Post by Shelyuki on Jul 8, 2005 9:00:51 GMT -5
In a recent interview with Australia's Sydney Morning Herald, Nintendo producer Shigeru Miyamoto spoke on the videogame industry and the company's upcoming console, codenamed Revolution. While much of what he told the publication was a reiteration of what he said at the Electronics Entertainment Expo 2005 last May in Los Angeles, a few new tidbits were nevertheless revealed.
Miyamoto said that he believes that videogames today enable players to do things that they would never try in reality, which creates a virtual freedom.
Although realistic graphics have in recent years helped appeal games to a wider audience of players, the Nintendo figurehead believes that visuals represent only a piece of the software puzzle.
"I am not convinced realistic graphics alone make better games," he told the paper.
Nintendo showed the hardware shell of its forthcoming Revolution console at E3 2005, but the company did not pull back the curtain to reveal specific details about games in development for the system. Still, according to Miyamoto, the Big N is moving full steam ahead with the new machine.
"We're having a lot of small groups testing things, building software and hardware at the same time, so we're busy," he said.
Miyamoto restated plans to make Revolution a console that "everyone in the family" can enjoy. He once more downplayed the role of technology in the next-generation console, stating, "an extremely powerful machine doesn't equate to great game design."
The legendary game designer told the newspaper that Revolution's unique controller, which has not yet been revealed, will individualize the machine, and possibly open up new gameplay opportunities.
"Sitting in front of your monitor with a controller, there's really nowhere to go from that paradigm, all you can do is make it prettier and faster," he stated. "What Nintendo wants to do is to open up that road, create something that goes beyond."
Source: Sydney Morning Herald, June 30 Edition
-IGN.com
I'd love to see what's so special about the controller.
Miyamoto said that he believes that videogames today enable players to do things that they would never try in reality, which creates a virtual freedom.
Although realistic graphics have in recent years helped appeal games to a wider audience of players, the Nintendo figurehead believes that visuals represent only a piece of the software puzzle.
"I am not convinced realistic graphics alone make better games," he told the paper.
Nintendo showed the hardware shell of its forthcoming Revolution console at E3 2005, but the company did not pull back the curtain to reveal specific details about games in development for the system. Still, according to Miyamoto, the Big N is moving full steam ahead with the new machine.
"We're having a lot of small groups testing things, building software and hardware at the same time, so we're busy," he said.
Miyamoto restated plans to make Revolution a console that "everyone in the family" can enjoy. He once more downplayed the role of technology in the next-generation console, stating, "an extremely powerful machine doesn't equate to great game design."
The legendary game designer told the newspaper that Revolution's unique controller, which has not yet been revealed, will individualize the machine, and possibly open up new gameplay opportunities.
"Sitting in front of your monitor with a controller, there's really nowhere to go from that paradigm, all you can do is make it prettier and faster," he stated. "What Nintendo wants to do is to open up that road, create something that goes beyond."
Source: Sydney Morning Herald, June 30 Edition
-IGN.com
I'd love to see what's so special about the controller.
