| RolStoppable said: 1) Since Nintendo stopped to make Super Mario Bros. after Super Mario World, such an interview would be magazine-based as it preceded the internet era. I can't show you proof, but it's a fact that there is no business reason to make as few Super Mario Bros. games as Nintendo did in the last 20 years. Even after the success of the NSMB games they have been hesitant to make more of these games. It's clear that it is done by choice and Miyamoto is in a position where he can make such a choice. Also, more Super Mario Bros. games wouldn't mean that people would not want to listen to Miyamoto's other "songs". Rather, more Super Mario Bros. games would encourage people to play more Nintendo games. 2) But both, Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks, are nothing like ALttP. Even if we leave the controls aside, these topdown Zelda games do not resemble ALttP. Aonuma didn't even attempt to beat ALttP, instead he made different games altogether. 3) The old developers of Nintendo didn't grow up with video games at all. They actually have no real idea what it means to be on the consumer side of things. When I say younger developers, I refer to those who were born between 1975 and 1985, people who are now in their late 20s or early to mid 30s. They grew up with NES and SNES games and these would be the reason why they decided to become video game developers in the first place. |
1. I agree that there is absolutely no reason not to make more SMB games; and no reason why they shouldn't put 110% into every aspect of them as well. I just couldn't remember Miyamoto ever saying he wanted to be done with them as a whole. I've heard him exclaim in interviews, "I've already made that game" and such, but then again, I've heard him quickly change the subject and refuse to talk about Pikmin as well, and we all know that is coming. But yeah, neglecting 2D Mario for two generations was absurd.
2. Oh I wasn't insinuating that the DS Zeldas were adequate substitutes for ALttP at all; just that Aonuma doesn't dislike that classic style altogether, from what I've heard anyway. But it's true, actions speak louder...
3. Ah, I see. You're referring to people more my age, in which case I see what you mean.
