The Mario creator also promises more core games, saying "those are the types of games that my career is based on."
GameDaily recently conducted an informative interview with famed game designer Shigeru Miyamoto at the Nite to Unite for Kids charity event. Miyamoto breached a number of topics, and gave his thoughts on user-generated content and Wii Music.
For years and years Miyamoto envisioned a video game that didn't require players to watch a television screen. This dream came to fruition with Wii Music, where participants can have fun by simply looking at one another during play. Miyamoto admits that some people have had difficulty classifying Wii Music because it lacks a clear cut objective. Miyamoto himself describes the game as "a music creation tool" that encourages players of all ages to express themselves.
However, Miyamoto worried about "the possibility that people will mistake [Wii Music] for being educational software or a way to teach music to children … neither of which is the case." In contrast, Miyamoto believes that music games have been successful because "music is one of those experiences that everyone can identify with and relate to."
In the future, Miyamoto believes that a greater number of games will utilize user-generated content. He pointed out that the Mii Channel and Wii Music are already giving gamers the opportunity to share the content that they've created. In development for the DSi is a piece of software that lets players create animations from their own sketches and photographs.
Since E3 2008, core gamers have worried that Nintendo is abandoning them. While Miyamoto expressed his desire to continue creating games to get broader audiences into the videogame experience, he also stated that a number of games for "loyal Nintendo fans" are in the works. "Those are the types of games that my career is based on," said Miyamoto, "and we're going to continue to make those types of games."