Shigeru Miyamoto lately answered some questions on Mario and Zelda, with how to take the franchises forward.
MTV Multiplayer spoke to the legendary designer in Nintendo of America's Redwood City offices last week on all things Wii and DS, but most interestingly brought up some honest retrospect into the most recent Mario and Zelda games.
Miyamoto was quizzed as to why the latest entries in both franchises weren't as "radically different from their predecessors". For Zelda he's been telling development teams that Twilight Princess, the last entry in the Zelda line, wasn't a bad game but that he "felt like there was something missing."
For Mario he felt that although they did take the series forward from Sunshine and Super Mario 64, "certain elements of it do feel somewhat conservative in terms of how far we branched out with design."
With that in mind, Miyamoto hopes the next instalment of Zelda or a forthcoming Mario will “feel newer and fresher than their most recent versions”.
More on Miyamoto’s thoughts in the MTV Interview.
Did you enjoy the latest Mario and Zelda games? How would you take the franchises forward?