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Miyamoto on his excitement for 3D goggles and encouraging Yokoi, 2011.

Source: Iwata Asks

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PEOPLE: - Shigeru Miyamoto, age 58. Creator of Zelda & Mario. - Gunpei Yokoi. Creator of Nintendo’s first video game, designer for the D-Pad, the Game & Watch, the Gameboy, and the Virtual Boy. QUOTE: Miyamoto: To start at the beginning, at the time I was interested in virtual reality, and was one of the staff that went on and on about how we should do something with 3D goggles. I didn't exactly twist his arm, but I would talk with Yokoi-san about how goggles would be interesting. But then when development of the Virtual Boy actually began, I was busy developing the Nintendo 64 system. Another complicated thing is that 3D graphics were a major theme for both Virtual Boy and Nintendo 64. Things may have turned out differently if the two devices shared their technology, but they had different purposes.
June 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Contrasting Miyamoto quotes on packaged 2nd controllers for the SNES and N64.

Sources: Shmuplations

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PEOPLE: - Shigeru Miyamoto, age 38. Creator of Zelda, Mario, & more. Producer of Nintendo EAD’s Software Development Department. QUOTE: "Miyamoto: The reason we didn’t include AV cables with the [The Super NES] was because we wanted to keep the price down and be able to include two controllers. Q: But there aren’t any games out yet that use both controllers…! Miyamoto: I still think including two controllers was the right choice. It’s really about the game developers: if only some people own two controllers, it would ultimately change the kind of games that developers would be inclined to make." PEOPLE: - Shigeru Miyamoto, age 43. Producer & Director of Super Mario 64. QUOTE: "Q: By the way, what happened to Luigi [in Super Mario 64]? Miyamoto: Well… until February, he was in the game. [laughs] Ultimately, due to memory issues, we had to take him out. Then we were going to include him in a Mario Bros. style minigame, but because most users probably only have that one controller when they first buy their N64, for that reason (and others) we decided not to."
January 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM