Inafune:‘If a Creator Hasn’t Played Mario, They’re Probably not a good Creator’

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ROBOTECHHEAVEN said:
there is quite a few people in this thread, whom need to realize wether they want too or not that mario games and ( miyamoto ) . are why the video game industry is where its at today and thriving, because games like mario which a good game designer should play because all the areas u can learn from in the game. also ask almost of the designers in the video game industry whom they hold the most respect for and what game they credit there interest in the industry and they will say mario, that is a statement i know i have heard repeated too many damn times too count. i think most of the people whom have gotten into the gaming industry since say the ps1 days, are the ones whom dont have the respect for the games/people who have done so much for the industry. because dont have the creative mind or imagnation like the ones before them did.

I'll assume I'm one of those people you're speaking to so I'll respond. I never denied that video games continued to thrive after the crash because of nintendo. What you guys do need to realize is that Nintendo isn't an altruistic company. They didn't "save gaming" because they wanted to help everyone. They did it to help themselves because they were heavily invested in it.

What areas exactly can you learn from Mario that you can't learn from any other great game pray tell? Is it because it came first? Industry people respect Miyamoto because of how long he's stayed relevant (mighty thanks to people like you) not because they wish to copy everything he has done. You do not get to decide what is creative. You're simply conservative when it comes to gaming i.e the old way was always better. Ask anyone in politics the problems such views can cause and why such views can stymie progress.