Miyamoto on Wii Music

04 Dec 2008 at 13:16:29 by

Shigeru Miyamoto has said the idea behind Wii Music was never based on the success of other music games.

In an interview on Edge Online, Miyamoto said he was interested in creating a game which would be accessible to everyone.  Using his family as a benchmark, Miyamoto said the plan when making a game is for the “entire family can enjoy it together.”

Miyamoto also goes on to say the 0roject was.trd uo;
“The reason why we started the project was due to the original concept of Wii itself. We wanted Wii to become the machine that would be located in the family living room where families would be together and enjoy using it. So music was something we wanted to work on.”

Although Miyamoto says that he should “maybe wish for the success of other music software,” he’s happier being different and is upset when his product is compared to other similar products out there.

Miyamoto isn’t too bothered by the not-so-great reviews which Wii Music has received and is convinced that, in time, people will appreciate the game as more than just a videogame.

“I have this big ambition for Wii Music, that it can eventually be something very influential so that it might be able to influence what music means in the world,” but we’re not so sure. 
But who can tell, after all, Miyamoto is no stranger to the industry.