Miyamoto enjoys Angry Birds, wishes he had come up with the idea
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
When Shigeru Miyamoto isn’t working on legendary Nintendo franchises like Mario and Zelda, he’s able to find some time to play the ultra-popular Rovio game, Angry Birds.
In a new interview, Miyamoto admitted that Angry Birds is one of the few titles he’s enjoyed on his smartphone. Miyamoto went as far as to say that he wish he’d created the idea.
He said:
“There aren’t many games that I’ve played recently that have been truly convincing to me. But that said, I have very much enjoyed Angry Birds, especially the way in which it combines traditional and new game elements in exciting ways. Angry Birds is a very simple idea but it’s one of those games that I immediately appreciated when I first started playing, before wishing that I had been the one to come up with the idea first.
“I mean, obviously I want to be the one creating the most convincing, surprising game ideas.”
Miyamoto went on to discuss the ways in which Angry Birds impressed him. He praised the controls, but noted how they “would have been even better” had “the developer had created the game for Nintendo DS”.
“In particular the control scheme is excellent. When you analyze it, the controls are actually quite fuzzy in terms of the way that it works. It takes a little while to get used to the controls, I think, but once you’ve mastered them, you have a lot of precision. To make it the interface and controls work that well and intuitively… well, I think a lot of work went into getting that right.
“Obviously, if the developer had created the game for Nintendo DS the controls would have been even better, but what can you do?”
Nintendo Download (4/12, North America)
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This might go down in history as one of the worst Nintendo Download weeks. Nothing for the Wii Shop Channel, and just one DSiWare and eShop game…
This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:
Nintendo eShop
Ketzal’s Corridors – The evil god Koruptal has brought chaos and destruction to the spirit world, and it’s up to you to put things right. Use speed, skill and lightning-fast reflexes in this engaging, action-packed puzzle game. (For Nintendo 3DS)Nintendo Video
“Underneath the Sycamore” by Death Cab For Cutie (available April 14 at 9 a.m. PT) – With an old-time comic book feel, this unique 3D music video is set to an incredible song and follows a tragic investigation. (For Nintendo 3DS)
What’s new in Pokemon Black/White 2? Where do the games take place? Who are the gym leaders?
The details below should be able to answer some of these questions for you, and hopefully more!
– Takes place in Unova
– Events begin two years after Black/White
– Unova is partially frozen
– 300 Pokemon in Unova
– New areas such as Hiougi City
– Game begins in Hiougi City
– Gym leader Homika (will be in the animate) focuses on Poison
– Gym leader Shizui focuses on Water
– Spiky-hair trainer is the rival
– New researcher, Akuroma, who researches Pokémon Strength
– Hiougi City contains a Pokémon Centre and a Trainer School
– Shops, underwater tunnels with clear glass (mantines flowing overhead), building with blue and red statues
– Black Kyurem has the Freeze Shock move at its disposal
– White Kyurem has the Ice Burn move at its disposal
– New/old Pokemon in the Unova Pokedex
– Psyduck is #26, Riolu is #33, Metagross is #254 in the Pokedex
First Pokemon Black/White 2 scans
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The first scans of Pokemon Black/White 2 have leaked out of the latest CoroCoro. You can find the first images of the game in the gallery above.
Pokemon Black/White 2 footage is expected to be shown on the upcoming episode of Pokemon Smash, which will air in Japan this Sunday.
Media Create software sales (4/2 – 4/8)
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01./00. [PSP] 2nd Super Robot Wars Z: Saisei-hen
02./01. [3DS] Kingdom Hearts 3D -Dream Drop Distance- #
03./03. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2012
04./02. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2012
05./04. [3DS] Kid Icarus: Uprising
06./07. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land #
07./05. [NDS] Pokemon Conquest
08./08. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3G #
09./09. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
10./12. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
11./06. [PSP] Black Panther 2: Yakuza Ashura Chapter
12./00. [360] Kinect Star Wars #
13./13. [PS3] Devil May Cry HD Collection
14./17. [3DS] Harvest Moon: The Land of Origin
15./00. [PS3] Mahjong Dream C Club
16./20. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Wii Remote Plus #
17./14. [3DS] Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai #
18./30. [WII] Mario Kart Wii
19./24. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (PSP the Best)
20./27. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends
Media Create hardware sales (4/2 – 4/8)
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3DS – 72,115
PS3 – 19,370
PSP – 14,804
Vita – 8,931
Wii – 7,099
Xbox 360 – 3,764
PS2 – 1,355
DSi LL – 793
DSi – 743
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS – 121,921
PS3 – 23,771
PSP – 18,356
Vita – 12,105
Wii – 9,292
PS2 – 1,374
Xbox 360 – 1,317
DSi LL – 941
DSi – 771
Famitsu software sales (4/2 – 4/8)
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01. [PSP] Dai-2-Ji Super Robot Taisen Z Saiseihen
02. [3DS] Kingdom Hearts 3D
03. [3DS] Kid Icarus: Uprising
04. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2012
05. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2012
06. [3DS] Monster Hunter Tri G
07. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land
08. [NDS] Pokemon Conquest
09. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
10. [PSP] Yakuza Black Panther 2
Famitsu review scores (4/10/12) – First Fire Emblem: Awakening score
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Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS) – 9/9/9/9
Lumines: Electronic Symphony (PSV) – 8/8/7/9
Cho~ricchi! Tamagotchi no Puchi Puchi Omisecchi (3DS) – 8/7/8/8
Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster (360) – 8/8/7/8
Code of Princess (3DS) – 8/8/7/7
Lord of the Rings: War in the North (PS3/360) – 8/7/7/7
Nano Assault (3DS) – 7/7/6/8
Detective Conan: Prelude from the Past (DS/PSP) – 7/7/6/6
Seinarukana: The Spirit of Eternity Sword 2 Oriharukon no Nanomotoni (PSP) – 6/7/6/6
Pokemon Conquest coming to PAL region
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All you PAL gamers worried that we wouldn’t be seeing Tecmo Koei’s strategy spinoff of the Pokemon series can rest assured. We now have information from Australia’s Office of Film and Literature Classification (they cover games too!) that suggests that the DS game will be released in Australia, with other PAL regions hopefully following suit.
Nintendo Download (4/12, Europe)
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3DS VC
The Legend of Zelda – £4.50
DSiWare
Crystal Caverns of Amon-Ra – £4.50 / 500 points
I Must Run! – £1.80 / 200 points
Wii VC
Super Street Fighter 2: The New Challengers – 800 points
Source: Nintendo PR
