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RAcCoOnErOuS on 31 July 2007
Australia, July 30, 2007 - According to a recent interview with Shigeru Miyamoto, Dean Takahashi of the Mercury News reports that Nintendo may be on the verge of revealing a new franchise, along the lines of how they launched Pikmin as a significant new game series for the company.

The telling quote: "Maybe next year sometime, we may have new characters in the same way we came up with Pikmin when we introduced the GameCube." It's not the most unlikely of revelations, but it's nice to hear he's been scribbling away on the old sketchpad.

Miyamoto-san helped develop Wii Fit, but surely he's been tinkering on the side with new, innovative concepts for more traditional games. Pikmin was grand, so we're already drooling at the prospect of a new Miyamoto-steered gaming experience. Roll on, 2008.

Check out the full interview here.

http://www.youtube.com/user/JamesLemonade?feature=guide

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DonWii on 31 July 2007

No surprise there. If you weren't expecting Nintendo to come out with a new characters, you were kidding yourself.



ceres on 31 July 2007

blargh. slip of the mouse.



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rickthestick2 on 31 July 2007

OHHH NO3Z!!!1one1!!!!  MIYAMOTO IS ONLY MAKING GAMES FOR THE CASUAL GAMOERZZUHZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111!!!!!

 

But seriously this is expected awesome news. If Nintendo is putting out the Big 3 this year, and they put Zelda out last year, what else would the have for the rest of Wii's life? New IP's.



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steven787 on 31 July 2007

It's like Wierd Al, every time he comes out with a new album they call it a come back, and he says, "I never went anywhere."

Nintendo never stopped making new IPs, Nintendo Wars, Pikmin, Chibi Robo, etc.

Both can sell 1million copies, and people look at it like it's a failure. Meanwhile Shiggy and Al both are taking baths in golden Jacuzzis.



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couchmonkey on 31 July 2007

Like LL said / Don't call it a comeback / And face the fact Jack / I'm all that
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thetonestarr on 31 July 2007

Y'know, I never really cared much for Pikmin. It was decent, at best, IMO.



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tabsina on 31 July 2007

Good to hear that it has been semiannounced, although, as mentioned earlier, they are constantly making new IPs



WiteoutKing on 31 July 2007

Can't wait to see what they're cooking up.



PS3: 5.51m/51w, avg 108,039/w (up 239)
360: 12.93m/102w, avg 126,764/w (up 625), leads PS3 by 7.42m (up 70k), avg lead 18,725/w (up 386)
Wii: 13.52m/51w, avg 265,098/w (dn 1,102), leads PS3 by 8.01m (up 90k), avg lead 157,059/w (dn 1,341)

If 360 sales stabilize, PS3 sales increases needed to pass 360 by...
01/08: (008w) +875.8%, 04/08: (021w) +344.4%, 07/08: (034w) +219.3%, 10/08: (047w) +163.5%
01/09: (060w) +131.8%, 04/09: (073w) +111.4%, 07/09: (085w) +098.1%, 10/09: (099w) +086.7%
If Wii sales stabilize, PS3 sales increases needed to pass Wii by...
01/08: (008w) +1072.%, 04/08: (021w) +498.4%, 07/08: (034w) +363.4%, 10/08: (047w) +303.1%
01/09: (060w) +269.0%, 04/09: (073w) +246.9%, 07/09: (085w) +232.6%, 10/09: (099w) +220.3%
If PS2 sales freeze, Wii sales increases needed to pass PS2 (as of Mar07, 108.4m) by...
2008: (008w) +4373.8%, 2009: (060w) +0496.5%, 2010: (112w) +0219.6%, 2011: (165w) +0116.9%
2012: (217w) +0064.9%, 2013: (269w) +0033.1%, 2014: (321w) +0011.5%, 2015: (376w) -0004.8%
At +0% it will pass it in 358w, the week ending September 19th, 2014, at an age of 409w (7y44w).
Current age of PS2: 7y37w.

Last update: Week ending November 3, 2007

vanguardian1 on 31 July 2007
WiteoutKing said:
Can't wait to see what they're cooking up
 Since they bought Monolith, I'm hoping it's a new big RPG with a good assortment of herbs and spices. :)

 



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