The Man Who Made Mario, Donkey Kong, and Zelda Wants to Make an FPS

By Landon Robinson | 13 June 2012 | 12 Comments

Shigeru Miyamoto, mastermind behind classic games like Donkey Kong, Super Mario Bros., and The Legend of Zelda, wishes he had more free time, that way he can make a first-person shooter.

No, seriously.

In an interview with Kotaku last week, one of gaming’s greatest minds revealed that he has a genuine interest in creating a first-person shooter, but simply doesn’t “have time.”

He’s not particularly interested in crafting a violent experience though, he’d much rather do…well, something else, something arguably more Miyamoto-ish:

“Rather than necessarily the question of ‘What kind of weapon do I have?’ in a first person shooter or ‘What kind of effect does that have on an enemy?’, I think that the structure of a first-person shooter is something that’s very interesting. Having that 3D space that in theory you are in and being able to look around and explore that—particularly being able to do that in conjunction with another person—is very interesting.”

He’s not inexperienced in the realm of first-person games, he had final say in the first Metroid Prime title for the Nintendo GameCube, designed by Retro Studios.

Will the man who brought joy to many of our younger years start work on a first-person venture someday soon? Maybe, just maybe.

If you want to hear more from Miyamoto in his talk with Kotaku, be sure to check out the full piece when you’re done here.

12 Comments

Posted by Mugenite on 13 June 12 at 1:38pm

Dear god…….
Posted by GBiv on 13 June 12 at 3:01pm

My guess for the style of his FPS: Ninportalish?
Posted by undeadpixel on 13 June 12 at 4:50pm

we lost the god of the videogames…
- Posted by Hamscram on 13 June 12 at 6:33pm
  
  you honestly believe that?
  He’s an artist he probably has tons of ideas he wants to try out in multiple genres of video games
Posted by Jessey on 13 June 12 at 7:42pm

Sounds like hes more interested in First person part rather than the shooter part.
- Posted by Mugenite on 14 June 12 at 7:16am
  
  Good call. I’d actually be interested in a first person Nintendo title. Though, I don’t have any interest in Nintendo’s catalog, so I’m probably not going to like an FP from them either…
Posted by shane on 14 June 12 at 3:55am

mario- donkey kong-zelda of counter duty strike 3
Posted by Thomas Andersson on 14 June 12 at 9:41am

I don’t think it will be fair for him, with competitors as big as blackops2, battlefield, and Crysis 3.
Posted by Imitablerumble8 on 14 June 12 at 1:07pm

He already wanted to make one. Anybody watch the All Your History about Metroid Prime.
Posted by silentwaldo on 14 June 12 at 5:48pm

I wouldn’t mind seeing him try out different Genres of gaming. If the guy wants to go ahead and give FPS a go, why not? Who knows, maybe he can create a masterpiece… or a giant pile of dookie. Either way I would like to see it.
- Posted by Crysis3 GRPST on 16 June 12 at 7:03am
  
  “silentwaldo” I like what you said, we should keep an open mind, who knows what he comes up with, on either way, good or bad, it worth seeing the result. does anyone know when it is going to be released ?
Posted by Huey on 30 August 12 at 7:10am

Well He is the master of Mario, Donkey Kong, Zelda. If he wants to try a First person shooter let him I mean he is very intelligent in other classic games, so let him try something new for a change.