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Just about everybody in the gaming world respects this guy.
In a recent interview with CNN, Miyamoto has given us some insight on his thoughts on the Wii U, its current position in 2013, and where he believes it will go from here.
You can read more about the interview after the break.
Miyamoto first compared the Wii U to the Nintendo DS, another system people doubted at first because of the multiple screens:
There was a period when we first released the Nintendo DS that people would say there’s no way people can look at two screens at once.
I almost feel like, as people get more familiar with Wii U and these touchscreen interfaces, that there is going to come a point where they feel like ‘I can’t do everything I want to do if I don’t have a second screen’.
He feels the Wii U does a lot for the living room, as a device, as well. One core aspect of the Wii U is that it brings people together in the living room, and doesn’t disconnect people. Although I’m a fan of Sony, something that scared me during the Playstation 4 presentation was the fact that none of the people who were playing the Vita or Playstation 4 were together or making eye contact. Instead, those devices seems to marketed towards distance.
I feel a device like Wii U, with its ability to continue to offer new features and that network connection and the connection to the TV and the interface, really makes it feel that it’s more than just a game machine, but something that offers a lot of practical use and practical purpose in the living room.
I look at it as being a very useful device that can do many different things and therefore really seems to be the device that’s ideal to have in the living room.
Miyamoto also expressed his happiness on the MiiVerse, Nintendo’s real first attempt at a console social network:
We’re obviously still early on in it and just trying things out, but so far, it does feel like the community itself is doing a very good job of being a warm and welcoming place for people.
Finally, Miyamoto is happy, not for just Nintendo, but for gaming in general. It’s always nice to see when people love the industry and not just their company. Even fanboys of all companies have to agree that gaming is not just a company thing, it’s an art form.
The fact that we’ve reached an age where video games are being received the way they are just makes me very grateful. We’ve reached a stage where there’s no longer a question of when the boom’s going to end. It is simply: there are video games.
What do you think about the future of the Wii U and gaming in general?
View and comment on the full article at Wii U Blog
