Taking advantage of the launch of Super Mario Bros. – The Movie, Shigeru Miyamoto reveals which character will not return to mobile and will not be in violent games
From time to time history repeats itself: a brave plumber must do everything he can to save a princess in danger, and millions of people cut short their lives to participate in the adventure. The difference is that now this will not happen in one game, but in the long-awaited one Super Mario Bros. – The Film.
About to hit theaters, this new investment from Nintendo in the seventh art seems anything but revolutionary, but much better than that movie train wreck released in 1993 and starring Dennis Hopper, Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo — on which we agree, it wouldn’t be too hard to achieve.
What we also expected was that the spotlight was on the creator of one of the best-known brands in the field of video games, Shigeru Miyamoto. Interviewing the game designer is certainly on the agenda of many communication vehicles and one that has already managed to do so is the Variety site.
Because it was during the conversation he had with Ethan Shanfeld and Brent Lang that the legendary developer revealed where the character could go in the future when it comes to new games. And that means away from mobile devices.
“First of all, Nintendo’s core strategy is an integrated hardware and software gaming experience,” Miyamoto explained. “The intuitiveness of the control is part of the gaming experience. When we explored making Mario games for mobile phones, which are more common generic devices, it was difficult to determine what the games should be like. That’s why I interpreted the role of director. at the Super Mario runto be able to translate the Nintendo hardware experience into these smart devices.”
However, even with the game designer admitting that Nintendo’s bet on mobile devices has allowed a new audience to connect with the franchise Mario Bros. and even broadened the experience, “mobile apps won’t be the main avenue for Mario games.”
And staying in this market must have been very attractive, especially for shareholders. This is because until June 2022 the Super Mario run managed to earn US $87 million and when we look at the other title created for mobile devices and starring the character, the Mario Kart Tour, performed even better, putting $282 million into Nintendo’s coffers. Even with turnovers much lower than those recorded since Fire emblem heroes and its more than $1 billion is not an amount to be taken lightly.
But this measure is not surprising. Both Nintendo and Miyamoto have always strived for the best and most enjoyable gameplay possible and if they both believe that mobile devices aren’t ideal for that, they shouldn’t be producing more for them. The Japanese have even gone so far as to say that when they are starting to develop a new one Mario Bros.“they define what the gameplay will be, what the method will be, and then they define which devices they will follow.”
Also during the interview, one point Shigeru Miyamoto wanted to address was violence in games. While it’s usually associated with more playful titles and some people believe it’s against violent games, that’s not quite what it stands for.
“I want to clarify that I’m not against shooting games and violent games,” said Mario’s dad, or rather mom, as she calls herself. “There are many ways people can entertain, but I think my mission is to find other ways to make a game interesting and fun. I told myself that Mario is a character who never hurts others, so I wanted to find a different way of expressing Mario.”
We can get into a philosophical-conceptual question here, as many people like to play with the idea that Mario Bros. they might not even be violent games, as long as you aren’t a turtle whose shell is constantly being stepped on. We can also mention the series Mario + Rabbids to disagree with the creator of the franchise, after all, in it the characters fight each other using firearms.
However, I understand Miyamoto’s dedication to trying to dissociate his creation from violence. As much as the Nintendo mascot has ventured across countless genres and defeated a multitude of enemies along the way, I can’t imagine him starring in a first person shooter or being part of a darker universe like in a metroid.
For me, Mario will always be closer to Mickey Mouse, a character full of charisma who manages to make the eyes of both adults and children sparkle. Also for this reason, I consider the idea of making the Super Mario Bros. – The Film an animation. That way, even if the movie wasn’t very good, at least there wouldn’t be a sense that those involved committed a crime, with the animation appealing to audiences, but not ignoring old fans.
I really understand when someone says they don’t like Nintendo or Shigeru Miyamoto himself, but if there’s one thing they rarely give cause for criticism, it’s for not sticking to their beliefs. And apparently, the game designer and company intend to continue doing so.
Mario Bros.: Miyamoto wants to get away from the cell phone (and violence)
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