Nintendo legend Mr. Shigeru Miyamoto has this week spoken out on the mass appeal of the Nintendo Wii, hailing the innovative little machine as being responsible for vast sways of people finally pricking up their ears and taking notice of videogames.

The Wii isn’t just good news for Nintendo’s accountants, y’know - it’s also been beneficial for gaming as a whole. At least, that’s the view of Nintendo design guru Shigeru Miyamoto, who reckons that people are "finally taking notice" of games, after a spell where videogaming found itself in the shadows.

Chatting to The Mercury News, Miyamoto was asked about whether he felt vindicated by the Wii’s success. "I think it is not necessarily vindication, but I do get the distinct feeling that because of the Wii, people all over the world are finally taking notice of video games again, when they haven't for a while."

mistermostyn via gamersquad.com »