Miyamoto Says Sony Controller is 'Flattering' 89
GamesIndustry.biz describes an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto, in which the designer refers to the PS3 controller as 'flattering'. From the article: "... it kind of reinforces in our minds that we're doing the right thing. What they've done is just take your standard controller and add in this motion-sensing device that's similar to what we did back on the Game Boy Color many years ago. Maybe if they were to completely copy and go with a remote and a nunchuk and two motion sensors, I might be a little more concerned. But I don't think they're anywhere close to that."
Re:Hypocrisy (Score:3, Informative)
Actually, the real SMB2 was almost identical to the first game with the exception of a few extras like poisonous mushrooms and gusts of wind. The SMB2 you played was basically a completely different game, Doki Doki Panic, with some Mario sprites substituted. This version was introduced to American/European markets because the original SMB2 was deemed too hard - I can attest that it is quite difficult, at least when compared to the first game. You can find it as 'The Lost Levels' on Super Mario All Stars for the SNES.