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Miyamoto, Motokura on Super Mario 3D World's cat suit, Peach being playable, making a Mario for everyone
Coming from a Polygon interview with Shigeru Miyamoto, Koizumi and Motokura...
On the cat suit and making a Mario for everyone
"Everybody loves cats. We are proud of the Mario cat suit. The reason that we decided to incorporate the cat transformation is not just that it is cute, but when you incorporate 2D and 3D you need a certain element of freedom and we felt that the cat item could pull these elements together. People think about the classic gameplay of Mario being about timing and jumping on things. But we started to think about it in slightly different way, that allows you to climb up walls.
We've taken the elements from 2D Mario games, where you understand what the goal is and there is a certain simplicity there and put that together with the ability to explore in a 3D world." - Miyamoto
"Every player is trying to reach a goal. We are looking for a sense of working together to reach that goal. People want to see their own results and they may get a little bit competitive as a result, but we are looking to facilitate a lot of different styles of gameplay whether it's competitive or not." - Motokura
On Peach and Toad being playable
"It has been a really long time since Peach was playable in a Mario game, and we're really happy to have her back here. Toad is good for people who like speed-runs." - Miyamoto
On storylines
"Because this game is for a broad audience we try not to focus too much on individual storylines, but I am happy to say that because Peach is part of the adventure she has slightly different role. She is much more involved and active that she has been in the past, perhaps." - Motokura
On the charm of Mario
"The charm of a 3D Mario world comes from the ability to live freely and do all the fun actions. Some people find those games too hard, they have difficulty with the orientation of themselves. And on the other side, while [2D] sideways strollers are fun, some of people have had enough of that which is why we are offering something that combines the best of the two." - Miyamoto
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On the cat suit and making a Mario for everyone
"Everybody loves cats. We are proud of the Mario cat suit. The reason that we decided to incorporate the cat transformation is not just that it is cute, but when you incorporate 2D and 3D you need a certain element of freedom and we felt that the cat item could pull these elements together. People think about the classic gameplay of Mario being about timing and jumping on things. But we started to think about it in slightly different way, that allows you to climb up walls.
We've taken the elements from 2D Mario games, where you understand what the goal is and there is a certain simplicity there and put that together with the ability to explore in a 3D world." - Miyamoto
"Every player is trying to reach a goal. We are looking for a sense of working together to reach that goal. People want to see their own results and they may get a little bit competitive as a result, but we are looking to facilitate a lot of different styles of gameplay whether it's competitive or not." - Motokura
On Peach and Toad being playable
"It has been a really long time since Peach was playable in a Mario game, and we're really happy to have her back here. Toad is good for people who like speed-runs." - Miyamoto
On storylines
"Because this game is for a broad audience we try not to focus too much on individual storylines, but I am happy to say that because Peach is part of the adventure she has slightly different role. She is much more involved and active that she has been in the past, perhaps." - Motokura
On the charm of Mario
"The charm of a 3D Mario world comes from the ability to live freely and do all the fun actions. Some people find those games too hard, they have difficulty with the orientation of themselves. And on the other side, while [2D] sideways strollers are fun, some of people have had enough of that which is why we are offering something that combines the best of the two." - Miyamoto
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