News Tagged: Miyamoto

Tuesday 20th October, 2009 - 08:02 BST

News: Spirit Tracks "Pushes DS Even Further" Than Prequel

Spirit Tracks "Pushes DS Even Further" Than Prequel

Phantom Hourglass sequel more advanced, says Mr Miyamoto

Of course, with a release date set for December it's going to be a long time before we can vouch for what Mr Miyamoto says, but in a recent - and very short - interview with MTV he did speak very briefly about Link's upcoming adventures on DS and Wii. Speaking about Spirit Tracks, he says that Phantom Hourglass was many people's first Zelda..

38 comments | In Zelda, Miyamoto, DS, Wii.

Monday 20th April, 2009 - 07:55 BST

News: Miyamoto's Unused Touch Screen RPG

Miyamoto's Unused Touch Screen RPG

Interesting new game design patent appears

The Nintendo DS certainly has had its share of unique RPGs, but Miyamoto's take on the genre is certainly one of the best.In another Miyamoto patent that popped up recently, we see another game idea that Nintendo has to use. An RPG idea for the DS in which enemies appear on the touch screen, and players have to tap them to beat them. The enemies move..

14 comments | In DS, Miyamoto, Nintendo, DSi.

Wednesday 15th April, 2009 - 09:00 BST

News: Next DS to Have Mobile Phone Capabilities?

Next DS to Have Mobile Phone Capabilities?

Miyamoto drops a hint

Although Nintendo has gone to great lengths to insist that the DS and iPhone aren’t in direct competition, a recent comment from golden boy Shigeru Miyamoto has led to speculation that the company's next portable will have some kind of wireless connectivity that will allow users to access data when they’re out and about – and not just when in close proximity to a Wi-Fi..

24 comments | In Miyamoto, DS, DSi, Rumours.

Thursday 9th April, 2009 - 20:30 BST

News: DSi Has a Strong Opening Weekend

DSi Has a Strong Opening Weekend

Just how many units did the DSi move its opening weekend?

It was announced earlier today by Nintendo's President and CEO Satoru Iwata and Senior Managing Director Shigeru Miyamoto , the DSi had a successful opening weekend overseas and moved over 600,000 units between North America and Europe combined. 300,000 units per territory is a pretty impressive number, especially for only two days of..

27 comments | In DS, DSi, Wii, Sales, Miyamoto, Iwata.