Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto has weighed in on Wii’s core appeal, or lack thereof, calling the omission of HD support as the ‘biggest factor’ in creating a casual stigma among the public.

“But one of the key reasons that such things as the core and the casual exist today is that we decided not to adopt HD on the Wii console,” said Miyamoto in a recent Iwata Asks segment.

He added, “Of course, besides that there are things like issues with the controller and the challenges that it brings, network functionalities and many other things, but I think HD was the biggest factor that everyone was able to clearly understand the difference.”

However, Nintendo chief Satoru Iwata feels the rift between core and casual is a ‘psychological barrier,’ one that he hopes the Wii U will break down.

“That core vs. casual debate seems like something that can never see a resolution, but with Wii U, I have a feeling that it all may change. I even feel that the barrier that separated the two genres was only something psychological, just an impression that people had about them.”

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