Post by: Gamefreak on May 24, 2003, 12:58:03 PM
Or if you are lazy...
Interview with Shigeru Miyamoto
Interview with Hideo Kojima
Interview with Will Wright
EDIT: I forgot this one: Interview with Miyamoto, Dyack, and Kojima
Miyamoto has looked at GTA, and he thinks the overall concept, especially the freedom you have in the city, is very well done. He thinks that it is selling well because of the gameplay, and not the graphics. In fact, he seems happy that a game with not so great graphics, as he puts it (and I agree), is selling so well in a time where everyone seems to care about what is supposedly cutting edge. When asked about moral issues of GTA, he says that people shouldn't make games just to piss off people like parents, but at the same time games like GTA shouldn't be considered bad just because a few people don't like it. When asked about him working on adult-oriented games, he says he is interested in working with other people on adult games (like he did with Eternal Darkness and is doing with MGS: The Twin Snakes), but at the same time there is still a lot of things that can be done in the for all ages department.
Moving on to Kojima, it turns out his favorite system is not the PS2, GCN, or Xbox, but actually the GBA. He especially likes the fact that when you make GBA games, the development team is small and like a family. When asked about Miyamoto, he says that he respects him more than anyone and is not quite sure if he deserves to be able to work with him in MGS: The Twin Snakes.
Will Wright seems to know Miyamoto a good bit more than anyone would think. He spent a week with him in Japan when they first met, and his 16 year old anime-lovin' daughter went to Kyoto and went sightseeing and bike-riding with Miyamoto's son and daughter (17 and 24). Wright and his daughter have also been playing Wind Waker lately. There's also a few tidbits about the new GBA Sims...
Post by: PIAC on May 24, 2003, 02:40:42 PM
makes me wish that all the top game designers could work togeather on a super be all end all game of some description, ohwell
Post by: Gamefreak on May 24, 2003, 04:51:15 PM
Remember Chrono Trigger was created by the "dream team". But hey, it was probably the best RPG ever...
Post by: mouse_clicker on May 24, 2003, 04:53:58 PM
I completely agree with Miyamoto's opinion on GTA, though, and I think it'll come as a shock to fanboys who think he'd hate it.
I kinda disagree that it sells because of the gameplay, though- no doubt it's an extremely fun game to play, a real gem in the business, but I think it sells mainly because of the content. People want to seem like they're breaking rules, to be rebelious, and what better way to do just that than buy a game like GTA. Good thing the game's really good, anyway.
Post by: Gamefreak on May 24, 2003, 05:21:25 PM
Post by: mouse_clicker on May 24, 2003, 05:29:22 PM
Hmm... I could've sworn there was an NES release of SimCity, but I could be wrong. In any case, it's there because Miyamoto really liked it.
Post by: Gamefreak on May 24, 2003, 05:37:26 PM
Anyway, I missed another interview, it is a with Mr. Dyack, Mr. Miyamoto, and Mr. Kojima. I will update the original topic with it. In it Miyamoto says that the reason he couldn't show Mario (and other games) at E3 was because they were focusing on connectivity titles. But he said don't worry, EAD is hard at work on traditional games, including new Mario and Donkey Kong games...
Post by: Grey Ninja on May 24, 2003, 05:39:08 PM
BMX XXX didn't sell because the gameplay was matched by better games, such as Dave Mirra's BMX 2, or THPS, and the titties didn't look good.
DOA Xtreme Beach Volleyball sold because the titties looked good.
Post by: Gamefreak on May 24, 2003, 05:44:12 PM
But the only reason it sold in the first place was because it was a great game. If it had the same concept but was just plain crappy, it wouldn't have sold well.
As for DOAX, the reason that is selling at all is because it is made and marketed for the sex-deprived high school/college boy-pervert. It's like Baywatch or something. GTA on the other hand, isn't marketed as that sort of product, it's the same type of game as GTA has always been, except in 3D. DMA/Rockstar North didn't make GTA for porn-watching kids, unlike what Tecmo did with DOAX...
Post by: Grey Ninja on May 24, 2003, 05:48:42 PM
Post by: Gamefreak on May 24, 2003, 05:58:17 PM
Post by: Grey Ninja on May 24, 2003, 06:04:10 PM
GTA3 was vastly superior as it was in 3D, and still worked.
Post by: Gamefreak on May 24, 2003, 06:05:45 PM
Post by: Grey Ninja on May 24, 2003, 06:07:16 PM
It took 3 games for it to become "cool".
Post by: Termin8Anakin on May 24, 2003, 07:33:20 PM
Seriously, when I was in school last year, I go on the bus every day and all I hear are the kids talking about how cool GTA3 is because you can kill so many people, steal so many cars and do so much other illiegal stuff. Not that it's bad cause games after all provide something for us to do that we couldn't do in real life, but what I'm getting at is that the kids, if they can't burn the game, will onyl say that it's an innovative game, and there's so much freedom to do stuff so that they can get their parents to buy it for them.
Of course, not all kids have to do this, as some parents will buy their kids anything just to keep them happy.
Post by: ThePerm on May 24, 2003, 11:47:01 PM
Post by: VideoGamerX on May 25, 2003, 05:57:08 AM
The first thing I want to attend to is Gamefreak's comment about SimCity not being on the NES. Surely you know that Mouse_Clicker meant the Super Nintendo. SimCity was best on the Super Nintendo and anyone who played it probably loved that game (especially if you were a sim freak way back when sims were still being born). It was jam packed full of Nintendo-isms. The game had a very heavy Nintendo theme to it on the Super Nintendo (including the Mario statue that warded off raids of the King Koopa monster that would rise up in Godzilla-esque fashion). SimCity continued to appear on gaming consoles until SimCity 3000, I believe. With the rise of computer gaming and the ease and creative freedom of the PC, simulation games lost their strong point on consoles and weren't as marketable (my reasoning as to why we don't see many Sim games on consoles).
Maybe it's just me, but this one quote from Shigeru really stood out and has me thinking about the direction of the Mario series:
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One thing that has hurt the Mario games ... Taking them into 3D, while it has expanded the worlds, has shrunk the user base. By going into 3D the games have become more complicated. Before that, the Mario games were the type of thing that anybody could pick up and play very easily. By going into the 3D world, we have limited who that game is accessible to.
Anyone else think this might be a hint of Mario returning to side-scrolling action? I mean, obviously, the technology has been refined enough that side-scrolling games could make a big return, especially 3D side-scrollers like what we saw in the Adventure mode of Smash Brothers: Melee. If I could have an interview with Miyamoto, I'd specifically like to ask him what his thoughts are on that type of game.
Personally, I think it was designed around the Super Mario Brothers platforming concept. Look how well the Mushroom Kingdom stage turned out with deep beautiful backgrounds that show off the 3D technology well. The side-scrolling gameplay was perfect in my opinion and made the Adventure mode one of my favorite parts of the game.
Post by: Oldskool on May 25, 2003, 06:06:01 AM
That feels odd coming from Miyamoto. But at least he is sticking up for the ISDA's cause, who are trying to defend videogames from Parents, stupid Republican-backed groups, and Joe Lieberman!!!
Post by: Gamefreak on May 25, 2003, 07:13:25 AM
But he's safe over in Japan, where there aren't any crazy Senators running around in support of genrecide. OK, that was bad...
Post by: KirbySStar on May 25, 2003, 07:30:18 AM
Post by: Hostile Creation on May 25, 2003, 07:59:47 AM
Post by: Mario on May 25, 2003, 09:08:15 AM
Sorry fanboys but you have to admit, GTA3 is a pretty damn good game.
Post by: Gamefreak on May 25, 2003, 10:27:27 AM
Post by: ShockingAlberto on May 25, 2003, 10:37:38 AM
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Originally posted by: KirbySStar
Uh hello! Joe Lieberman is a Democrat. What's this Republican crap?
That's why he said "and Joe Lieberman". Plus, Lieberman is an exception. Most democrats are not for censorship. Most Republican leaders are. It's simply the way the platforms are drawn. I'm completely against video game censorship, anyway. That's what ratings are for!
"Joe Lieberman...for people who want to vote for Bush, but don't think he's Jewish enough," - John Stewart
-- ShockingAlberto
Post by: Syl on May 25, 2003, 04:17:32 PM
Im not that surprised that he enjoyed/played GTA III, he DOES have 2 children, ones 17, ones 24. They most likely have the system to begin with. I wouldn't be surprised at all if miyamoto owns a playstation and xbox, he seems to critique games that he play's, thats probably why he wanted to hook up with Hideo about MGS so much. Miyamoto knows a good game when he plays one.
I remember Simcity for SNES, good game, lol. it did have a heavy nintendo influence, i actually believe it was published by nintendo and not Maxim.
Miyamoto seems to enjoy collaborating with game devolopers he "deems worthy" i guess would be the word.. And ive yet to see this backfire.
(Chrono trigger's team was Square, Enix and DBZ artist, right. Its seriously one of the best RPG's of all time. And i love my copy of it for SNES. -I also just picked up "Secret of Mana" for snes yesterday, it seems to be very similar.)
Post by: Termin8Anakin on May 25, 2003, 06:40:45 PM
"He wants to work with me!! Ahhhh! That is soooo coooool!" *drops dead*
