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Tamagotchi isn't as dead as you might believe. It's still breathing somewhat in Japan.
Yes, but is it anywhere near the craze it was back in the 90s? Not even close. It no longer exists as the thing you had to have if you wanted to appear cool and in the loop.
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You can't hide behind "it's my opinion" when you don't back it up.
But that's the thing: that ISN'T my opinion, and I've stated that several times already. MY opinion is that Miyamoto IS NOT past his prime but that his current position in Nintendo's hierarchy keeps him stifled. And I don't seem to be alone in my thinking that while his current games are definitely worthy of acclaim and continue to set industry standards, many of them lack that indescribable
magic that many of his earlier works had. This really isn't something your can back up with concrete facts, because it's all dependent on opinion, and I wanted to gauge what the general consensus was on this board. Some people feel that Miyamoto is past his prime because it just doesn't get any better than his earlier work. I, however, feel that, if given the right circumstances, Miyamoto could definitely recreate that magic that thrived in his earlier titles.
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And yeah while it may be a question, think if I posted this: "Is Pittbboi a Flaming Homosexual? Discuss."
Well, if this was a forum where a question of that nature would be relevant to the forum's theme, I don't see what the problem would be. But as it stands now, in this discussion, it's nothing more than an underhanded jab to the gut.
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You even started the thread with: "Ok, before we get into it I would just like to say that I am NOT trying to incite a flame war here." You rationalized it before you even started.
Because even you must realize that anything that can possibly be perceived as anti-Nintendo will immediately put fanboys in Attack Mode. And that was something I wanted to avoid in favor of what, I thought, could be interesting discussion.
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BUT we won't know where his prime IS until he quits. Not only have you cast summary judgment on his work from 1998-present, with your assumption that his prime was before that, you have cast summary judgment on all of his future works as well, which if you think about it, is very disrespectful.
Because never before has someone cast "summary judgment" on anyone's work until they were done with it. The world wouldn't have much to talk about if we waited until every creator died or quit until we discussed the significance of their creations. It gets done with everyone--painters, writers, architects, musicians, and even game designers. The works of Miyamoto are especially susceptible to this because it can be argued that the nature of his work
now is a lot different than the nature of his work
then. He's in two completely different places within the company. Deguello, welcome to the water cooler.
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Do you KNOW that there will be no Pikmin 3?
Well, if you keep going in this frame of mind what's the point of ANY discussion of opinions, rumors or the like? You'd have to close more than half the threads created on this board. I don't KNOW there won't be a Pikmin 3 (I personally would like there be), but as it stands now it doesn't seem like there's going to be. Miyamoto could actually be a few years away from creating the greatest, most esteemed game of his career; or that game could have come out years
ago. Nobody really knows, but does that stop discussion? speculation? I don't think so.
I get the feeling that you, and a few other people, are being a little defensive because you think that, somewhere in all of this, I was blindly attacking Miyamoto and calling his recent games crap. That really wasn't my intention.
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BTW what is this thread ABOUT anymore?
Kairon answered that question a lot better than I could.
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BTW, no way is Nintendo holding Miyamoto back. You think any other company would have let Miyamoto make a game about dogs?
Well, considering that Miyamoto is their most esteemed game developer/director right now, I'm inclined to believe that he was met with little, if any, opposition.
Topic: Is Miyamoto Past His Prime? (Read 30000 times)
