Sandsynligvis var ingen særlig overraskede, men The Super Mario Bros. Movie var en fænomenal succes, hvilket selvfølgelig betyder efterfølgere, med The Super Mario Galaxy Movie premiere i biograferne i april. Og der er flere projekter på vej, ikke mindst en Zelda film.
I et japansk interview (oversat af Bluesky bruger Erasu) om Nintendo Museum med Shigeru Miyamoto selv, fortæller han lidt om, hvorfor disse projekter er så vigtige og giver også et interessant indblik i, hvordan han ser på spil og deres bevarelse for fremtiden, hvor:
"Ultimately, what people remember are the IPs. Games become obsolete when new versions come out. But that's incredibly sad. We started video production partly because of that sadness—seeing our creations become playable only on Virtual Console.
"Even making them playable in a museum has its limits, but video content can endure forever."
Han fortsætter med at tale om Nintendo Museum og hvor vigtigt det er ikke at lægge alle dine æg i én kurv:
"But to help people understand Nintendo as a whole, we decided showing them the IPs was the best approach, so we created this space. Now we're operating it as a gateway to introduce these IPs and bring people back to Nintendo games, much like IPs, theme parks and movies do. Looking ahead, while games are obviously part of the larger Nintendo IP brand, we envision creating even more compelling things. We hope to think of it as a space where all sorts of things can be incorporated."
Det relativt nye Nintendo Museum (beliggende i Kyoto) spiller en vigtig rolle sammen med film og andre medier og hjælper med at udvide Nintendos appel. Miyamoto konkluderer:
"I envision more and more of these things accumulating, making Nintendo itself a huge brand. I always say our theme is 'creating reasons for people to choose Nintendo.' I dream of a world where, when a child enters first grade, the conversation isn't 'What game should we buy?' but rather 'When you start first grade, we'll get you a Nintendo.'"
Kort sagt ser det ud til, at vi kan se frem til en fremtid, hvor Nintendo langsomt, men sikkert udvider til flere områder for at forblive relevante og sikre, at folk har et forhold til deres mange karakterer. Hvad synes du om Miyamotos ræsonnement?
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