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IGN: Top 100 Developers of All Time - #1

The number 1 best game creator/developer is...

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Parapraxis5550d ago (Edited 5550d ago )

Wii Music.

/IGN

I kid, he's created a lot of great games.
But lately I think he's lost direction and a true understanding of what people are looking for in a video game.
It's not Wii Fit, or Wii Music in my opinion.

Personally, the last good game he's had a hand in is The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

I commend him on all his past achievements, and he'll always be a "gaming god", so it comes as no suprise that IGN picked him as the top developer of all time, the games he's created have had so much effect on gaming as a whole it's hard to fathom, however I still have to question his relevance in this current gen of gaming.

BrotherNick5549d ago (Edited 5549d ago )

I think he's affected the current gen more than most of the other devs. You can hate on his new offerings but it's brought into focus that after games get realistic enough people will want controls that are more intuitive. The wii is not perfect, but nothing is really. Most people will disagree with me because you've seen me bash the ps3 (that was for fun) and all that jazz. I feel that the next gen will improve because of everything that was learned this gen. Then maybe we can find that console that fits in between the hardcore and casual, and doesn't put off either side.

PS: I think a lot of the gaming community didn't like wii music lol. I bet he'll learn from his mistakes.

solideagle15549d ago

at number 30 he put kazunori yamauchi who changed the industry with one car game and the professional players use this game to learn the tracks.
thanks

Doctor_Doom5549d ago

This guy is the creator of system shock 1&2 and Bioshock

barom5549d ago

Hideki Kamiya should have been on the top 10. Having created games in many genres and always succeeding is a feat that very few game designers have. Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry, Viewtiful Joe and Okami. I mean that's crazy, what's even more crazy is that he has yet to make a game that has averaged below 90% on gamerankings. Please do mind that the "ports" usually gets a lower score.

Having said that I think Miyamoto definitately deserves the nr 1 spot. I mean come one, who manages to create games like Mario, Zelda and then doing crazy but very enjoyable spin offs like Mario Party and Mario Kart that no one has yet to really succeed in copying. Also coming up with the Wii was a brilliant idea, hardcore gamers might not dig it but you can't deny how brilliant it is from a business perspective. Earning money not only on the console itself but on peripherals too. That's just crazy how they can rip people off and at the same time having the demand outdo their supply 2-3 freakin years later.

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RememberThe3575549d ago

Who would have thought! /sarcasm

Parapraxis is right, then man deserves the honor. I don't really care for his newer offerings, but hes got that great past that makes it all OK.

TheIneffableBob5549d ago

Ew, Cliff Bleszinski is on the list.

Max Power5549d ago

i was going through it from the beginning but once i saw Nomura in the 80's i stopped

Tony P5549d ago

Bleszinski came in at 40.

Tony P5549d ago (Edited 5549d ago )

Will Wright always reminds me of Clive Owen, physically.

Anyway, it's a good list, though I expected to see Nolan Bushnell somewhere on it... Everyone should give this a read so you know a few of the guys behind those games you're so busy playing.

Freakwave0035549d ago

I wished they used a different picture. That picture makes his teeth look nasty. (or are they...)

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Two Decades Later, the Original Splinter Cell is Still a Masterpiece

They don't make games like this anymore.

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vgvill12h ago

Too dated in my book. The AI is way too unpredictable to be acceptable today. It's definitely a game of its time.

Jingsing10h ago(Edited 10h ago)

Agreed with those sentiments. The quality of the CPU controlled characters make or break a stealth game and they are pretty poor in all the Splinter Cell games by today's standard. This is what led me to playing Spies vs Mercs all the time in later games just to get a better stealth experience from a real person. Arguably Sony are making better stealth games albeit not Tom Clancy stuff.

TheProfessional5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

You should stick with fortnite or one of the countless bloodborne style games then. What a joke.

rlow16h ago

I had a good time with the game. It is a product of its time. But when it came out it was a must have game for a lot of people. I wish Ubisoft would make another game in the series or at least a reboot.

vgvill4h ago

They are making a remake, I think. I loved the original game when it was released, but I tried to play it again in recent years and just couldn't get on with it. The same with the older Hitman games.

PrecursorOrb4h ago

Yeah chaos theory still holds up though I gotta say. If you’re a fan of the series I highly suggest you go back to that one. Ubi has said they are remaking sc for “modern audiences”. I don’t have a lot of faith for the future of that company

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How EA & Xbox Are Defining Gaming's Bleak Future

Xbox and EA have recently made baffling moves that define how bleak the future of the gaming industry is with major companies at the helm. Ryan Bates from "Last Word on Gaming" posits in this op-ed that maybe it's not ineptitude, but intention.

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Profchaos12h ago(Edited 12h ago)

Name someone that isn't trying to look us these days maybe cdpr.

Take two, ubi and yes even PlayStation are pushing us to own nothing and be happy with our live service ad injected games on a sub so they can raise prices at will and take access away when they see fit.

If it keeps up I'll be a full time retro gamer and this industry will be crashing hard

As rediculas as it sounds we need government reforms to defend consumer rights

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XCOM's Jake Solomon Q&A - Building a Narrative-Driven Life Sim Game at Midsummer Studios

XCOM and Marvel's Midnight Suns director Jake Solomon has founded a new studio to make a life sim game. Here's a new interview with him.

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