Fez creator clarifies 3DS/DS comments; some Nintendo design aspects are “inelegant”
Fez creator Phil Fish seemed to throw a whole lot of negativity towards Nintendo on Twitter yesterday. Fish wrote that the company’s adoption of a dual screen design is a “gimmick”, as is the implementation of 3D. His tweets were highlighted by his desire to see Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on the PlayStation Vita since it supports two joysticks.
Fish’s initial comments resulted in a significant amount of backlash, but since then, his comments have been clarified.
The 3DS itself isn’t a gimmick, according to Fish. Rather, he feels that “some aspects of their designs are inelegant.” Fish is a big fan of Nintendo, though, and he personally does “like the DS and 3DS just fine in many, many ways.”
i guess i need to better express myself. because i like the DS and 3DS just fine in many, many ways.
— PHIL FISH (@PHIL_FISH) March 25, 2013
and i love nintendo in ways it probably doesn’t deserve. sucks to be painted as this massive hater for pointing out a few aspects i dislike.
— PHIL FISH (@PHIL_FISH) March 25, 2013
there’s no place for nuance here. it’s not even black and white. it’s black and blackest black.
— PHIL FISH (@PHIL_FISH) March 25, 2013
i own every iteration of the GBA, 3 DSes and one 3DS, i was going to get the XL too but that stupid circle pad wouldn’t fit on it.
— PHIL FISH (@PHIL_FISH) March 25, 2013
so clearly im a hater.
— PHIL FISH (@PHIL_FISH) March 25, 2013
i dont think that “DS AND 3DS ARE BULLSHIT!” i think some aspects of their designs are inelegant. doesn’t mean i dont like them.
— PHIL FISH (@PHIL_FISH) March 25, 2013
i’ll say something, and it will get RTed out of context. people who dont follow me, see it out of context, make up their minds on the spot.
— PHIL FISH (@PHIL_FISH) March 25, 2013
