Okay guys. I stand corrected. I can admit when I'm wrong unlike some people.

 Well, Nintendo is the slowest to realize it... I hope some Xbox Live games will make it to WiiWare like Marble Madness or Geometry Wars.

Marble Madness was an arcade game that went to the NES way back in the day. I still have that game, but haven't actually beaten it yet... came close though... I would like to see that game remade for the Wii though. Wii Ware would be great for that game as it was short to begin with.

Marble Madness, that was awesome. But is that on XBLA now or are you talking about that other marble game?

On the other hand Miyamoto-san, we are not modest.

It's all true! 

U.S.A. U.S.A U.S.A. U.S.A.

:) jk.

There's too many marble games to keep track of these days. I have Marble Madness for NES, Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble for the Game Boy Color (the first to use kickass motion sensors, basically the grandmama of the Wii remote), Kororinpa: Marble Mania for Wii, and Mercury Meltdown Revolution for Wii. I love them all. I can't wait to play the balance marble game in Wii Fit. There's also the RollGoal minigame in Twilight Princess and a couple marble labyrinth games in Rayman Raving Rabbids.

Is Marble Madness on XBLA an update or remake or sequel or what?

Don't forget that lockpicking or whatever in Ratchet & Clank!

And I was talking about Marble Blast Ultra on the XBLA. Just put "XBLA marble" into Google. I got the demo way back when, it was okay but I didn't buy it.

As for a port of Marble Madness:  XBLA is not listed as a platform for the game in Wikipedia despite there being a link to Marble Blast Gold (presumed parent game of MBU) naming it as one for that game ... so probably not. 

hmm, i believe Miyamoto is referring to one of the fundamental differences between Western and Eastern Culture. Western Culture has always played up creativity and breaking the mold where the eastern train of thought is more regimented from an earlier age. This makes the western way of thinking more creative, and the eastern more improvement oriented. There is actually a saying in a lot of eastern cultures taught to young children "The nail that stands up will be pounded down." in reference to outspoken children. Such advice in the west wouldn't be used because creativity is stressed more and the tradeoff is sometimes a less regimented and patient culture. Just an anthropological thought, neither culture is superior, just different. Heck that's what makes life interesting, differences.
haha wow i sound like an old professor.

Yeah like the Atomic bomb