"Far more interesting than the RPGs we see today": Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto preferred casual physics sandboxes to cutting-edge graphics even in 1996
In a 1996 interview, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto expressed a preference for simple physics-based games over graphically intensive RPGs, citing an old Macintosh game where players adjusted cannon launch angles. He felt that the focus on high production values and justifying price tags stifled creativity and the joy of player discovery, contrasting it with the more interactive potential he envisioned for games like Super Mario 64.
- Entities
- Person: Shigeru Miyamoto
- Topic: Video Game Industry
- Platform: Macintosh
- Game: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- Topic: Game Design
- Company: Nintendo
- Game: Super Mario 64
- Topic: Physics Sandbox
- Platform: Nintendo 64
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