Miyamoto Speaks, Nintendo Ditching the Hardcore?

After Nintendo's very ... different ... press conference, you may be wondering what's going on. In a roundtable discussion with Nintendo, folks like Eiji Aonuma and Shigeru Miyamoto discussed Zelda, Mario Galaxy and WiiFit , giving some context to the message the company had on Wednesday. The balance board begged the question from the people there, is Nintendo ditching the hardcore? According to the Nintendo folks, not at all: "Aonuma believes that control can be pick-up-and-play, but that doesn't necessarily mean a game overall has to be easier. But he still states that his 'goal was always to appeal to...a vast audience.' One attendee pushed the issue further, asking if all Zelda games from now on are going to cater to the more casual crowd--will we ever again need a strategy guide to complete a Zelda game? Aonuma says that judging by Japanese sales so far, accessible 'stream-lined play has been effective,' but he wants to see how Western audiences react to the new Zelda before making a final decision on future games' difficulty levels. Aunoma also hopes to venture into new territory and create a wholly original game at some point in his career." For a lengthy treat, check out Kotaku's series of interview clips with Mr. Miyamoto.

Nonsense

[danbert8]

With the power of the Opera Browser on the Wii, Nintendo has ensured that hardcore will exist forever. Porn on your TV, powered by your console. How is that ditching hardcore?
 
OHHHHHH, hardcore GAMERS... My bad.

Re:Hardcore

[LWATCDR]

So Nintendo has finally produced games for the "mature" audience?

How about these slogans.

Nintendo the game system for people that don't live in their parents basement.
or
Nintendo the game system for people that have a life.

Re:Nonsense

[192939495969798999]

And let's not forget that you can control it all with that wireless 360 motion controller... I dare you to imagine the ungodly interactive porn, won't someone think of the children!

Re:Strategy guide?

[omeomi]

Some people probably couldn't make it through the original Mario Brothers without a strat guide

What exactly would that strategy guide say? "Run to the right. Jump over anything in your way. Run to the right some more. Continue running to the right..."

Re:Strategy guide?

[TheRaven64]

Then the game should adaptively judge your intelligence and make things more obvious for stupid people. At the end it should display a friendly message, like this:

Congratulation! You have WON!
(Your estimated IQ is 50)

Re:Strategy guide?

[jahudabudy]

Dude, spoiler alert warning next time!!!! Some of us like the figure out games on our own. Sheesh.

Re:Strategy guide?

[MBGMorden]

What exactly would that strategy guide say? "Run to the right. Jump over anything in your way. Run to the right some more. Continue running to the right..."

How could you expect them to jump? The game is about running to the right. No wonder I kept dying. Damn puzzle games.

Re:Strategy guide?

[toad3k]

Speaking of SF2, and this is not exactly on topic, but I found this hilarious sf2 comedy skit the other day and I'm dying to show it to someone who's actually heard of the game.

http://www.dailymotion.com/elephantlarry/video/x1x isq_hadoken-street-fighter-2-live [dailymotion.com]

Some of the other vids that guy did are good too.