The Legend of Mario

There’s been a lot of buzz going around about a Zelda game on Wii. Well, I want to colaborate all the facts we currently have, and discuss possible outcomes from the gaming guru, Shigeru Miyamoto.

In Famitsu (A Japanese weekly gaming magazine)’s 1000th issue, Mr. Miyamoto was interviewed. He was asked about the future of the hit Mario and Zelda franchises. His reply to that, was: “Don’t worry, more Mario, Zelda, and lots more surprises are on the way. I’m making ‘em all. (laugh)” 

 In the interview, there was plenty of talk about Wii, and how the controllers were influenced. Miyamoto: “We made it (The GameCube Controller) as a culmination of everything leading up to it, but it’s really underwhelmed. ‘This line of thinking doesn’t give us anything else to shoot for, does it?’ That’s how I felt. The GameCube controller is a product of us feeling that, without this or that, people wouldn’t be able to play the games we make. But then we realized that was a problem, that we were thinking based on that controller as the premise.” Miyamoto is merely verifying that the control scheme’s additions were what they focused on so largely, but instead they should have been focusing on simplicity and the intuitive aspects of the controller. The Wii Remote is obviously the work of this theory.

In another interview with 1-UP, Miyamoto says this:

“I think we’d gotten to a point where videogames were something that everyone could no longer enjoy. As a designer, I’m always focusing on what is fun — ideas that people can enjoy. For me, I’m trying to entertain as many people as I can, creating games that the widest number of people can enjoy. Of course, that being said, we do have the existing teams at Nintendo working on the kinds of products we’ve always made over the years. The Zelda team is forming again to work on new games! But to me, it’s about finding these new interactive experiences and bringing them to people.”

This is an obvious hint from the multi-talented game creator that a new Zelda is arriving! And with intuitive controls! (I can’t wait to swing my Wii Remote and slash Ganondorf with the Master Sword =D)

Also, Reggie Fils-Aime, (President of Nintendo of America) announced this: “There’s gonna be a big game for the holiday that the gamers will want. All I can tell you is what we announce during E3 is gonna be fantastic. The gamer is gonna be excited and the expanded audience is gonna be excited.”

He could possibly be reffering to the new Zelda gmae everyone’s been waiting for

On top of that, a rumor’s been spread about Retro Studios: “US development house, Retro Studios, better known as the guys behind the successful Metroid Prime trilogy, is currently working on a new Zelda title that could be announced as early as E3.”

Now, if we add the five facts together, we get a theory of  a new and improved control scheme to go along with a brand new Zelda title coming this Winter! =D We can only wait until E3!(E3 2008’s pending date is set for July 15th-17th) Anyone else have any theories on what the next Zelda will be like?

~Mario64Mario