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Bungie hits back at Miyamoto

May 14, 2007 in News comments 13

Last week Miyamoto had said that he can make Halo 3 but he chose not to. Well this week Bungie hits back at him taking it as a personal challenge.

A seemingly narked Bungie has responded to comments made by Nintendo legend, Shigeru Miyamoto who claimed he could make Halo.

Last week Miyamoto was quoted saying: "I could make Halo. It's not that I couldn't design that game. It's just that I choose not to."

Taking that as a personal challenge, Bungie's Frank O'Connor told Joystiq: "I just want to go on the record and say that Bungie is hard at work on a side-scrolling platform game featuring some plumbers - I'm not going to say what their ethnicity is, it's none of anyone's business."

He went on to say: "We took [his comments] as a gauntlet, a sort of glove slap, and we're going to respond in 2D scrolling style. That's all I'm saying."

We'd rather Bungie continue being hard at work on Halo 3 right now because, whilst we have the multiplayer beta, we want the full game and we want it now!
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  • -2
    Seeker X May 14, 07
    And that, is a beautiful slap in the face.
  • 1
    Reenee May 14, 07
    Halo is easy. There's no fun in it, that's why. :V
  • 0
    Wolfwood May 14, 07
    To be the man, you gotta beat the man! Bungie clearly took Miyamoto's comments to heart, though I can't be sure how Miyamoto himself intended things to come across. Was he dismissing Halo entirely, or just making shooters violent for the heck of it?
    • 0
      Final Blade May 14, 07
      NO, what he was saying was halo isnt that special. He could have made it, but choose not to. There making praise that halo is the greatest FPS game ever. My take on it is its over-rated. Sure its a good game, But there taking stuff that other FPS did b4. While adding in 1 or 2 things that was original.
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        Seeker X May 14, 07
        Personally, Miyamoto shouldn't act like some superdude just because he's a Nintendo Legend, not to mention that was just uneccessarily rude on his part as well. The only thing he's got on Halo is the Metroid Prime series, and it's not exactly as epic as Halo's reputation, it seems.
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          Final Blade May 15, 07
          Actually he wasnt acting like some super dude we was just saying i could have done halo. Its nothing special. And halo is still over-rated, cause the fact halo took what tons of FPS did b4 that and added a few new original ideas. So its not epic, maybe for xbox sales, without it xbox wouldnt be in the same league as sony.
  • 3
    Supernouva May 14, 07
    Well, what can you do when a game you make gets a lot of popularity?
    • 0
      Final Blade May 14, 07
      well like i said b4 halo is a good game but its still over-rated.
  • 0
    Gotenks May 15, 07
    Halo is still fun to play in mulitplayer drunk.
  • 0
    volacide May 15, 07
    It was clearly a theoretical statement.
  • 0
    BANDITO ATTACK May 15, 07
    Bungie gets 10+ cool points for that one.
    Halo 3 is gonna be epic.
    Mario Party 31 isn't.
  • 0
    sa rat May 16, 07
    I dont think he meant to upset bungie, but just make an example... funny story anyways
  • 0
    Tribulation May 17, 07
    Miyamoto and his amazing fast pace abilities could surely outwork the 200-man staff of Bungie.

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