Shigeru Miyamoto Archive

In a recent interview with Gamespot, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto discussed the upcoming Pikmin sequel and why it’s taking so long to reach our eager sweating palms. Miyamoto explains that with Pikmin 3 they will be recognising the series’ roots and delving into why the games are so good. In the case of Pikmin 3, we’ve […]

We’ve known for some time that the Wii U Gamepad would possess near field communication technology (NFC) but now that the console has released it is a feature that rarely gets discussed. For those of you who don’t know, NFC is the technology used in the game Skylanders to transport figurines into the game. The upcoming […]

It was revealed at E3 that there would be new Pikmin types in Pikmin 3, however, only the new rock pikmin were elaborated upon. If you check the first few seconds of the trailer for Pikmin 3, you will see what appears to be pink, flying pikmin. These were not spoken of at all in […]

Pikmin 3 has been unveiled! We have new Pikmin, such as the rock Pikmin, more realistic effects, such as Pikmin finding natural things to build bridges with, and a beautiful HD display. You can play on the nun-chuck and Wiimote or simply by using the Wii U controller. We have the ability to use four […]

My days aren’t complete until I hear more of Miyamoto’s excruciatingly interesting hints that a new Nintendo franchise is on its way. Two years ago he announced that he was working on a new character and only this month he hinted that he was working on small but important projects for the Wii U. Now, in an […]

In an interview with Edge magazine, Shigeru Miyamoto shared his thoughts on the future of F-Zero. His words seemed to dispel any possibility of another entry in the popular racing  series  for this generation of consoles, but Miyamoto’s words seem to hint that a Wii U version may be a more likely possibility. with Wii […]

News for Pikmin 3 on the Wii U has been released by Miyamoto, via Kotaku’s press contact at Nintendo: In a recent interview, Mr. Miyamoto confirmed that a new Pikmin game will be shown at the E3 Expo in June. He believes that anyone who has played Pikmin games in the past will enjoy playing. This confirmation is […]

A recent interview with Miyamoto sheds some light on near-future projects for the Wii U, who believes that the new features of the device are not “readily replicated by another device ” which means Nintendo is expected to have the upper leg on the competition in this generation of gaming. It is also rumored and highly expected Nintendo […]

Pikmin 3 is one of the most anticipated games coming to the Wii U. We haven’t got that much information on the game beyond that it started life as a Wii title; but while speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Shigeru Miyamoto has said that he is enjoying working on it: Originally, I was making Pikmin 3 […]

At Nintendo’s last investor relations meeting, Miyamoto pointed out that the Wii U isn’t “just about better graphics,” which should hopefully be quite clear considering the console’s true strength lies in its versatile controller. But that doesn’t mean graphics don’t carry any weight for him – in fact, Miyamoto expressed that visuals will be very […]