I was hoping for a better reply than that, but I didn't expect one so I guess I can say that you didn't disappoint.. I can sit here and type out how much of a legend and influence Miyamoto's work has been for the entirety of the video games industry, and I would type it truthfully because I believe that. He is an icon, and at the heart of a brand and games that have been a defining part of the medium and by extension of their popularity to this day, pop culture. What I'm brushing off is your defensive tone for someone you've never met, and who is part of a brand that has a fanbase who acts so defensive at the drop of a hat about hardware and software that has been technically behind the curve for so long that it really doesn't make sense to defend it so strongly aside from basic personal bias towards a brand and corpo and we all know a common synonym for that type of behavior...
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The first use of "HE'S" should be italicized for emphasis, not capitalized, because the use of capitalization for HE usually refers to God in the written medium. Miyamoto isn't a god. He is a man who made video games. Despite his achievements and vision in that space and the respect afforded and due, outside of that context maybe try to have some world and life perspective. Video game creators are people making distractions, not saving lives. And I am no expert on control methods since I usually avoid anything that isn't a standard controller, but I'm familiar enough with what has been created and offered to note that at least on console, standard controllers are still the universally standard method for most consoles and games without the fluff of motion and other technologies, and that isn't changing anytime soon. Oh, and mouse controls have existed on PC for a very long time, so while it may seem innovative for Switch 2 games, it's still using a mouse to play a game. Shit, didn't Mario Paint on the SNES have a mouse? lol. You make it sound like because MIYAMOTO does it, it's different. In 2025 you're excited to use a mouse to play a video game? That's why the bar is so low for Nintendo's success; the fanbase will literally accept anything the brand does and act like it's revolutionary. Sounds like the Kojima fanbase. I swear that those people would treat a shit stain in his drawers like the Shroud of Turin.
This implies that it's some monumental achievement that he now oversees theme park design, and is still working. Given his status, he probably has a small army that does all the actual work, and sure, even rightfully so. He has vision and status as a company and industry veteran and icon so he likely conceives themes and then the staff executes his vision. There's nothing wrong with that. But let's not make it sound like that's some grand accomplishment. Since he is so talented, shouldn't it be considered normal for him to do such things? You have this defensive presentation to your thoughts and to me he's deserving of the respect he gets, but come on, he's not solving world hunger. He is designing theme parks. Put the Star there. Put the food stands here. Put a big ass DK there. Put the shops here, here, and here. Get them to spend, spend, spend. It is not a new or original or impossible endeavor. I suspect and hope there is a whimsy and genuine desire in his heart for guests to experience wonder and joy, and I hope that is true. But if you want to act like he needs defending for creating theme parks, well, again, I don't view people that way in these types of context so to me, he's just doing his job. I'll be proven wrong tomorrow if Miyamoto introduces the next revolutionary hardware or software and will gladly admit as much but for now, going from making video games to designing theme parks isn't anything to care about.
