EA’s Hilleman thanks Miyamoto for training younger gamers, but says he’s “falling down on the job” as Apple fulfills his role
Longtime EA executive Richard Hilleman shared some… interesting words involving Shigeru Miyamoto at D.I.C.E. Europe today.
Hilleman started out by thanking the legendary Nintendo designer for helping younger players learn about video games. However, he then stated that for the past five years, Miyamoto’s role “has been taken over by a dead guy from Cupertino.” That’s a strange reference to Steve Jobs, no doubt.
Hilleman’s quote in full:
“I thank Miyamoto for that, but he’s falling down on the job. And for the past five years that job has been taken over by a dead guy from Cupertino. We’ve asked for too much time, too much skill, and too much money, sometimes all at once. Customers today… are generally looking for a single fabric of play. They want their game where they want it, when they want it, and at a price they can defend to other people.”
