Nintendo Experimented with Designs Similar to Minecraft During the N64 Era - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 12 December 2016 / 8,141 Views
Legendary video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto speaking with Glixel revealed that Nintendo had been experimenting with designs during the Nintendo 64 days that were similar to Minecraft.
"I do like Minecraft, but really more from the perspective of the fact that I really feel like that's something we should have made," said Miyamoto.
"We had actually done a lot of experiments that were similar to that back in the N64 days and we had some designs that were very similar. It's really impressive to me to see how they've been able to take that idea and turn it into a product."
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Such bull that this bozo is trying to take credit for Minecraft. The game is about community, imagination, and freedom. Areas that Nintendo has shunned since inception.
Immagine if Nintendo made Minecraft on the Wii, that would have been crazy !
It wouldn't have proliferated as well. Starting out on the PC, especially in it's alpha/beta state(s), it gained a considerable amount free publicity and income. Minecraft was a hit before it even got to consoles. That was just icing on the cake.
