Wii U Games, Zelda Game Updates, News: Nintendo Working on New Console
Nintendo is already working on another innovation that could possibly make another change to the console industry.
In an interview with Associated Press, the company's game designer Shigeru Miyamoto talked about the future plans of Nintendo.
He was asked about their thoughts on continuing the development of Wii U games after the "Star" release. He said they are focusing on the Wii U "for the time being."
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"Our focus is on the Wii U hardware, but Nintendo as a whole has groups working on ideas for new hardware systems. While we're busy working on software for the Wii U, we have production lines that are working on ideas for what the next system might be," he said.
He also talked about the "Zelda" game and their strategy when it comes to incorporating this to Wii U.
"One of the main things we wanted to do was go back to the open-world concept of the original 'Zelda' games and design with that in mind. That's really the direction the team is going in," said Miyamoto.
He added that they are developing Zelda in a way where the characters can "freely walk around in this world and choose what you want to do and how you want to explore."
Speaking of future references, he has good and bad news. The good one is that they are looking to expand the Mario franchise as he compared it to Mickey Mouse.
"From early on, I wanted Mario to be that character in the digital world, so that with each digital evolution, he was there to usher in the next era. I think that maybe when we release the next hardware system, you can look forward to seeing Mario take on a new role or in a new game."
However, Miyamoto also announced that the Amiibos are going to be discontinued.
