In an E3 interview, Mr. Shigeru Miyamoto expressed the possibility that Nintendo will roll out new games with new characters in 2008. Here’s an excerpt from the interview.

Q: What was interesting to me is that they had about four or so original Wii games. They were original and creative. I expected more of that from Nintendo. You instead have a lot of games based on existing characters or previously known games. I was looking for more next-generation Wii games. Or a second wave of original Wii games. My question along with that is why aren’t you interesting more brand new characters?

A: I guess I don’t necessarily see my job as creating new characters as it is creating new experiences. Recently, Wii Fit is creating the concept and the idea and the feeling behind the game. That has been one of my new creations. For characters, we came up with the concept of the Miis and that allows people to come up with their own characters. Maybe next year sometime, we may have new characters in the same way we came up with Pikmin when we introduced the GameCube.

Miyamoto’s been quoted in the past that rather than just coming out with sequels with the same characters, he always tries to create a brand new experience for the players. If the game can be done with existing Nintendo properties, Nintendo will go ahead and use them as they see fit. If they need to create a whole new franchise for those new experiences, as was the case with Pikmin, Nintendo won’t hesitate in creating new characters.

Thanks to Robert for the heads up.

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