Miyamoto has never called video games “art”

[LordTheNightKnight]

pariz said:

LordTheNightKnight said:

Khuutra said:
I think it says more about his approach to game making than it does about whether or not he thinks video games can be art.

When he makes a game, he makes it to be fun. That's all.

This. He doesn't try to make art, he makes awesome games.

...which later happen to be art.

What's the big deal?

He's not trying to be niche, eletist or whatever. He's trying to make fun games.

The problem is that some people think that "popullar" and "art" do not go well together.

I didn't deny that. I just say he doesn't try to be, which works out a lot better than those that are too full of themselves to remember they are making a damn video game (or even proclaim they've elevated their game beyond being a video game).