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Miyamoto on the N64 Disk Drive's online plans, 1999.

Source: The Hyrule Journals

https://www.hyruleinterviews.com/24441fe961fd80a6a9cbda24ebd72429

PEOPLE:

Shigeru Miyamoto, age 46. Creator of Zelda & Mario. Producer of Nintendo EAD’s Software Development Department.

QUOTE: Q: The 64DD … is compatible with online communication, but what do you think about this feature?

Miyamoto: We are finally at the point where we can begin considering the details on site. In the past, as a game designer, I had to deliberately ask questions such as, “Who will maintain the infrastructure for communication?”

However, now that everyone is discussing issues such as “How much will the phone bills be?”, there is no longer a need to ask such questions. That's why I'm telling the staff to “go back to the basics.” “Is online gaming really interesting?” “Is it okay that we can't see each other's faces?” “Can we chat using the current controller?”