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Nintendo reaffirms that Mario and Pikmin will be presented at E3 for Wii U
Today, Shigeru Miyamoto told the Spanish newspaper El Mundo that a new Super Mario game for Wii U will be presented this year at E3, and that the new game will use both the television screen and the Wii U tablet. The news was also confirmed by a Nintendo spokesperson who stated that not only Mario, but also Pikmin, will be showcased at E3 this June.
Source: My Nintendo News
Miyamoto mentions retirement
Shigeru Miyamoto said today that Nintendo must prepare for his eventual and inevitable retirement. While Miyamoto has not stated when he plans to retire, he is still working on new games and has begun to pass on more responsibilities to those who work under him.
“In recent years I’ve been telling people within Nintendo [that] I’ll have to retire at some point. We must be prepared. That’s why I given more responsibility to younger colleagues.”
– Shigeru Miyamoto
Source: My Nintendo News
Wii Music could be coming to Wii U
Shigeru Miyamoto stated that he wants to take some of the more well-received ideas from Wii Music and use them to make a new game in the series for the Wii U. He said that he was disappointed in the reception that the first game received, but has not yet given up on the concept.
Source: My Nintendo News
I really do think it would be nice to have Miyamoto work on smaller projects in more of a designer role. He’s become such a big picture figure at Nintendo, producing so many different titles, that his ability to invest his all in a game is pretty limited. I hope that he gets to explore his creativity more directly in his last years at Nintendo.