| Viper1 said: Argument is invalid. He made Wii Music for himself but also made Wii Fit for himself. The sales difference is dramatic. In fact, a large portion of his entire portfolio of titles can be attributed to something he enjoyed or was inspired by. He watched the movie Legend and mixed with some childhood fantasies, he makes Zelda. He get's a new puppy and makes a game around training it. His gardening hobby became Pikmin. Archways in a nearby garden inspired the idea behind StarFox. And on and on. |
There's a difference between being inspired by things in your life and making games for yourself. I think only Wii Music and Wii Fit could arguably have been "for himself", but still in starkly different ways. Wii Fit may be a tool he could use and enjoy himself, as could anyone else, but Wii Music was a way to allow others to share in his love of creating things, and music specifically. While I don't think it was a game for himself in the way many Western devs make games for themselves and people like them, his motivations with Wii Music did seem quite different than his motivations with other games he's made.
A game I'm developing with some friends:
www.xnagg.com/zombieasteroids/publish.htm
It is largely a technical exercise but feedback is appreciated.
