rohit khare dmglualumnicaltechedu see following slate review far obsessive treatment lost years lost levels sm2 httpwwwslatecomid2177082 sm galaxy subject timeout reefer httpwwwcomputerandvideogamescomarticlephpid175300 finally attended 8bit art show los angeles httpwwwtimeoutcomnewyorkarticletimein24167masterofthegame time new york issue 633 november 15 2007 november 21 2007 master game super mario galaxy blasts nintendo mastermind shigeru miyamoto shares creative vision scott jones chairman board miyamoto shows balanceboard controller forthcoming exercise title wii fit heck year nintendo wii game console celebrates first birthday monday 19 sold almost 14 million units worldwide poised dominate second holiday season handheld side market nintendo ds even bigger success sold nearly 55 million units since introduction november 2004 none would possible without shigeru miyamoto saved companys floundering american division 1981 creating donkey kong mid80s super mario bros legend zelda breathed new life thenmoribund console market establishing fundamental gameplay concepts defined entire genres anticipation weeks release super mario galaxythe first real mario console adventure five yearstony took advantage opportunity speak miyamoto visited san francisco summer recent 8bit art show los angeles featured serious art inspired video games overwhelmingly artists favorite subject matter seemed nintendo characters punchouts king hippo piston honda bald bull mario legend zeldas link donkey kong images characters nintendo games seems get stuck subconscious course im happy hear think maybe kids growing nintendo games popular reaching age coming world creating art im particularly happy hear punchout game lot different characters time happy put mario referee right original arcade version different referee nes version referee speaking mario hes around 25 years mascots come gosonic hedgehog crash bandicoot etc reason plumber tom selleck mustache endures keeps going think things never really sat point said okay lets try create character thats going appealing marios natural evolution life think people dont associate character mario rather associate games appeared way weve always done development first focus creating something new something thats unique fun take gameplay element bring mario world oftentimes new mario game comes something people never seen end hes character also represents new kind excitement emotion represents new types gameplay nobody experienced us every legend zelda game basically tell story thats actually something grapple every time create new one constant struggle game developers technology use new technology make game complex complicated use new technology take youve done past time new way makes feel refreshing even though heart thing terms story course sometimes think might good idea go new direction time well developed characters like link zelda people want see honest starting next installment zelda series maybe well really take new leaps bring new different elements havent seen zelda games job requires creative time ever sit stare blank piece paper hour think man ive got nothing dont one particular place go inspiration usually lot different things sometimes talking development teams sitting brings great ideas im sure happens people maybe im kind relaxing sitting hot tub feels like lightbulb goes comes final idea becomes next inspiration super mario galaxy available 4999 fri 08 aug 2008 045212 0500 fork mario links designer shigeru miyamoto