting money on bullshit lawsuits, real smart in this economy. They should put that money aside for other game projects. On the other hand, I don't care if they waste it all either, and they are screwed in the future maybe that will teach them a lesson.

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Nintendo Completes Share Repurchase and Sets Price for Secondary Offering

Nintendo completed its share repurchase and set its secondary offering price at 8,347 yen ahead of March 16 delivery.

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Nintendo Suing U.S. Government Over Tariffs

Nintendo filed a lawsuit in the United States Court of International Trade.

Nintendo of America is suing the United States government over the sweeping tariffs President Donald Trump put in place last year, according to a complaint filed Friday in the U.S. Court of International Trade and obtained by Aftermath.

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Deathdeliverer66d ago

Well dayum lol. Old agent orange pissing off every industry and nation.

0hMyGandhi65d ago

The fact that you have ANY disagrees will forever baffle me. And to the (apparent) MAGA contingent that exists on this website, enjoy your 8-9 dollar gas.

AuraAbjure65d ago (Edited 65d ago )

Yes, they had better be pissed after Trump told them the way they rip off the USA is over.

EveryPlatformGamer66d ago

LOL I read this on gaff, will they refund the money back to the gamers? highly unlikely. Didn't they just raise prices and pass it onto the gamers? Only Nintendo would send out the Ninjas to the US government.

-Foxtrot66d ago

That’s what I was thinking, imagine them winning hypothetically, getting a s**t load of money back which they would have lost if they hadn’t raised their prices and it’s business as normal.

It would just mean people paid more for no reason since they got the money back anyway.

Outside_ofthe_Box65d ago (Edited 65d ago )

A lot of companies partially passed the cost to consumers instead of all of it. They would still have to at least pay that back to gamers, but we know that won't happen. What's also sad is that prices won't come back down after the initial hike caused by tariffs.

People didn't understand the full repercussions of tariffs. That alone should have cost him the presidency if people knew it was a permanent price hike for consumers

Inverno66d ago

The people should sue these companies for having to over pay cause of these tariffs.

Eonjay66d ago

Naw they should sue the government for forcing the tax to begin with. No one reasonably expects these companies to absorb the taxes. Many smaller companies tried and were shut down or faced to increase prices to try to maintain their business. The tariffs effect everyone.

Inverno64d ago

I meant it mostly as a joke cause we all know the costs of these tariffs were passed onto the consumer. But it's seems no matter how vocal we are here in the states our "representatives" don't seem to care enough to represent us. And things are about to get worse.

Killer2020UK65d ago

The companies were doing what the law required then to do, the tariffs however were illegally implemented. Usually it's criminals we punish, you seem to have different ideas 🤷‍♂️

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