Shigeru Miyamoto reveals plan for new 'Super Mario Galaxy' title

Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto has teased the possibility of a new title in the “Super Mario Galaxy” series, which took the franchise to new heights. The franchise, which has been a hit on the Nintendo Wii, could possibly reach new milestones as Nintendo’s arsenal of technology gets better.

In an interview with Eurogamer, Miyamoto revealed that plans for a new “Super Mario Galaxy” are always the talk in the company. He hinted that the main problem with the title is that it could prove troublesome with today’s hardware.

Miyamoto said that “Super Mario 64” received negative feedback with reports of motion sickness with the 3D. This prompted the company to turn back to the traditional style of “Super Mario” games, which focus more on side-scrolling action. An example of this is the “New Super Mario Bros.” series, which are intended for the company’s latest consoles.

The famous designer also took into consideration the current hardware technology of Nintendo. He added that the company could develop a “Super Mario Galaxy” that would even be better than the past titles if it will utilise the advancements in technology. Miyamoto shied away from talking about the NX and instead boasted about the capabilities of the Wii U, saying that the console can dish out 120 fps. He said that all the game needs is a fast CPU.

"Wii U's definitely good enough in terms of hardware performance, it is more the workload of the team,” said Miyamoto to Eurogamer. “If you look at Star Fox Zero, the TV and GamePad are both rendered in 60 frames, so in total that's 120 frames. It's really just a matter of the CPU speed at this point."

The current consoles of Nintendo, the Wii U and the 3DS have yet to see a “Super Mario Galaxy” title. In fact, it has been five years since the latest iteration of the series. The Wii U has “Super Mario 3D World,” while the 3DS has “Super Mario 3D Land” in its gaming library. Both are great games, but none is up to par with the two “Super Mario Galaxy” titles for the Wii.

Miyamoto also said that the company is always trying to gain the favour of fans who prefer the 3D worlds seen in Galaxy and those who prefer a more traditional style seen in “New Super Mario Bros.”

However, not all news regarding “Super Mario” is good as of the moment. A recent report from Nintendo-life suggests that many players who pre-ordered “Super Mario Maker” were charged up to five times the official pre-order amount of the game. UK retailer GAME has apologised for the issue and said that it will be fixed within 24 hours.

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