Mario and Zelda to be newer and fresher

[bbwMax]

Nintendo has said that flagship characters Mario and Zelda must become "newer and fresher" in future instalments of their respective franchises.

Speaking to MTV Multiplayer, lead designer Shigeru Miyamoto was frank about the critically acclaimed Wii titles Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Super Mario Galaxy.

He described Twilight Princess as "not a bad game" but indicated that he feels that there is "something missing" in the title.

Miyamoto also said that while Super Mario Galaxy is unique in some aspects, certain elements feel "somewhat conservative in terms of how far we branched out with design".

He added: "When we do release the next instalments of the Zelda or maybe the next Galaxy, hopefully they will feel newer and fresher than their most recent versions."

Yay my 1st and 3rd favourite game characters.

1st > Mario
2nd > Sonic
3rd > Link

 

[Денг Гордон]

I didn't think Mario Galaxy was that great. The game mechanics were good, and the general ideas, but the world's weren't that creative or fun. That's one of the things I think that made the first Banjo Kazooie so great. They had great level themes, which led to great level designs, which led to great level challenges.

 

[DynastYWarrioR6]

Where's Luigi?!

Come on people!

 

[bbwMax]

Oh i really enjoyed Mario Galaxy

Also stoked for a new Zelda.

 

[Moo2K4]

I LOVED Super Mario Galaxy. That was the 2nd best game of last year in my book, next to Bioshock. In fact, it's probably in my top 3 as far as Mario games go.

 

[#1_War_Poet_ForLife]

I didn't think Mario Galaxy was that great. The game mechanics were good, and the general ideas, but the world's weren't that creative or fun. That's one of the things I think that made the first Banjo Kazooie so great. They had great level themes, which led to great level designs, which led to great level challenges.

Banjo Kazooie remains as a top 5 favorite to me. Oddly enough, I never got around to getting Banjo Tooie.

 

[bbwMax]

Banjo Kazooie remains as a top 5 favorite to me. Oddly enough, I never got around to getting Banjo Tooie.

Maybe not my Top 5 but like you i still liked it but never played the next one. Although Sequels on the Same console are rarely better (Excluding Sports games) I'm pretty stoked for this though. My Games list is Huge ATM

>Fallout 3 (Xmas)
>Banjo Kazooie
>Midnight Club: Los Angeles
>Prince of Persia
>NBA 2K9/Live09