Tag: Shigeru

An interview has been posted up over at Entertainment Weekly that features Shigeru Miyamoto. It has him talking about Skyward Sword, mainly some differences between the prototype and the finished designs difficulty levels, the 25th anniversary of Zelda and Mario, and other Nintendo stuff. Here’s a good tidbit of the interview: ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: I just completed Skyward Sword, which really makes good use of the Motion Plus controller. Can you talk a little bit about how existence of Motion Control…

We all know the name Shigeru Miyamoto and what he has done for Nintendo, video games in general, and even how he has affected all of our lives as well. He is undoubtedly the most influential person when it comes to video games and bringing in new ideas to the industry. So why would he consider retiring already? Well it seems that something he said was taken out of context. Miyamoto simple stated that he was preparing a younger generation…

Kotaku has a short article up that talks about how long Skyward Sword is. We’ve heard Shigeru Miyamoto say that Skyward Sword would have at least 50-100 hours of gameplay. So was he right? Apparently so, because the author of this article states he reached about nearly the same amount during his playthrough of Skyward Sword. But the length of a game is, to a developer, like the size of a fish is to a boastful fisherman. Was Miyamoto embellishing?…

Perhaps one of the most argued topics in Zelda timeline debates today is the Seal War, also at times referred to as the Imprisoning War. Theorists often question if what was once the story of the Seal War has become something different or altered today. Players first learned of the Seal War in A Link to the Past, but since, Nintendo has made multiple efforts in altering or changing the story. However, no title thus far has taken place during…

Whassup people? Got a slightly special mailbag for you this week! This one, except for two questions, is all about Zelda Wii! E3 is drawing near, so there’ll be a lot more to see when they reveal more on the game then, but for now I’ll try to talk about it as much as possible. The questions and their timestamps are: (00:06) – Did you like Chancellor Cole in Spirit Tracks? (00:34) – Do you like rolling in Zelda, and…

Hey hey hey you guys! Got Curiosity Shop #11 for you! Haha, sorry if you were expecting the question count to be bigger again. It’s only 11 this time. To be honest, I’m not entirely sure I’ll ever be able to pass 12. Maybe if I have a lot of tiny questions sometime! Here are the questions and their timestamps: (00:06) – What are your favorite and least favorite bosses? (01:39) – Is there anything you like about Twilight Princess?…

Got a new mailbag for you guys! Be sure to send your questions to xx5terrorlord@earthlink.net for next week’s mailbag! The questions and their timestamps are: (00:07) – Do you think the girl in the Zelda Wii art is the Master Sword? (02:01) – Do you want Zelda Wii to come out over the holidays or have more time to be worked on? (03:11) – Do you think Zelda Wii will have an old partner or a new one? (04:45) –…