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[Ainem Enamas]

Depends on your definition of gamer. But games should definitely be made by people who likes games and not people who just wanted a cool job, who hates the main audience that plays games.

Right here, this post

 

[Ainem Enamas]

They ask all devs to play the game and fill a form , I barely do it because the kind of game I like is more storytelling, I also care about my work more than the entire project. I feel that if all 200-500 people start going to each section giving their ideas , it would be a complete mess, so I prefer to have one leader with vision than multiple source of passionate games .

Also, there’s the planners section in development. Those people should be game freaks. I don’t care about programmers, tech art, 3d art, illustrator, they should be skilled in any field more than gamers.

I work in game industry for 15 + years . And worked in teams of 10 to 1000 people .

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[DeltaPolarBear]

Miyamoto isn't a gamer.

Arguably the entire Nintendo isn't a videogames company, they are a TOY company. it's just so happens that Switch is an electronic toy.

That is what makes Nintendo so different from the two other console makes, in that their priority is making the best toy. Gamers just happen to benefit from having good toys to play with.

 

[Sooner]

Judging by my reactions, you guys don't like that I said Miyamoto isn't a gamer.

That's not my opinion. He's publicly said as much and does not like to play videogames that he didn't make himself.

Miyamoto is the greatest game developer of all-time. I don't mean it as a slight against him. It's just an argument that being a gaming enthusiast isn't a necessity to designing games.

 

[apple_of_enlightenment]

Of course Miyamoto is a gamer.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Credit union guys, business managers, former executives make today’s games.

 

[Brakum]

I mean, they all are.

Definitely not.

 

[Gonzito]

I agree. You can tell really quick when a game is made by developers who like games versus the ones that dont play much or prioritize money