While dedicated gamers were perhaps hoping to hear about a new Mario or Zelda title, family-friendly games such as Animal Crossing: City Folk, Wii Music and a sequel to Wii Sports were instead central to Nintendo’s E3 offerings.
“The first that I’d want to clarify is that the concept that Wii intentionally does not cater to core gamers is probably a misconception, and perhaps one that’s almost a PR tactic used by some of the other companies to paint us as a company that’s not targeting core gamers,” Miyamoto continued.
“So while attending an E3 event like this, they might be given the impression that Nintendo is no longer focusing on the games that appeal to the core gamer, in fact we’re still working on many of those titles, but it’s just not the type of event where we’ll be showcasing that anymore.”