Miyamoto teases new Nintendo character

dz06lt · July 2nd, 2010, 12:20 AM

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Miyamoto teases new Nintendo character

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot
Posted Jul 1, 2010 12:25 pm PT

Mario creator tells investors the coming year could see his first original creation in nearly a decade, says next Pikmin needs to be finished soon.
Nintendo senior managing director Shigeru Miyamoto has created some of the biggest characters in gaming, including Mario, Donkey Kong, and Link. In a Q&A session at Nintendo's general shareholders meeting this week, the designer told investors he is looking to add at least one more name to his considerable resume.

According to a GameSpot translation of Nintendo's transcript of the event, Miyamoto was asked to share details on new projects. He replied that he hasn't had much time to slow down and think about new projects with 3DS development ramping up. However, he has found that deadlines sometimes cause new ideas to "glitter," so conditions might be right at the moment for something new.
"It's been nearly 10 years since the creation of Pikmin," Miyamoto said. "I think this coming year, it's about time a new character be created."
Speaking of Pikmin, Miyamoto also addressed a new installment in that series, something he first acknowledged working on at Nintendo's E3 2008 developer roundtable event. He said that development on the project is proceeding well, but he added he needs to finish it soon. At an E3 2010 roundtable, he reassured reporters it remains in the works.
Pikmin featured a diminutive alien stranded on earth, marshalling the forces of sentient plants to help him repair his spaceship. It was famously inspired by Miyamoto's gardening hobby at the time. Perhaps giving some clue as to his next effort, the developer said at the shareholder's meeting that his current hobby is swimming, and it has him very active working with youth in the community.

06nbarnhill · July 2nd, 2010, 01:46 AM

We will see.....I don't think they really need a new franchise.

Though it would be nice for them to develop a real RPG......as a huge RPG fan this gen has sucked ass.

rounds1 · July 2nd, 2010, 05:33 PM

They don't "need" a new character - because God knows they can just shove Mario into any scenario they want and it'll sell by the bucket - but it'd be nice for them to try something new with their 1st party franchises. We've been hearing about Mario and Link since the early 80s.

Nirvana09 · July 2nd, 2010, 06:01 PM

I bet the new character is Pikachu.

rounds1 · July 2nd, 2010, 06:35 PM

They should stick to Japanese tradition - and instead of making an Italian plummer or blonde-haired dude from Novascotia or wherever - they should go with a blue-haired person whose gender nobody is really sure of.

downphoenix · July 2nd, 2010, 11:51 PM

maybe Miyamoto will make a game where you play a Dolphin :P

MasterSword · July 3rd, 2010, 12:03 AM

They should have given the concept of Kirby's Epic Yarn to this new character, 'cause we all know that's not really a Kirby game. Kirby inhaled that new character and copied his game design.

2pro4show · July 3rd, 2010, 02:10 AM

well at least there is a Kirby game now

MasterSword · July 3rd, 2010, 11:12 AM

Kirby had to circumvent Nintendo's executives and cannibalize some other character to get a game on the Wii. I credit Kirby, not Nintendo.

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July 2nd, 2010, 01:46 AM	#2
06nbarnhill Blames the lag. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Logan Utah Posts: 5,133	We will see.....I don't think they really need a new franchise. Though it would be nice for them to develop a real RPG......as a huge RPG fan this gen has sucked ass.

July 2nd, 2010, 05:33 PM	#3
rounds1 Dying to buy a PS3 for Uncharted 2 but my pride says no. And I still love EA. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Stratford, CT Posts: 17,087	They don't "need" a new character - because God knows they can just shove Mario into any scenario they want and it'll sell by the bucket - but it'd be nice for them to try something new with their 1st party franchises. We've been hearing about Mario and Link since the early 80s.

July 2nd, 2010, 06:35 PM	#5
rounds1 Dying to buy a PS3 for Uncharted 2 but my pride says no. And I still love EA. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Stratford, CT Posts: 17,087	They should stick to Japanese tradition - and instead of making an Italian plummer or blonde-haired dude from Novascotia or wherever - they should go with a blue-haired person whose gender nobody is really sure of.