Miyamoto: I Could Make Halo But I Choose Not To

**Finch** · 07 May 2007, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by Joust Williams

I think there's a lot more companies that could make New Super Mario Bros than there are companies who can make Halo.

I really wish those companies would get around to that.

**Anthony** · 07 May 2007, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by Thief Silver

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

It's called being an artist. There are still a few of those left.

**MarkRyan** · 08 May 2007, 01:22 AM

Originally Posted by Mzo

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

I think the "too difficult" is in reference to the controls/accessibility, not necessary the challenge of the game. To make an extreme analogy, a typical RTS game is much more difficult for casual consumers to play than something like Tetris Attack, but I wouldn't say that Tetris Attack is a less challenging game than a typical RTS if you're a seasoned game player.

**Geo** · 08 May 2007, 01:39 AM

Originally Posted by Shigeru

I could make Halo but choose not to.

Hit yourself. Now. Repeatedly.

**Advocate** · 08 May 2007, 03:12 AM

Originally Posted by Finch

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

That made me laugh. The use of periods were hilarious too.

**Master** · 10 May 2007, 10:27 PM

Originally Posted by Destin

It's called being an artist. There are still a few of those left.

Cue games being art debate...

I guess Michaelangelo wasn't an artist because he was comissioned to paint paintings. He painted what people wanted to see.

I think what Miyamoto is saying is that he doesn't like the games that other people want to play, he likes the games that are yet unmade and exist in his head. I don't think he is a "purist with more integrity", he is spacey and has wild ideas, but that doesn't put him on a higher plane.

Also, he couldn't make Halo.