• Originally tried having Mario and Luigi both on screen in Mario 64, experimented with different camera techniques. The resolution of visuals on the Wii is strong enough so that details can be viewed if the camera is pulled far back.
•  The main reason for creating a sequel was that the team hadn't run out of ideas whilst developing the original game.
• One of the biggest ideas is "China Syndrome", where you drill a hole straight through the earth and end up somewhere on the other side of the planet. The team felt that this mechanic could make the "game a lot of fun".
•  Yoshi was added as a means of grabbing/onto objects and as a way for Mario to carry things around.
•  Miyamoto would like to go for a little story as possible - he felt that Mario titles aren't suited to a story. He feels backstories and character development might "weigh down the bright and fun feel" of a game.
•  Galaxy's director Yoshiaki Koizumi hope to bring more story elements in, but with a little (unfortunate) persuasion from Miyamoto he's agreed that there doesn't need to be as deep a story.
•  However, the person carved out of a tree stump (in the trailer) has a little story.

•  Feels the industry has gotten into a habit of announcing/showing games too early.
•  Felt Metroid announcement was more important game to show at E3, given Nintendo feels the event is where products to be released in the next 12-months or so would be discussed.
•  The team have been focusing on gameplay/control elements, as opposed to visuals/story - and didn't want to waste efforts creating a trailer for E3 too soon.
•  The current goal is to make MotionPlus a requirement to play the new Zelda.

Yeah, it would be fun to see more empathize on story for Mario games.

Also, voice acting in the next Zelda game.

Honestly, I don't care anymore. I just want a new Zelda to come out. I don't care at all about anything about it as long as Link is in it and he wears the same hat and uses a sword.

I'm just tired of waiting.

If Nintendo really tried to resolve the entire Mario canon, I don't think I could handle it. The map that contains the whole of the Mushroom Kingdom, Sub-Con, Dinosaur Land, Delfino Island, and Super Mario Galaxy's astronomy would be a mess. How can Mario and Baby Mario both coexist at the same time and on the same race track? Is Mario really from Brooklyn or somewhere else? If he is, how did Donkey Kong make it to the Mushroom Kingdom? What's the brothers' real last name? Is Mario boning Peach or what? This series just has so many questions that it is too late to resolve them with a deeper story.

I consider Super Mario Galaxy overrated.  It isn't a bad game, just not quite up to par with what everyone elses expectations.

@Godwind

I'm gonna take a left turn and compliment Miyamoto's take on game announcements.  Too many companies (especially Sony) have a habit of announcing games two or more years before release.  Hell, even Nintendo might have announced Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid: Other M too early if they're going to be late 2010 releases.  I can see why they needed to mention those games (hardcore appeasement) but we have to wait and wait and wait some more.

Wait, he didn't want to announce the New Zelda game at E3, because it would overshadow Metroid, but then he goes and talks about it a day later? I find that a little weird...
However, I would like more a story like the story weaved by Paper Mario. I realllyyy liked that game.

Yeah, they probably shouldn't show any Zelda footage until it's of EPIC quality... though if that were the case they never would have released a trailer for Twilight Princess... oh yeah, I went there. = )

Nintendo is famous for little to no story and I hate it. No one plays games just to get to the end anymore. Most people play games for a good story. Sooner or later this just isnt going to cut it anymore.

Wow, that was a very good interview and it sounds like Miyamoto is doing some good stuff. In fact I'm actually glad they haven't shown off the new Zelda yet and have concentrated on getting the game itself done before they start messing around with trailers and artwork.

The Princess is in another castle. That's all I need in a Mario Game.

Unrelated yet related, today i went to the beach and dug a hole, did not managed to reach China.

I wish it would support MotionPlus.
I wish NSMB2 would support MotionPlus.
Nintendo should force every Wii owner to buy one, so devs can take advantage of it.