<![CDATA[Kotaku: Miyamoto]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Miyamoto]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/miyamoto http://kotaku.com/tag/miyamoto <![CDATA[Shigeru Miyamoto Wants to Unite Inverted and Un-Inverted Gamers]]> During the same Nintendo developer roundtable where we were given a Tanooki suit history lesson, Nintendo godfather Shigeru Miyamoto discussed the new control scheme for Star Fox 64: 3D, and how the they may have provided the solution for a long-standing source of stress for him. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5812366&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Miyamoto's Early Assignment: Create a Chair]]> Shigeru Miyamoto's world class design reputation is within video games, but when he was a student he demonstrated his very adaptable creativity within other media. Such as chairs and coat hangers, according to a Los Angeles Times profile. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5580915&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Let's Guess Mario Creator's New Game!]]> Shigeru Miyamoto has created a plethora of game characters and games. Many of his ideas come from his hobbies. He has expressed his desire in making an all-new character. That could mean an all new game. But what? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5577141&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Miyamoto Makes One Hell Of An Entrance At Nintendo's E3 Presser]]> When Nintendo's Bill Trinen failed to master the new Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto has no choice but to teleport in to help. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5564110&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Miyamoto, Asked Why Peach Isn't Playable, Looks to Skirt Issue]]> Oh, the eminent Nintendo designer still answered the question directly. He just said that Peach's flowing gown would have required different programming to incorporate her as a playable character in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. See? Get it? "Skirt issue?" More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5384278&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Miyamoto's Wii Measure]]> Kotaku reader phNord's concept based on Shigeru Miyamoto's recently confessed fetish. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5383764&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[N'Gai Croal Breaks the News to Miyamoto that Mario is Dead]]> N'Gai Croal, the former games writer for Newsweek (and friend of this site) floored Mario's creator with news that one of the famed video-game character's live-action, uh, actors had died recently. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5382881&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Nintendo's E3 Promises, One Year Later]]> Nintendo promised to keep the world smiling at last year's E3. The company made a few other predictions too, emphasis on "a few"... More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5261412&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Miyamoto Confirms New Mario, Zelda, Pikmin Projects]]> Relax. Nintendo has not forgotten you. Making new titles for the traditional fanbase just takes time, says Shigeru Miyamoto, speaking to the Telegraph recently in an interview. Said Miyamoto:
"Making these 'traditional' games is what I am best at. Because games of that nature take upwards of two or three years to make, we always have to keep the teams working on those projects going. At any given time, the team could be five to ten people, or it could be 50-plus. People are always switching in and out of those teams.
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5029215&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Miyamoto Happy To Report Minimal Wii Fit "Incidents"]]> In a recent interview with MTV, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto was asked whether or not he'd been worried about the public falling from Balance Boards (leading to what would inevitably be more cracked televisions, this time ala head). And according to Miyamotos response, those Balance Boards are every bit as safe as we'd expect a 1/2-inch platform to be.
I am happy to say that with so many out there, we have had relatively few incidents.
Relatively few incidents? That's just open ended enough to fill my head with hilarious Balance Board injuries for the remainder of the day. Cue the Yakety Sax. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=382577&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Wii Fit: Not Actually Intended To Make You Fit]]> Many of us already suspected that Wii Fit couldn't make us fit, but now you can add Nintendo as a name on that list of skeptics. Because during a recent interview on Nintendo's own site, Miyamoto spilled the beans that, no, Wii Fit is not a recommended replacement to your triathlon training...or even a walk around the block:
I don't think Wii Fit's purpose is to make you fit; what it's actually aiming to do is make you aware of your body.
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=356513&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Miyamoto Gives Increasingly Cryptic Feedback]]> So what's it like to work with Nintendo's tiny titan Shigeru Miyamoto? Super Mario Galaxy director Yoshiaki Koizumi talked about the experience at length with GameLife's Chris Kohler. You should read the entire interview, really, because Nintendoites usually keep pretty tight lipped about the design process. But here's a spot I found interesting from within the interview in which Koizumi talks about Miyamoto's feedback.
Mario has a creator, Miyamoto, and you have to consider Mr. Miyamoto's thoughts when you're making a Mario game. But we share thoughts back and forth first for quite a long time. And once I start to outline some really broad strokes about where we're going with the game, then I can get a little more feedback from Miyamoto. Then, getting a version together, I have to go to Miyamoto as soon as possible as we can get more feedback.
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=329742&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Miyamoto, Top Male of 2007 According To Men]]> In case you didn't believe that Miyamoto was a top man, readers of AskMen.com have validated the rumor. According to a major reader poll, Miyamoto ranks number 19 out of a total of 49 top men. Apparently his work on the innovative new wireless Wavebird controller tipped the scales in his direction. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=314172&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[More Sonic-in-Super-Smash-Bros. Proof?]]> Last week, Gamestop pics surfaced, showing Sonic on a Super Smash Bros. Brawl mock-up cover. This week? Kotakuite Cody sends up an ad from a Canadian Best Buy that shows Sonic standing between Wario, Samus, Kirby and Link. Is this a marketing foul-up? Is Nintendo sitting on a big announcement and totally forgot to check their fliers? Got me! Though, with Sonic and Mario now making games together, I wouldn't rule this out just yet — especially with Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto and Smash Bros. Masahiro Sakurai saying that Sonic was the character fans want most. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=288664&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Miyamoto Not Digging Haze's Drugs]]> Haze is one of the titles that really benefited from their E3 showing, getting a lot of positive buzz at the show. But Miyamoto wasn't digging it, as pointed out in this month's Edge magazine:
"Cliffy B dropped by to see Haze...He liked the drugs and the violence. Mr. Miyamoto dropped by to see Haze - and he didn't.
If it makes the Haze crew feel any better, they should just remember that if Miyamoto were making drug-heavy FPSs, they'd all be out of work. Violent, drug-heavy sidescrollers where magical mushrooms can cause hallucinations of super powers—that's Miyamoto's territory. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=285738&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Mario Family Figure Set Signed by Miyamoto on eBay]]> Here's a nice little find for you Nintendo collectors, especially for those of you who like MIB. Well, technically I suppose the MIB has been ruined by the signature of the genius Miyamoto, but what are you gonna do? This is a boxed set of Nintendo figurines gotten from Japan's awesome Club Nintendo and signed by miyaoto himself complete with little quotes for each of the characters. The set in this form is not available in the U.S. (although you can get the individual ones at the Nintendo World Store) and of course the signature makes it ultra rare. At the time of the writing of this article, there were six bids bring the price up to a reasonable $46 although the reserve has not been met yet. If you want this precious, precious Nintendo treasure for your very own, you have until July 25. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=281121&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[AP Interrupts Our Miyamoto Interview]]> More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=280811&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Miyamoto Interview Collection, Part 7]]>
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=278018&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[All The Miyamoto You Missed]]> Here's a handy cheat-sheet for viewing our six-part Miyamoto video interview. We covered everything from the death of E3 and his retirement, to the future of the Wii and DS. More »
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=277937&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Phantom Hourglass Kanji Function In Action]]>
Yesterday, we mentioned that The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass phonetic furigana characters were put above the kanji so younger players (and students of Japanese) would know how to read the dialogue. Shigeru Miyamoto said he was hoping to make the game more interactive for children and so that anyone could easily play. The above clip of the function in action was taken from an Nintendo conducted interview with Miyamoto. Such a simple, yet clean and clever function. Brian Ashcraft More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=273050&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Miyamoto Talks Nintendo's View On Network Play]]> The rap on Nintendo: Polished games, innovative hardware, internet hater. In a recent interview with Shigeru Miyamoto (guy's everywhere these days!), the Mario creator says not so! Nintendo is interested in providing a high quality online, networked experience. But, it's just not the way we want have come to expect. It's different. Miyamoto explains: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=249106&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Miyamoto's Insight: No Crappy Bench Warmers]]> Hey third party developers! Shigeru Miyamoto has some advice for ya: Don't put your crappy teams to work on Nintendo games. Put your best ones — he top of the litter, the cream of the crop. Heck, that's what Nintendo does, so you should too. Miyamoto offers this: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=248760&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[One-Handed Mario, Miis Coming To Twilight Princess?]]>
What's way funnier than creating Miis? Putting them in games! From a MTV interview at GDC with Shigeru Miyamoto: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=243981&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Clip: Mega64's GDC Mario Skit]]> Wednesday night at the Game Developer's Choice awards marked the closest I have ever come to peeing myself in public since I was five, and Mega64 is to blame. Shown as interstitials to give host Tim Schafer (who himself was hilarious) time to take his ritalin, the series of bits they showed ran from eh to pretty damn funny, and then this one showed up.
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=243483&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Clip: Game Jew Serenades Miyamoto]]> Game Jew edges into stalking territory at the Game Developers Conference, following Shigeru Miyamoto around GDC until he corners him outside his room at the Video Games Live concert and follows him down the hall singing. Miyamoto, two words: Restraining Order. Just kidding, anyone who sings about my balls is A-OK in my book. Brian Crecente More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=243467&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[RPGamer Staff Slain By Pointy-Haired Protagonist]]> Tragedy struck today, as the entire staff at RPGamer.com were hunted down and slain by a young man with an oversized sword, who witnesses have identified as "a spiky-haired amnesiac with a mysterious past." The suspect is said to be dressed in a colorful outfit with sleeves and pant legs of seemingly random length, accented by impractical bits of armor. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=229918&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[It's Official, Iwata's Impact Bigger Than Kutaragi's]]>
And not by that much, too! Famitsu has passed out its Japanese industry awards to individuals who had the biggest impact last year. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata came in first with 201 votes, followed by Sony's Ken Kutaragi with 181 votes. In next, Blue Dragon creator Hironobu Sakaguchi received 126 votes. Nintendo's resident genius Shigeru Miyamoto and Metal Gear mastermind Hideo Kojima rounded out the top five with 41 and 33 votes respectively. Sure, laugh at Kutaragi, but he is a force to be reckoned with in gaming. (A kooky, bat-shit insane one, but a force nonetheless!) Brian Ashcraft More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=225572&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Miiyamoto Revisited]]> A couple weeks ago I told you all about a Miyamoto mii painting that had been put up on eBay, mainly because for some inexplicable reason the auction included a picture of Crecente. I even put down a bid in order to get the auction started off right for the hopeful young artist. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=223022&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Pirated Miyamoto Painting on eBay]]>
eBayers obviously have no shame whatsoever. Chris E. sent us a link to his auction featuring hand-painted artwork of Nintendo's Miyamoto as a Mii. It's not Picasso, but it's not a bad rendition of Ninty's wonder boy at all. In fact, despite my misgivings, I put a bid down on it. Would look great in my computer room, AKA the only room in the house I am allowed to decorate. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=219753&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Miyamoto: "I Wanted Wii To Cost $100"]]>
The suits at Business Week sat down with chief fun-gineer Shigeru Miyamoto and designer Ken'ichiro Ashida to talk about how the Wii came to be. Contained within is some very interesting insight into the design process, the philosophy, and the alternate universe "Revolution" we could have been playing this holiday. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=215349&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Don't Beat the Pikmin Pinata]]>
Nothing says birthday fun like smashing papier-mache. So thought Kotaku reader JL who made this Pikmin pinata for his 8 year-old party. Says JL: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=198389&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[GameCube Games Remade for Wii?]]>
Yes, there might be Wii-makes. Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto gave a whooper of an interview to Japan's Nintendo Dream magazine. Miyamoto says: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=195969&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Depressing Marriage Outfits for Zelda]]>
If and when Zelda marries Link, it's good to know this Japanese clothing store has given the princess her own bridal collection. Though, while probably inspired by F. Scott Fitzgerald's batshit insane wife Zelda (whose name Miyamoto borrowed) and not the Nintendo game, these outfits don't exactly scream "marry me." Brian Ashcraft More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=195747&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Gaze at the Miyamoto Chibi-Robo Drawing! Do It!]]> While Wired's Chris Kohler was recently in Japan, "doin' his thang," he swung by game creator Skip—the good people that brought us the GameCube's wonderwork Chibi-Robo. While snooping around the office, looking for shit to steal, Kohler happened across this truly lovely Chibi-Robo drawing done by Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto. Cool find, indeed! Kohler then built his own Chibi-Robo shrine at his pad in San Fran. No, really. Brian Ashcraft More »
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