That's all well and good Mr Miyamoto, but Nintendo can't always be right, and they should be concerned if the gaming public don't bite their view with good sales.

We were once told Virtual Boy was so and so too, and look what happened to that. Change is a good thing but not always for the better.

The man obviously know more about gaming than all of Spong and the rest of us combined. From the previews i read of SMG, none was complaining that the difficulty was over-easy. Look at Nintendogs, what a "dumb" game right? The guy is usually spot on. Also, personally, some levels in SMS were too hard for my liking. I don't consider myself a casual gamer, but nearing my 30's, i don't have nearly enough time to spend on games. And amazingly, he wasn't involved in creating SMS.

I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. I also thought Miyamoto's group wasn't responsible for the Virtual Boy, but Yokoi's group. I could be wrong here.

Nintendo can't always be right, but Miyamoto usually is :-)

if you sy dificulty cant be a deciding factor of fun in a game you must never have heard of devil may cry 3. that game is ridiculously difficult and brilliant as a result. the skills you have to hone for the game make it one of the best games i have ever played. sure casual is fun but you cant play a casual game for a few hours and become enthralled in a deep story. dancing arround with a modified tv remote is fun but its not real gameing

Miyamoto is essentially saying what everyone else has been saying for years: that "core" gamers just need to get a life. Maturing gamers recognize that gaming is a pastime, not a lifestyle.