Nintendo’s Miyamoto Tricked Developers in Wii Sports Resort
Shigeru Miyamoto - Creator of Wii Sports Resort
All’s not fun and games over at Nintendo, according to an account, courtesy of GoNintendo. Supposedly, the redone version of golf in Wii Sports Resort didn’t even exist until after E3 2008! It all came from an interview, and you can read the exchange inside, as well as one where Miyamoto is a little harsh on his employees:
Iwata: By the way, why did you decide to include golf in Wii Sports Resort?
Shimamura: Well, after Miyamoto-san got back from E3 in 2008…
Miyamoto: Really? Is that right?
All: (laughter)
Shimamura: Right after getting back to Japan, he suddenly said: “You know we’re including golf now.” Apparently he’d stated in an interview that this time round golf shots would be determined by the backswing, even though at that time a golf game didn’t exist in any shape or form! (laughs)
Iwata: It’s a trick he often uses! (laughs)
Miyamoto: That’s right. I block off the escape route.
Iwata: I’m not quite as bad as Miyamoto-san, but I have been known to use the same trick on occasion.
AND the exchange where harsh language was used is here:
Iwata: Okay, while taking that into account, could you tell me what the harshest thing was that Miyamoto-san said to you?
Shimamura: The harshest thing was…
Iwata: Given that he makes no allowances for planners…
Shimamura:
It came as quite a shock when he said “Make another mode!” He would also constantly tell us things like: “You can’t do this!” He’d say things like: “If you carry on like this, we’re never going to get this finished!” He would always be kind enough to give us this kind of “advice”.
All: (laughter)
Iwata: I see – “advice”. (laughs) How about you, Yamashita-san?
Yamashita: I worked on a cycling race about which Miyamoto-san said: “This is incredibly dull!”
Iwata: He doesn’t pull any punches, does he? (laughs)
Yamashita:
He said: “What’s fun about this?” I had no choice but to respond by saying “Ah, okay. I see…” but actually it was really harsh.
Iwata: Calling something “incredibly dull” is indeed harsh. There’s nothing positive you can take away from that.
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