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Shigeru Miyamoto to Keynote Game Developer's Conference

Posted by Zonk on from the keep-the-fanboys-in-the-back-please dept.

Gamasutra is reporting that legendary Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto will be headlining a GDC keynote during the event this March. Jamil Moledina, the director of GDC, covers what Miyamoto will be talking about and a bit of his long history in a post to the GDC blog. From that post: "Getting him back to GDC has been tricky. While having spoken at GDC in 1999, Miyamoto-san's commitments are considerable. Thankfully his boss gets what GDC is for. As you may know, Satoru Iwata has inspired the GDC audience two years in a row, with iconic and revealing addresses. Both instances mapped to surges in developer interest in and support for Nintendo's platforms, which speaks to the dramatic symbiosis between platform and developer -- as well as the effectiveness of the GDC biosphere in enabling the productive sharing of knowledge and experience."

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  1. Nintendo's Speakers by HappySqurriel · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Something I have seen commented on several times is that Nintendo has the most insightful and entertaining public speakers in the entire videogame industry.

    A friend of mine who is a developer for a company which "Works Closely" with Microsoft on XBox 360 games saw Iwata's keynote (2 years ago I think) and he said when the presentation was done he wanted to stop developing FPS and create some unique game for the DS; he didn't, but it was how he felt. Honestly, I can't wait to see what he talks about and shows off ... I imagine he will argue that unique games which people find fun sell well not shiny graphics; he will demonstrate this trend by showing DS and Wii sales.

    1. Re:Nintendo's Speakers by GigsVT · · Score: 5, Funny

      Do Nintendo games have a weakspot you can hit for MASSIVE DAMAGE, though? I didn't think so. I'll stick to Sony keynote speeches thank-you-very-much.

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  2. Re:Um...what's the news? by poot_rootbeer · · Score: 5, Informative

    The news would be that this particular legendary game designer hasn't spoken at this developers' conference (or any other) in eight years. Rare occurances are newsworthy.

  3. Damn, who left the door unlocked? by Alzheimers · · Score: 3, Funny

    Get his ass back in the office, chain him to the desk, and tell him to finish Mario Galaxy!

    Two Nintendo consoles in a row without a Mario launch title?! Who's in charge there?