Words Of Wisdom on 09 May 2008
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Thanks Ben, that's much better.
Miyamoto said:
If there is something simple which someone can find enjoyable, the same joy can be experienced by anyone on earth, I believe. That’s what I always have in mind when I am creating games. For example, when we were working on Wii Sports, people in America kept telling me that there was no way that games this simple would sell in the States. When Wii Sports finally went on sale though, the games appeared to have even stronger appeal in the US than they did in Japan. When you see a phenomenon like that occur right in front of you, you start to see that there really isn’t any difference in what east or the west find enjoyable.
If there is something simple which someone can find enjoyable, the same joy can be experienced by anyone on earth, I believe. That’s what I always have in mind when I am creating games. For example, when we were working on Wii Sports, people in America kept telling me that there was no way that games this simple would sell in the States. When Wii Sports finally went on sale though, the games appeared to have even stronger appeal in the US than they did in Japan. When you see a phenomenon like that occur right in front of you, you start to see that there really isn’t any difference in what east or the west find enjoyable.
Words spoken by someone who actually "gets it."
