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October 25, 2009 by The News Team
Filed Under: Wii, Nintendo in general
Miyamoto's Digital Contents Expo keynote didn't bring any new game information, as many were hoping. It did offer some insight into the world of Miyamoto, as far as his life's work goes.
- Wii's aim was to go back to the basics of gaming
- Zelda's original ideas of freedom for the player were met with opposition
- Kirby's first name was “Tinkle Popo”
- NoA and NoE hated the name 'Wii', for the obvious bathroom relationship
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Everytime I play Brawl with a Kirby mainer I'm so going to call him that when I smash him off the screen. xD
Fro~
Wish we had better translations than Google translator. :/
As a kid I needed some guidance and the game pretty much left you on your own... also I hated (still do) labyrinths and that was how the game felt to me back then.
I'm curious as to what were the opposing claims they gave Miyamoto.
According to this. '-'
Kirby's NOT AN ONLY CHILD.
@NeroSuferoth
Since RMC likes to completely change the things the site originally said:
"- Miyamoto said that both NoE and NoA hated the name Wii, because it sounded like a slang word for urine. But now many people feel familiar with the name."
Also, the way RMC phrases it, he makes it seem like he's saying Tinkle Popo is Kirby's first name, like, Tinkle Popo Kirby, when it just says "He was formerly called"
And also, Nintendo were the ones who didn't like the original idea of Zelda, saying it was because the player wouldn't know what to do.
yea, but do you know how important zeldas "do as you will" gameplay effected gaming?
it wouldnt be bold to say GTA took inspiration (GTA being credited with sandbox gaming) from zelda
its hard to figure out sometimes, but i really enjoy a game that doesnt simply drag you along, "left turn only" doesnt seem like you have any control over the game
No. RMC just likes to not quote things properly.
The actual thing said first name as in original name. He was originally 'Tinkle Popo' and is now 'Kirby'.
Was I the only one over here to read it as 'We' first-off?
@MoldyClay
Kirby and Tingle. Best brother siblings. Ever.
Anyway...
"- Wii's aim was to go back to the basics of gaming"
Does sorta feel that way with some games.
"- Zelda's original ideas of freedom for the player were met with opposition"
Zelda 1 does confuse me quite a bit, but the later games with the map screens make navigation more managable. Anyway, I do like how you can go anywhere in the games.
"- Kirby's first name was “Tinkle Popo”"
I wonder why...
"- NoA and NoE hated the name 'Wii', for the obvious bathroom relationship"
Considering the Internet's general reaction to the name change during the first week, I'd say it took everyone a while to get used to the name.
- Kirby's first name was “Tinkle Popo”
Huh.
So I was right.. they meant pee.
About Zelda, Obviously not too many people had my problem because of the subsequential success of the series but Nintendo was right in that some players wouldn't know what to do.
More especifically for me was: where to go?
@hcig
I know that Miyamoto has said before that giving the players freedom was important to him but I think that where he really accomplished it and where most games took inspiration was after Mario64
Hahaha.
I think the Wii as a whole has done a better job in going "back to basics" this year if that really is their intent. Games like Punch-Out!!, Boy and His Blob, New Super Mario Bros. Wii (presumably), even Muramasa harken back to the feel of the good old NES days.
That said, my beef with regard to the overall shoddy treatment of the Virtual Console still stands. It makes me die a little to see "VC games for Japan" revealed (which knowing what to expect beforehand would be nice), and then see Japan get 3-4 times the VC games we could ever hope to expect per month.
I didn't... I'm serious too. Never liked the sound of Re-vooo-luuu-tion.
He's right. It wasn't "Tinkle Popo". The name of the character was Popopo (like Dedede) until his name was changed to Kirby for unknown reasons.
Yeah, Revolution was a better name, but It would not fit the Wii. Taking a Gamecube and adding waggle is not a Revolution......
yeah.. youre right, adding motion controls havent revolutionized the way we look at games today.. its not like other consoles are following this trend because its been an important milestone in gaming.. not revolutionary in the least.
as to the name change... yeah, i didnt like it at first. but overtime i grew used to it and it makes sense considering the wii has been all about fun and wii sounds fun, but i hated nintendo for awhile because while talking to a customer at a store i worked at, before the wii came out, i said "i cant wait to play with my wii over thanksgiving" the moment i said it i mentally slapped my forehead and said "doh".. when i see him he still brings it up...
I agree, the original Zelda funnily enough never gets a mention when it clearly deserves it.
Open-world games may have existed before it (Elite), but it may as well have invented sandbox gaming as it is exactly like what we know today.
Nice cynicism there, buddy. I bet you got that line from a Youtube comments section.
Nobody recognizes a revolution until it's in hindsight, especially those espousing the ways of old. Whether or not Wii ends up being seen as an NES-esque turning point remains to be seen, but that;s certainly been Nintendo's hopes since the console's development began.
@NeroSuferoth
The original NES release of Zelda came with a partial map to help get players started (at least in North America). Unfortunately, such maps haven't been included in recent ports of the game. There's the internet nowadays of course, but if you want a really good Zelda experience I recommend taking some paper and making your own map as you go along. That allowed me to get over my reliance on in-game maps.
Actually, it was "Twinkle Popopo", with Kirby's name being the latter. But they were close.
What exactly is "the basics of gaming"?
And let me tell you, Wii is nowhere near the worst name out there : iSnack 2.0 - what a horrible name!!
with all the f** bathroom talk, why not just name him "tinkle poop" and be done with it. tinkle poop on the wii, now that's a game for the ages.
Fantastic idea!!!
I have no idea what you're talking about, sir.
now if you'll excuse me i need to go to the little men's room to take a snes
@BigLord
"What exactly is "the basics of gaming"?"
everything that brought people back to gaming after the gaming crash in the start of the 80s.
everything that basically made Nintendo a household name.
something to that effect i believe.
@Nin2000
"And let me tell you, Wii is nowhere near the worst name out there : iSnack 2.0 - what a horrible name!!"
to me the worst name out there was the N-Gage.
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