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I understand that a few topics have already been made of people sharing their opinions about what they think of the Mii characters that have recently started appearing in multiple Mario games since their introduction in Mario Party 8. However, while this topic also covers opinions of the Miis, this is more of a discussion of how far the Miis will be implemented in the future Mario games.
During yesterday's e3, a "behind the scenes interview" was provided for the recently introduced game New Super Mario Bros. U. Within the interview, the developers provided the reason as to why the Miis were implemented in this game. See below:
"Well, it's something we actually talked about last year. I think it's the introduction of the Mii characters into the Mario universe. Traditionally you use Mario characters, and you haven't been able to use Mii characters. One thing we have noticed in multiplayer titles is that sometimes people have a hard time telling which character they're playing. I think with the introduction of Mii characters, we've solved that issue. You're able to easily identify who you are, and because it's your Mii. Some of the emotions that we try to evoke when we're making a game come across more easily because it's your Mii character in the game.
I really think the HD has made it possible to, again, make those Mii characters so easily recognizable. You're easily able to identify with that character on the screen. And of course, if you look at the game as a total package, the increase in the graphical fidelity, the power that we have now, is quite obvious. But where we make the best use of it, again, is in the Mii character presentation."
- Source: http://ca.ign.com/articles/2012/06/05/e3-2012-behind-the-scenes-of-new-super-mario-bros-u
We've already seen the Miis being forced into the Mario games as optional characters in the past; however, could the introduction of the Miis in the Mushroom Kingdom (as said in the interview) change the Mario series as whole? Could we truly be seeing more Miis as opposed to actual Mario characters in future platformers and Mario games if Nintendo does believe that the gamers have difficulty identifying the character that they are playing as?
I for one truly hope that the Miis do not get too heavily implemented in more of the Mario games like NSMBU seems to be making them. Spin-offs are fine; however, recently it seems that Nintendo has been focusing on them a lot considering the recent games including the above mentioned Mario title and even Mario Tennis Open. The Miis were fun at first and are by no doubt successful; however, I personally hope that they do not go too far with the idea.
Your thoughts? Discuss...
During yesterday's e3, a "behind the scenes interview" was provided for the recently introduced game New Super Mario Bros. U. Within the interview, the developers provided the reason as to why the Miis were implemented in this game. See below:
"Well, it's something we actually talked about last year. I think it's the introduction of the Mii characters into the Mario universe. Traditionally you use Mario characters, and you haven't been able to use Mii characters. One thing we have noticed in multiplayer titles is that sometimes people have a hard time telling which character they're playing. I think with the introduction of Mii characters, we've solved that issue. You're able to easily identify who you are, and because it's your Mii. Some of the emotions that we try to evoke when we're making a game come across more easily because it's your Mii character in the game.
I really think the HD has made it possible to, again, make those Mii characters so easily recognizable. You're easily able to identify with that character on the screen. And of course, if you look at the game as a total package, the increase in the graphical fidelity, the power that we have now, is quite obvious. But where we make the best use of it, again, is in the Mii character presentation."
- Source: http://ca.ign.com/articles/2012/06/05/e3-2012-behind-the-scenes-of-new-super-mario-bros-u
We've already seen the Miis being forced into the Mario games as optional characters in the past; however, could the introduction of the Miis in the Mushroom Kingdom (as said in the interview) change the Mario series as whole? Could we truly be seeing more Miis as opposed to actual Mario characters in future platformers and Mario games if Nintendo does believe that the gamers have difficulty identifying the character that they are playing as?
I for one truly hope that the Miis do not get too heavily implemented in more of the Mario games like NSMBU seems to be making them. Spin-offs are fine; however, recently it seems that Nintendo has been focusing on them a lot considering the recent games including the above mentioned Mario title and even Mario Tennis Open. The Miis were fun at first and are by no doubt successful; however, I personally hope that they do not go too far with the idea.
Your thoughts? Discuss...
