When asked what Shigeru Miyamoto will be working on next, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata answers: “Miyamoto, who made Pikmin when he was gardening and Nintendogs after owning a dog, will answer his hobby today,” and laughs.
Miyamoto continues with, “I was a typical Japanese husband who has been neglecting family lives, but I am spending more time with my family now. I am now interested in how a family enjoys in one house, and that interest pretty much suits well with the concept of Wii hardware. In that sense, Wii will become a hardware which will satisfy my interests of the past 20 years or so, so that I am enjoying making software right now. Finally, I am doing something lately, but I think I need to refrain from talking about it today. Hopefully, I can tell you what it is in 6 months or so.”
Through the translation, it’s difficult to tell whether Miyamoto is referring to playing Animal Crossing with his family, or creating a game involving family life a la The Sims. Find out in 2007… until then read the huge Nintendo of Japan interview.