CVG has gone live with a short interview with Shigeru Miyamoto. You can find comments below regarding work on HD games, Wii U’s slow start, and playing music.

Miyamoto on lessons he has learned working on his own debut HD projects such as Pikmin 3…

What I learned the most is that the HD visuals are really particularly suited to Pikmin 3, and I say that because I think the lesson I learned is that the high resolution graphics are really good at portraying lots of little details within the environment.

But also of course in completing those HD visuals it’s taken a lot of time, and what’s particularly important is that in that process of developing the games you really need to stay true to that core game design. Because if you don’t then it’s very easy for a game’s production values to overshadow what’s going on with the gameplay itself.

Of course at the same time if you don’t have that core game design locked down then the development keeps extending and extending as you try to polish the quality of the graphics along the way.

Reggie not ruling out future E3 conferences for Nintendo

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Nintendo decided against holding a press conference at this year’s E3. The move was unprecedented – the Big N had been hosting media briefings for many, many years.

Despite the lack of a big conference in 2013, Nintendo isn’t ruling out future ones for the future.

Speaking with Geoff Keighley in a GameTrailers interview, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said:

“No. All it means is that for this year, based on the fantastic lineup we have, we thought it was the right thing to do to get right to the games. Next year it’ll be based on what we have and the best way to merchandise all of our activity.”

A question for you: would you like to see Nintendo’s conferences return? Or do you prefer Nintendo Directs at E3 time?

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Miyamoto has a secret Twitter account

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Did you know that Shigeru Miyamoto has a Twitter account? It’s true!

Unfortunately, we can’t tell you what Miyamoto’s Twitter handle is, as it’s a secret. Miyamoto did, however, confirm to CVG that he uses Twitter to converse with friends.

“Every once in a while I post on Twitter via our official Nintendo Twitter account, but it’s scary (laughs). Maybe I’m not supposed to say this, but I do use Twitter myself to communicate directly with friends on occasion. But don’t look for me – you won’t find me!”

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Twitter and Facebook sharing now available in Miiverse web interface

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Miiverse now lets users share posts through various social channels, thanks to a new update. Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and Tumblr are all supported. The functionality is currently available through the web-based version of Miiverse, but hasn’t been added to Wii U.

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Video: Mario greets the press at E3 2013

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Miyamoto more worried about piracy than used games

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The topic of used games has come up often over the past few weeks. Whereas the Wii U and PlayStation 4 allow gamers to share titles with others or freely resell them, the Xbox One will be putting restrictions in place.

Because of how often used games has been popping up in the news as of late, CVG asked Shigeru Miyamoto about his stance on the functionality. But Miyamoto is more concerned with piracy than used games, as he explained to the site:

“For us it’s less about used games and it’s really more illegal copying of games that we’re really worried about. By creating the games that we create and selling those games, it enables us to then create new versions of those games. We’re more worried about piracy and we think used games are a whole other story. In fact, from our perspective you want to create a game that people will want to keep and keep playing for a long time. That’s the approach that we always take and that’s the best way to avoid used games.”

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Miyamoto on Wii U’s price, struggle to bring out software, Wii U Zelda news possible for this year, new IP, Iwata the best at managing Nintendo, more

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GamesIndustry published a new interview with Shigeru Miyamoto today. You can find his responses below.

Miyamoto on not holding a press conference at E3 this year…

Obviously we’ve been coming to E3 for many years now and one thing we always try to think of when we come to E3 is: how can we show what’s really unique about Nintendo? What you described about [the media being invited to play games] was really an effort to do something that was different and show what is truly unique about Nintendo through the games, because if all we’re doing is the exact same things the other companies are doing, you just all start to look the same and I really believe we have a lot of unique things to offer.

Video: Capcom at E3 2013

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E3 2013 Nintendo Direct: your thoughts

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After months of anticipation, Nintendo’s E3 2013 Nintendo Direct has come and gone. Now that the show is over, it’s time for you guys to sound off: did you like what Nintendo presented? Were you disappointed? Which game(s) are you looking forward to the most?

A few words from myself are below.