28 July, 2008

Nintendo still working for the hardcore

In two different articles on Edge Online both Michael Pachter and legionary designer Shigeru Miyamoto say Nintendo will still support the hardcore. Pachter had this to say with his latest financial predictions:

"Some hardcore gamers were critical of Nintendo’s failure to announce new Mario and Zelda games at the show, but overall, we think that Nintendo focused upon building upon its formidable lead with the mass market, and do not consider the lack of major hardcore game announcements to be an abandonment of its core."


Miyamoto in a via Telegraph has stated this:

"Making these 'traditional' games is what I am best at, because games of that nature take upwards of two or three years to make, we always have to keep the teams working on those projects going. At any given time, the team could be five to ten people, or it could be fifty-plus. People are always switching in and out of those teams. They are all working on more Mario, Zelda and Pikmin projects. And they all work in close proximity to me, so I can keep a good eye on them."


Many people can care less what an analyst has to say but Miyamoto's words my do some damage control. There are still people who want such a game shown and by Nintendo. When will we see these games? Keep it here to find out!

[Sources:1,2]

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