Exclusive: Miyamoto's duties slashed as 'big game focus' decided for famed producer
NOJ - 'Miyamoto to be working on significantly fewer games'
We have received word form highly placed sources within Nintendo of Japan that famed Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto has had his duties slashed, with the producer now working on a significantly smaller portfolio of titles.
"Miyamoto must concentrate on few games with more focus," a Nintendo source explained to our contact in Japan. "There are huge games that need his full attention, so the general overseeing of a broad range of products must be cut back," news that surely points to the absence of Mario 128 in any form for what is becoming an embarrassing amount of time.
"His responsibilities for overseeing the development of other titles will be passed to Eiji Aonuma and a team of other senior producers at Nintendo," the Nintendo official continued.
This shift in focus for Miyamoto - which seems to be no real secret internally at NOJ - is designed to see games in the Zelda, Pikmin and Mario series reach the marketplace, having been fully worked by Miyamoto to his fullest satisfaction, in a shorter timeframe.
It would also be possible to point towards the disappointed reaction to Mario Sunshine as a catalyst for this decision.
If we learn any more, we'll let you know.
"Miyamoto must concentrate on few games with more focus," a Nintendo source explained to our contact in Japan. "There are huge games that need his full attention, so the general overseeing of a broad range of products must be cut back," news that surely points to the absence of Mario 128 in any form for what is becoming an embarrassing amount of time.
"His responsibilities for overseeing the development of other titles will be passed to Eiji Aonuma and a team of other senior producers at Nintendo," the Nintendo official continued.
This shift in focus for Miyamoto - which seems to be no real secret internally at NOJ - is designed to see games in the Zelda, Pikmin and Mario series reach the marketplace, having been fully worked by Miyamoto to his fullest satisfaction, in a shorter timeframe.
It would also be possible to point towards the disappointed reaction to Mario Sunshine as a catalyst for this decision.
If we learn any more, we'll let you know.
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ray_tugley 8 Mar 2004 15:14
1/3
You write: "His responsibilities for overseeing the development of other titles will be passed to Eiji Aonuma and a team of other senior producers at Nintendo"
What other titles, apart from Pokemon, make money for Nintendo? Obviously Zelda, Pikmin and Mario will succeed with a more focussed inputfrom Miyamoto, but what are the other games in the pipeline that these 'lesser' producers have been given? What else is there?
What other titles, apart from Pokemon, make money for Nintendo? Obviously Zelda, Pikmin and Mario will succeed with a more focussed inputfrom Miyamoto, but what are the other games in the pipeline that these 'lesser' producers have been given? What else is there?
sue_raas 8 Mar 2004 15:19
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Ray Tugley wrote:
>You write: "His responsibilities for overseeing
>the development of other titles will be passed to
>Eiji Aonuma and a team of other senior producers
>at Nintendo"
>
>What other titles, apart from Pokemon, make money
>for Nintendo? Obviously Zelda, Pikmin and Mario
>will succeed with a more focussed inputfrom
>Miyamoto, but what are the other games in the
>pipeline that these 'lesser' producers have been
>given? What else is there?
Metriod 2, Animal Crossing 2. Read today's GameCube 2 piece before you ask such questioons
>You write: "His responsibilities for overseeing
>the development of other titles will be passed to
>Eiji Aonuma and a team of other senior producers
>at Nintendo"
>
>What other titles, apart from Pokemon, make money
>for Nintendo? Obviously Zelda, Pikmin and Mario
>will succeed with a more focussed inputfrom
>Miyamoto, but what are the other games in the
>pipeline that these 'lesser' producers have been
>given? What else is there?
Metriod 2, Animal Crossing 2. Read today's GameCube 2 piece before you ask such questioons
TigerUppercut 8 Mar 2004 16:16
3/3
This comes from Minegawa at NOJ.
On several recent press events, one of which was a NOE trip to see Crystal Chronicles, he has been openly talking about it, which is stupid really.
Perhaps he went crazy, as do seemingly all Japanese city workers, one he left the office...
Shin-Ku
On several recent press events, one of which was a NOE trip to see Crystal Chronicles, he has been openly talking about it, which is stupid really.
Perhaps he went crazy, as do seemingly all Japanese city workers, one he left the office...
Shin-Ku