TOKYO -As reported earlier by GameSpot News, the sequel to Super Mario 64 will be headed to Nintendo's next-generation console, currently known as the Dolphin. Today we've received some early details on the game from Nintendo's master of game design, Shigeru Miyamoto, as printed in Nintendo's Online Magazine.

　　"Mario is a really good guy. He's not 'just a nice guy' though - he works hard. He sweats his guts out for his family and his girlfriend," says Miyamoto.

　　"He exercises every day because he has to play the starring role every time a new Nintendo console is released. Right now, he seems to be making preparations for the new Dolphin. Oh, you will see a new side to him on the Dolphin. Don't you think Mario and Luigi have been too cutesy lately? I want them to act a little more like adults. So you will see a matured Mario. As for his brother , he now has a cool attitude about things. He believes he doesn't need to play a main roll. He's a second-born son and he knows how to take a break, just like me. I'm a second-born son too.

　　"We want to make him a leading star all the time. So maybe this will happen in near future. But if the game doesn't go well, he'll go back to being Mario's sidekick. (Laughing) Presently, Luigi is running around in my development room. We let him try too many things. So, if someone could see into our development room, he might think that next title's protagonist was Luigi."