Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has declared that Nintendo has used up all the ideas it had for the Wii when it was first envisioned, and that Wii Music represents the last fresh idea on the Wii's menu.
"Wii Music completes what Miyamoto wrote in his proposal when he came up with the idea for the Wii," Iwata told the Wall Street Journal. "He was saying that he needs to think up more ideas now."
"Most of the ideas for accessories that we had initially come up with are out now. We might think up some more, and we might make them if we do, but we don't have any plans to release a whole lot more."
I said last year that beyond Mario Galaxy and Super Smash Brothers Brawl that there didn't seem to be a lot more in Nintendo's bag of goodies. Wii Music was announced a year ago, and now that it's out, it seems to be at the vanguard of a very shallow 2008 release schedule. At least we know that the Mario and Zelda teams are at work, and that Pikmin 3 is on the horizon, though you'd hardly call those signs of originality. Hopefully Miyamoto's creative well hasn't run too dry, but Wii Music makes me fear for his brain sometimes.
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5:01 AM on 08.04.2008
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Kettle: "Shut up, I'm nothing like you."
Note to self: Do not write stories when you just woke up.
Besides that I'd say that he is pretty much right. There hasn't been a whole lot of news about new innovative projects from Nintendo. But the again who is he to talk, as Jim already pointed out.
Cos I would really like a new, tough Zelda, that does something different, ala Majora's Mask.
The accessories thing is what gets me. I'm just trying to figure out what other doohickey they can slap on the wiimote will be. I think they're a bit tapped on accessory ideas now. They already have the hands and feet covered with wiimotes and balance boards.
Don't ask me why I feel that way
Whether you're a fan of the Wii or not, it's a really important console for the industry. The Wii is reaching out to entirely new demographics and helping the industry grow like nothing before. Is it for the "core gamer," probably not. But, the core gamers still have options in the 360 and PS3. The more new gamers the Wii brings into the fold, the more "core gamers" there will be in the future.
While the Wii may not have a ton of games that appeal to the readers of this site, I'm still really happy with my purchase. It's nice to take a break from the 360 and play some simple, fun games on the Wii. There's a certain feeling of relaxing nostalgia that I get with many Wii titles that really puts me at ease.
I think that after that comes out, my Wii will become the Animal Crossing Box.
Now is your time to strike. Especially you, THQ. You guys better market 'de Blob' and 'Deadly Creatures.'
Sincerely,
G
Nintendo needs to stop for a moment and think about not what rocks to throw in the new ocean, but what rocks they already have on land. Refine those rocks and you'll get shiny ones. Then throw those shiny rocks into the new ocean.
In other words Kid f***ing Icarus already.
Then make Wii Sports: Kid Icarus: Angel land sports.
Instant win for everybody.
Nintendo should really start digging the gaming blog and forum/fan sites for ideas already. Gold all over the place.
Better games in the Virtual Console
New Versions of Kid Icarus, Shadowgate (imagine that one with the wiimote?) , Boy and His Blob I could go on and on.