Nintendo News | GDC 07: Nintendo Working On Face Creation Game?

By Slydevil 08.03.2007 6

During Shigeru Miyamoto's Keynote at the Game Developers Conference, Mr. Miyamoto touched upon a program he created for the NES that could be used to animate faces, and it being halted.

Consequently, he explained that years later Mr. Iwata approached him, telling him they had a team working on a 'face creation' game for DS. Miyamoto told how he was frustrated he hadn't managed to do it himself.

We're unsure quite what this means as of yet, as no further details are available. An expansion of the Mii channel for the DS? Perhaps.

Be sure to check out our live coverage of the event in question, here.

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Zapp is offline. Zapp 08.03.2007#1

We're unsure quite what this means as of yet, as no further details are available. An expansion of the Mii channel for the DS? Perhaps.

yeah thats what i was thinking aswell!!

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Modplan Man is offline. Modplan Man 08.03.2007#2

When you have nothing to report, rampant speculation and rumour reporting FTW!

 
Laurelin is offline. Laurelin 10.03.2007#3

you can read the Interviews 'Iwata asks' - for example on http://wiiportal.nintendo-europe.com/455.html - there somewhere they explained, they where working on this game for DS when they discovered it would be great for Mii-channel. Miyamoto saw it, went frustrated and showed them what he had done years past. They eventually abandoned the DS-game, but this face creation tool went to be part of the Mii-channel.
That's what I heard.

I do not have anything against a new DS-game like this, but I think they abandoned it in favour for Mii-creating-editor. That's what i thought came out in the keynote, too. But maybe I misheard it.

I find your lack of faith disturbing!
 
James2t3 is offline. James2t3 10.03.2007#4

I thought it just ment he was working on a face creation program ages ago but continually got shelved then some other team made one and Shigsy got all pissed at his team for not getting it done first. The Mii channel is the face creation program isn't it?

 
Marzeee is offline. Marzeee 10.03.2007#5

Blade2t3 said:
I thought it just ment he was working on a face creation program ages ago but continually got shelved then some other team made one and Shigsy got all pissed at his team for not getting it done first. The Mii channel is the face creation program isnt it?

I just watched the whole event this morning and yes, the Mii creator is the finalized version of this project.

 
Slydevil is offline. Slydevil 10.03.2007#6

Yeah, looks like it. It came up as the info coming through was a bit vague. Never know though Smilie

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