Miyamoto: I Could Make Halo But I Choose Not To

Video game icon Shigeru Miyamoto has been talking about design philosophy. He said he could make Halo, but he chooses not to make games of that type. He also addressed why he thinks Zelda: Twilight Princess has been selling poorly in Japan.

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(Link to GameDaily.com)

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Despite being pleased with the final game, sales weren't what they wanted in Japan, and many felt the Wii controls were still too complex. Aonuma again mentioned the "game drift phenomenon" in Japan and said that they've been forced to take that into consideration with game decisions from now on. Now that Zelda has been labeled as too difficult for some, Aonuma said that they have to be proactive to make sure they innovate in future Zelda games. In fact, he noted that development on the DS title Phantom Hourglass has deliberately made some concessions to accommodate the requests of Japanese gamers who felt Twilight Princess was too hard.

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Holy wow. Nintendo games have been detrimentally easy for years now, and it's only going to get worse.

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One thing about my game design is that I never try to look for what people want and then try to make that game design. I always try to create new experiences that are fun to play."

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That's for sure.

Why does anyone still cares what "Shiggy" thinks? The guy hasn't done anything as of late other than make excuses, front, and whine.

Kutaragi has done more good for this generation than Miyamoto has. At least he did something besides make asinine statements.

Gumpei was the best thing Nintendo ever had. But he's dead now. because they killed him.

I think Miyamoto is saying is that its easy to make a generic futuristic FPS. I happen to agree with him.

Actually, he said they made something people want, something he doesn't do lol.

I think there's a lot more companies that could make New Super Mario Bros than there are companies who can make Halo. He's always talking about fresh experiences, yet I don't see them. He's becoming a huge douchebag.

Zelda sucks.