News Tagged: Miyamoto

Monday 16th November, 2009 - 21:00 GMT

News: Voice of Mario Wanted To Voice Link

Voice of Mario Wanted To Voice Link

It's-a me, Leenk! Yippieeeee!

As the voice of Mario, Charles Martinet has been a staple of Nintendo ever since the plumber first showed the industry how 3D gaming is done. But why stop with Mario? Speaking to That Gaming Site (via GoNintendo), Martinet explained how he tried to move his way into Hyrule. I spoke to Mr. Miyamoto and said: “I wanna be Link, I wanna be Link”, and Miyamoto told me..

48 comments | In Wii, Zelda, Miyamoto, Charles Martinet.

Monday 16th November, 2009 - 16:43 GMT

News: Wii Music Plus Possible?

Wii Music Plus Possible?

Miyamoto sees more in the future of Wii Music.

ONM UK didn't just grill Shigeru Miyamoto on Mario, they also asked him some questions about other games. One of these was Wii Music. It's quite logical to think that after Wii Fit Plus, Nintendo would also want to offer an enhanced version of Wii Music. But although Miyamoto would like to do more with the game, "Wii Music Plus" is not on the..

29 comments | In Wii, Miyamoto.

Monday 16th November, 2009 - 15:03 GMT

News: Miyamoto Unsure if Super Mario Galaxy 2 Will Include the Super Guide

Miyamoto Unsure if Super Mario Galaxy 2 Will Include the Super Guide

Remains a New Super Mario Bros. Wii only feature for now.

If you've been following (or have already purchased!) New Super Mario Bros. Wii, you should know that it includes a very helpful feature - the Super Guide will let the game demonstrate how to beat a particular level, so you can copy its tactics if you're having trouble. Of course, thinking forward, Super Mario Galaxy 2 is also being released..

54 comments | In Wii, Miyamoto.

Wednesday 4th November, 2009 - 00:05 GMT

News: Miyamoto Talks Zelda With MotionPlus

Miyamoto Talks Zelda With MotionPlus

Swordplay and targeting get a boost

Details on the next installment in the Legend of Zelda series have been few and far between since Miyamoto unveiled concept art for the in-development title at E3 in June, depicting a swordless Link back-to-back with a mysterious, sword-like creature. Then we heard that the game wouldn't be radically different from previous entries. Oh, and we heard MotionPlus..

37 comments | In Wii, Zelda, Miyamoto.

Tuesday 20th October, 2009 - 08:02 BST

News: Spirit Tracks "Pushes DS Even Further" Than Prequel

Spirit Tracks "Pushes DS Even Further" Than Prequel

Phantom Hourglass sequel more advanced, says Mr Miyamoto

Of course, with a release date set for December it's going to be a long time before we can vouch for what Mr Miyamoto says, but in a recent - and very short - interview with MTV he did speak very briefly about Link's upcoming adventures on DS and Wii. Speaking about Spirit Tracks, he says that Phantom Hourglass was many people's first Zelda..

38 comments | In Zelda, Miyamoto, DS, Wii.

Thursday 2nd July, 2009 - 09:01 BST

News: New Wii Zelda Won't Be Radically Different, Says Miyamoto

New Wii Zelda Won't Be Radically Different, Says Miyamoto

Service as normal for Hyrule's favourite son, it would seem

So there's an all-new Wii Zelda in the works - this much we know. We also know that Shigeru Miyamoto wants the game to showcase a more 'mature' Link (although the concept art we've seen doesn't suggest as much).Bearing on mind that Twilight Princess had its critics, you'd expect this latest instalment to tear up the rulebook and reinvent..

55 comments | In Wii, Zelda, Miyamoto, Nintendo Power.

Tuesday 16th June, 2009 - 09:15 BST

News: Miyamoto: You Need A Controller For True Immersion

Miyamoto: You Need A Controller For True Immersion

Mario's dad isn't sure Project Natal is a step forward

Microsoft is pretty smug with itself right now. Project Natal has gone down a storm at E3 and the company clearly sees it as the 'next step' in motion control; holding controllers in your hand is so last year, dude.However, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto isn't so sure and insists that for true immersion you need to have something in your..

40 comments | In Wii, Miyamoto, Microsoft, Interviews.

Monday 15th June, 2009 - 21:24 BST

News: Miyamoto Borking Super Mario Galaxy 2's Story

Miyamoto Borking Super Mario Galaxy 2's Story

Doesn't want it to weigh down the game's fun feeling.

Traditionally, the core Mario games have never been heavy on story. The Princess gets herself into Bowser's clutches somehow, collect stars, yada yada yada. It's a classic formula, and one that series creator Shigeru Miyamoto finds to be good enough to get the game going. During E3, Wired caught up with Miyamoto about whether Super Mario Galaxy..

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Monday 8th June, 2009 - 10:19 BST

News: Miyamoto Unconcerned By Rival Motion Control Systems

Miyamoto Unconcerned By Rival Motion Control Systems

Sony and Microsoft's attempts 'lack depth', says Mario's dad

This year's E3 was an interesting one for fans of motion-controlled gaming. Not only did Sony unveil it's PS3 'wand' controller, Microsoft went one better with Natal, which doesn't use a controller at all.Naturally, one might wonder what Nintendo - the company that started this particular revoluition - is thinking right now. The BBC..

42 comments | In Wii, Wii MotionPlus, BBC Iplayer, E3 2009, Sony, Miyamoto, Microsoft.

Friday 5th June, 2009 - 09:11 BST

News: New Wii Zelda Artwork Leaked?

New Wii Zelda Artwork Leaked?

Is this is image that Miyamoto showed behind closed doors at E3?

A new Wii Zelda wasn't mentioned during Nintendo's E3 conference - much to the dismay of fanboys the world over. However, Shigeru Miyamoto later held meetings with the press behind closed doors, where he revealed that work is indeed happening on Link's latest adventure. Nothing was shown other than a piece of concept artwork,..

49 comments | In Wii, Rumours, Zelda, Miyamoto, E3 2009, Artwork.

Thursday 4th June, 2009 - 09:59 BST

News: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Only Multiplayer At Home

New Super Mario Bros. Wii Only Multiplayer At Home

No online play for Miyamoto's finally realised multiplayer Mario.

Considering all Shigeru Miyamoto's talk over the past few years of how long he's wanted to create a multiplayer Mario game, you'd think he'd be eager to harness the Wii's WiFi Connection service for the recently announced New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Sadly, you'd be wrong, as he recently confirmed it's offline multiplayer only..

53 comments | In Wii, Miyamoto, Online Play, Mario.

Wednesday 3rd June, 2009 - 14:24 BST

News: Miyamoto: Why Pikmin 3 Was Absent From E3 This Year

Miyamoto: Why Pikmin 3 Was Absent From E3 This Year

We're still working on it: honest guvnor!

With all the excitement at E3 this year surrounding the new Super Mario games and Team Ninja’s take on Metroid it would be easy to forget about Shigsy’s plans for Pikmin 3. Could it be that the project has been forgotten about?Thankfully the good fellows over at Kotaku were able to get a bit of one on one time with the famed producer yesterday at E3 to..

25 comments | In Wii, E3 2009, Miyamoto, Shigeru Miyamoto.

Wednesday 3rd June, 2009 - 10:53 BST

News: Miyamoto: Mario Galaxy 2 Is All-New, Baby

Miyamoto: Mario Galaxy 2 Is All-New, Baby

Famed developer promises some cool new features in freshly-announced sequel

Speaking behind closed doors at E3, Shigeru Miyamoto has stated that Super Mario Galaxy 2 is based on "about 90 percent" new content. Speaking about the development of the original title, Miyamoto said: There was so much more gameplay we weren't able to use, and we were a little disappointed. So we thought what..

22 comments | In Wii, E3 2009, Miyamoto, Mario.

Wednesday 3rd June, 2009 - 09:14 BST

News: New Super Mario Bros. Wii To Feature Gamer Assistance?

New Super Mario Bros. Wii To Feature Gamer Assistance?

Miyamoto lets it slip in E3 interview

Last year, it was reported that Nintendo had filed a patent for an in-game system that would make its titles easier for less-experienced players. As time passed the patent was largely forgotten about - until now.The intention of this concept is to make sure that everyone is able to enjoy Nintendo's games. This basically means that both younger and older players..

29 comments | In Wii, Miyamoto, E3 2009.

Thursday 9th April, 2009 - 20:30 BST

News: DSi Has a Strong Opening Weekend

DSi Has a Strong Opening Weekend

Just how many units did the DSi move its opening weekend?

It was announced earlier today by Nintendo's President and CEO Satoru Iwata and Senior Managing Director Shigeru Miyamoto , the DSi had a successful opening weekend overseas and moved over 600,000 units between North America and Europe combined. 300,000 units per territory is a pretty impressive number, especially for only two days of..

27 comments | In DS, DSi, Wii, Sales, Miyamoto, Iwata.

Monday 6th April, 2009 - 21:53 BST

News: StarFox Developer Not Interested in Wii Sequel

StarFox Developer Not Interested in Wii Sequel

Dylan Cuthbert was there when it all started - but he's ruled himself out of McCloud's future adventures

If you asked any hardcore Nintendo fan which key first-party franchise they’d like to see appear next on Wii, you can be pretty sure that amongst F-Zero, Donkey Kong and Kid Icarus the name ‘StarFox’ would crop up.The first game kick-started the 3D revolution as far as Nintendo was..

46 comments | In Wii, Drama, Miyamoto.