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Nintendo’s Miyamoto To Distance Himself From Big-Budget Projects

By Ishaan . December 7, 2011 . 6:52pm

In an interview with Wired.com’s Gamelife blog, Nintendo’s senior managing director, Shigeru Miyamoto, reveals he’s passing the torch onto Nintendo’s younger designers as far as big-budget games such as The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Super Mario 3D Land go.

Meanwhile, Miyamoto himself will focus on nurturing even younger designers at the company.

“Inside our office, I’ve been recently declaring, ‘I’m going to retire, I’m going to retire,’” Miyamoto shares. “I’m not saying that I’m going to retire from game development altogether. What I mean by retiring is, retiring from my current position.”

For years, Miyamoto has served as a supervisor for numerous Nintendo games, from Mario to Zelda to Metroid. Sometimes his involvement is hands-on, while other times, he lends his assistance in an advisory capacity. However, in the case of recent Nintendo games like The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Super Mario 3D Land, Miyamoto’s involvement hasn’t been as prominent as it may have been in years past.

In the case of Super Mario 3D Land, for instance, the game was conceived by one of the directors of Super Mario Galaxy 2. Miyamoto himself says he feels comfortable putting more distance between himself and such projects because his staff have done a good job with the recent Mario and Zelda titles by themselves.

“The reason why I’m stressing that is that unless I say that I’m retiring, I cannot nurture the young developers,” he said. “After all, if I’m there in my position as it is, then there’s always kind of a relationship. And the young guys are always kind of in a situation where they have to listen to my ideas. But I need some people who are growing up much more than today.”

While he didn’t mention any specifics, Miyamoto says he hopes to begin working on a new project in 2012, and show the game off publicly within the year.

“What I really want to do is be in the forefront of game development once again myself,” Miyamoto said. “Probably working on a smaller project with even younger developers. Or I might be interested in making something that I can make myself, by myself. Something really small.”

James Beatty
Miyamoto working on different/brand new games? Yes please. Aonuma seems to be able to handle the Zelda series by himself and the mario producer made galaxy and super mario 3D land so the game is in good hands as well.
XypherCode
That’s good. Good luck for him :D
theworldofnoboundries
This is something i really love from Miyamoto as how he does not feel full being on the top of the position and dares to retire himself from the better position into lower position to nurture the younger game developper.
LOVE U MIYAMOTO. SHOW US UR NEW GAME IN 2012!!! I WILL BE WAITING!!!
http://twitter.com/eliezer_santos Eliézer Santos
After reading the first lines: OMG! OMG! NOOOOOOOOOOOO! *run around in circles*
James Beatty
I’m also sure that he will help out on Zelda and mario games every once in a while. He is still miyamoto and those are still his “babies”
http://tristsantithesis.tumblr.com/ Tsunayoshi Sawada
Well without Miyamotor Ninty is one step to becoming how I envision it, that is, maybe now they can finally produce more T and M rated games, and embrace bigger budget modern games. At the very least, the younger people would have new IPs that go beyond diving in steel submersibles.

http://www.siliconera.com Ishaan
Suddenly, I want “Miyamotor” to be his next project.

James Beatty
That sound wonderful
theworldofnoboundries
Miyamotor sounds cool lol. So the game will be……….. about motor?

http://www.siliconera.com Ishaan
Maybe you’ll have to build a car. :p
SolidusSnake
Hmm how about a Mario spin-off where you play as Lemmy from Motorhead.

Solomon_Kano
I’ve seen the future, friend. Once Nintendo inevitably takes over the Japanese automotive industry, it’ll be their first product. I can already see my engine improving with some Miyamotor oil!

http://www.siliconera.com Ishaan
Boy, Toyota’s not going to be happy when they find out about Miyamotors Ltd…

http://twitter.com/Megawarrior345 Elle
sounds like a car company.

Solomon_Kano
I’m sure with as much as I disagree with you it probably seems like I have it out for you right now lol, but man… I REALLY disagree with you here. Probably moreso than anything else you’ve said.
New IPs from Nintendo? I agree, we all want that. But wanting Nintendo to embrace T and M rated titles and “bigger budget modern games”? I’ll have to ask why.
They make great games even without the level of violence that so characterizes M rated games, so what would be the point in that? Part of Nintendo’s appeal, to me at least, is that they’re one of the few developers who create games that don’t feel like they’re for any particular age level yet work for every age level. Metroid, Other M excepted, has always been a more “mature” series without any of the things that characterize M rated games. What do they gain by just doing T and M rated games?
To be clear, I have nothing against T and M rated games and if Nintendo makes great T/M rated games then great, but why do you feel that they need to?
And please define “bigger budget modern games”. From what I hear, the Galaxy series has been anything but low-budget in terms of what they spent on it, and almost every Nintendo game has high production values, so what exactly do you mean?

Tom_Phoenix
Agreed. In a market that is already oversaturated with T and M rated games, there really isn’t much benefit for Nintendo to start making those as well.

http://tristsantithesis.tumblr.com/ Tsunayoshi Sawada
I dont understand why they would ignore that market of T and M games. If the market is oversaturated with that, then that means they need to get their games into that market too instead of missing appealing to games and expanding their fanbase. Innovation stems from oversaturation. Innovating is a part of Nintendo. Nintendo can innovate this market.

theworldofnoboundries
Well if u ask me, I don’t really care whether it isT or M games. As long as the games is a great game. Why should we care?
http://tristsantithesis.tumblr.com/ Tsunayoshi Sawada
In looking at my game library I would have to say that great games rated T or M? So great games are T or M rated. Ninty should try it, it wouldnt hurt.
Tom_Phoenix
“I dont understand why they would ignore that market of T and M games.”
Beacuse there are dozens upon dozens of third-party developers that can target that market directly for them. Infact, third-parties already frequently complain about how they have to compete with Nintendo titles on Nintendo platforms. If Nintendo started making T/M rated games, that would place them in even further direct competition with third-party titles.
“If the market is oversaturated with that, then that means they need to get their games into that market too instead of missing appealing to games and expanding their fanbase.”
If a market is oversaturated, that means that there isn’t much room left for expansion within that market. Unsaturated markets offer far more room for expansion precisely beacuse they are not saturated.
“Innovation stems from oversaturation.”
Innovation stems from tasks that customers require to be fulfilled. As such, innovation isn’t limited to oversaturated markets.
Furthermore, beacuse companies in oversaturated markets have to compete against similar products for mostly the same audience, innovation ends up being limited to only certain areas. Specifically, companies end up solely focusing on making bigger and more powerful versions of their existing products rather than making any new products.
In the AAA video game market, this ended up manifesting itself as video game companies trying to top one another with increasingly more complex graphical presentations. As a result, all innovation was focused on trying to make the graphics more and more complex. Needless to say, that came at the expense of most other areas.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Douglas-Tabb/100001176176600 Douglas Tabb
You need to realize that your gaming collection isn’t everyone’s gaming collection. Just because you only enjoy T or M rated games doesn’t mean Nintendo should make T or M rated games because they do an EXTREMELY good job of developing the type of video games that they create. Also, not everyone has the same taste as you. If they want to create a T or M rated game then they can leave that up to third party developers. Nintendo’s software already sells like hotcakes (a LOT more than quite a few other software titles)so I don’t understand why they would need to change their formula instead of expanding on it
Their expanding their fanbase by getting more (good) third party games on their console. Honestly, I think what sets Nintendo apart are the types of games they create.
http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/members/55321.html FinalArcadia
Nintendo might risk alienating parents who buy games for their kids. There are probably people who wouldn’t buy a Sesame Street game if it was made by RockStar, or something.
Besides, hasn’t Nintendo been doing well enough as it is? What would be the appeal of making T and M games? Even older gamers play Nintendo games…
Should it really matter what the label is on the box, or how mature it is? If a game is fun and well-made, it can be rated for Early Childhood, for all I care. It’s the quality, not the rating, that is important.

http://tristsantithesis.tumblr.com/ Tsunayoshi Sawada
It is clear that Nintendo is a developer that is different than that of other publishers of their size. Ninty’s games are often smaller in scale and lacking the older cool straight edge factor that makes most of todays titles in the western world popular and fun. If they were given a more streamlined, direct, and targeted a slightly older demographic while gaining the values present in the largest budget games of the year from western publishers, then Ninty of tomorrow would be a fabulous company. AAA T/M rated games often seem funner, deeper, and more immersive, than the traditional E type games, and often innovate the marketplace and push boundaries. Ninty ought to embrace these values in their future games, and having a bigger budget as well as new age targets would do just this. If they did this, then Ninty would be loved by all.

Tom_Phoenix
“Ninty’s games are often smaller in scale and lacking the older cool straight edge factor that makes most of todays titles in the western world popular and fun.”
Last time I checked, some of Nintendo’s titles were far more popular than any other titles this generation. One of the reasons for that was precisely beacuse they were appealing to people who aren’t traditionally considered gamers.
“If they were given a more streamlined, direct, and targeted a slightly older demographic while gaining the values present in the largest budget games of the year from western publishers, then Ninty of tomorrow would be a fabulous company.”
Are you saying there is something UNfabulous about targeting younger audiences?
Also, considering how Wii Sports was popular among retirees, Nintendo can be considered to have targeted an older demographic than the one that other companies usually target. It’s just that Nintendo doesn’t target that demographic EXCLUSIVELY.
“AAA T/M rated games often seem funner, deeper, and more immersive, than the traditional E type games, and often innovate the marketplace and push boundaries.”
Considering how the AAA market is saturated with shooters and various sequels/reboots, I hope you’ll forgive me if I don’t share that impression.
“If they did this, then Ninty would be loved by all.”
Nintendo would be loved by all….by NOT making games for all?
Solomon_Kano
Oy vey. I want to give this a serious response, honest, but I’ll have to ask something of you first: do you honestly believe everything you just typed?
It sounds like you’ve latched onto some subjective thoughts as objective fact. I really want to answer seriously, but that post almost reads like a glorious parody.

http://tristsantithesis.tumblr.com/ Tsunayoshi Sawada
Well in my experience, I do believe that Ive experienced the most fun in games that were big budget AAA titles. So if Nintendo were to make these then I would have fun playing their games.
Solomon_Kano
That’s fine, but “big budget AAA” doesn’t necessarily make a game fun. So it wouldn’t be to Nintendo’s benefit to spend more just for the sake of it when they make well-produced games on a (comparatively) lower budget.
Also, you can expect the big(ger) budget titles to roll in once Wii U hits, but it won’t be because Ninty suddenly feels like doing AAA titles — HD development costs more, no matter what. They make AAA titles already but the reason they don’t feel on par with those on PS360 is that the system is just weaker overall. Zelda, Mario, DKCR. All AAA titles, but the difference in that feeling is that they’re on a less powerful console.
So, to reiterate: a game doesn’t necessarily -need- to be AAA to be fun but, if they did, Nintendo already makes them. Their AAA titles just aren’t the same as, say, COD or GOW or Assassin’s Creed or what have you.

Suicunesol
You seem to have embraced the belief that T and M rated games are, by default, better than others.
That is such BS that I don’t even know where to begin my chewing of your ankles. :o
Unfortunately, so many people share the same belief as you, and I don’t think there is any changing of that. It stems from the American notion that cartoons are for children, and live-action is for mature people– a belief that I would really like to see disappear.
In any case, producing games that everyone can enjoy is what Nintendo does best. I welcome T and M rated games from Nintendo, and it’s not like they don’t have IPs that fit the bill (Metroid). But it would be foolish for Nintendo to completely change its attitude in regards to its audience because that’s just not its legacy. :o
You may not like Nintendo for that, and that’s fine for the same reason that I generally reject most T and M rated Western games.

http://tristsantithesis.tumblr.com/ Tsunayoshi Sawada
Well that is the conclusion Ive reached since entering the videogame playing realm. My first games were T and M rated and most of my library consists of these titles. Ive experienced the most fun from these titles and these games seem to resonate well with me. So I guess by default, these games are just funner than others? Maybe my desire is that Nintendo would appeal and attempt more games in these realm. Would a T or M rated Mario really be that bad? Would embracing Western type gaming ideals be bad?

http://www.youtube.com/user/jodecideion?feature=mhum TheWon and Only
Please show us more than Call of Duty, and Grand Theft Auto a T and M game. That can sell has much or more than your E rated Nintendo game. I’m talking about Mario Kart, 2D Super Mario, Wii Fit, and Wii Sports. The money is in the mainstream every one can play games.

http://tristsantithesis.tumblr.com/ Tsunayoshi Sawada
Excluding titles to show that the money is in the mainstream doesnt seem fair. You exclude CoD, the top selling game of the past three years, excluding GTA, theres the top selling Skyrim, Battlefied 3, if I may go on the top selling games of 2010, then there were more T/M rated sellers than there were Nintendo E titles (Assassins Creed BroHood, MW2, Black Ops, Red Dead Redemption, Halo Reach). I imagine 2011 will look the same.
Its an area that Nintendo could possibly work on getting games in.
http://www.youtube.com/user/jodecideion?feature=mhum TheWon and Only
Call Of Duty and GTA are the only games that can release one game, and it moves more than 10 million copies. Building AAA titles in this generation if the game can’t move more than 5 million. Your losing money on that product or barely made a profit. There is a reason why everyone is now making games on all systems possible. Remember Sony’s Isonmiac has gone third party for the reason to make more money. Despite making Resistance, and Ratchet/Clanks every other year to help the loses. Ubisoft has more more money on the Just Dance franchise than they have on the Assassin Creed franchise. So Nintendo would be dumb to work on T/M games that would have less of a chance. When they can keep making their E games. Which have a greater chance of being a huge hit. If anything Nintendo this generation proved that the E market is bigger than than the T, and M market.

Suicunesol
Good lord T and M-rated Mario. o_o This’ll be a parallel universe when that happens.
What kind of Mario game do you envision that to be? Yes it would be bad because mature themes aren’t what Mario is about. If Nintendo were to make a T or M rated game, they’d be better off making a new IP rather than taint the image of their mascot.
Why do you want to see Nintendo embrace Western gaming ideals? Are there not enough Western games for you? Why must this company need to change its direction to suit your tastes when said company has been so successful doing what it does best?

http://tristsantithesis.tumblr.com/ Tsunayoshi Sawada
I dont know Im just conflicted. If Nintendo would do that then I would like them and their games and enjoy them while having fun.

http://twitter.com/seph_luis_br Luis Camargo
This might be great for him and for the industry.
Smaller games are great for trying new and fresh ideas. Maybe we can see much more Nintendo games being sold in the digital space instead of retail.
Perhaps that will push Nintendo to finally have a good online structure.
Last time he had a great idea, Pikmin was born.
Imagine now that he will do everything he wants with smaller titles.
I can see the creation of many potential new IPs for Nintendo
http://talesattbokmph.wordpress.com/ Setsuryuu (TBOkmph)
That sounds a lot better reading the actual news! Passing the torch to younger generations… Yeah, sure, from here I can’t tell if this will end well. But boy this feeling of “moving on” and “evolving” that is in the air from this news does sounds nice!
It would be even better if he was actually going global to nurture young designers all over the world but go ahead then young people of Japan, show me that you can change! xD (Am I going off-topic? xP)
Solomon_Kano
It’ll be a sad day when Miyamoto retires, but Ninty will definitely be in good hands — especially if those hands were nurtured by Miyamoto.

James Beatty
Miyamoto has said a lot of times that he will not retire (leave nintendo) unless he is fiscally unable to work there any more.

Solomon_Kano
Oh? I wanna say that’s great, but I don’t think I’d want to see him there til his health fails. It’s inspiring how attached he is to what he does though, so I’m (somewhat) glad to hear that.

James Beatty
He wants to work, it makes him happy. But he wants to do more (hence his “retirement” from his current position) he has said that he has a lot of ideas he wants to make come true but he has had to help out with the Zelda and mario team because they weren’t ready to make those games by themselves. But, they have learned all they can learn and Miyamoto isn’t needed at his current position anymore so he can now be free to make games that he wants.

Solomon_Kano
That’s great then. If he’s happy to work more, then I’ll be happy to play whatever he comes up with.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1769064526 Vivian Mai
I look forward to seeing his future titles…I wonder if he’ll make any new IPs?

James Beatty
He kind of said so. He is working on a project that he hopes will be able to be shown off by next year.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Kamek20xxExtra?feature=mhee Michael Stevens
Hahaha…..how very sweet. I hope it goes well for Miyamoto himself and to everyone in Nintendo.
theworldofnoboundries
If only Yu Suzuki was given such freedom by Sega, i believe Sega will still be able to produce more great games.
T_T
Even though both Yu Suzuki and Miyamoto is a great game producer but why does the treatment for both of them is so different.

Solomon_Kano
Because, along with making great games, Miyamoto’s games raked in the dough. Sadly, Suzuki’s never sold to the kind of degree to afford him Miyamoto’s level of autonomy.

theworldofnoboundries
Yeah thats the problem i know. Shenmue=Zelda, After Burner, Virtua Fighter.
Even after all of those great games, Sega just never seems to able to sell his game so much which makes me sad.

Solomon_Kano
Yea, it’s always disappointing when good games don’t sell.

http://www.genkaibreak.com Code
rar, I love Miyamoto but I’m glad to hear he’s moving onward to fill a different role. I think most Japanese companies in recent years have found themselves kind of stagnant, with the lack of new people in positions to bring new ideas to the table. Sure, no question Miyamoto is still a master, but it helps to give the new generations space to have creative freedom owo; So I’m hoping Miyamoto moving on to smaller projects might help Nintendo budge even just a little owo;
Lexaus_the_Alchemist
I’d like to see more of what a Miyamoto-less Nintendo would be able to create. But mostly on the new IP front. I don’t want the new generation of staff just spinning-off from already established games from Nintendo’s famous catelogue. See if they can make something of their own that can stand the test of time like a “Mario”, “Donkey Kong”, “Metroid”, or “Zelda”.
Oh, and for random giggles, the rest of the convo that wasn’t mentioned:
Miyamoto: “That’s it. I’ve had enough! I’m going to retire, I’m going to retire!”
Nintendo staffer 1: “Quick someone get him his meds! He’s going off the deep end again!”
Nintendo staffer 2: “Don’t let him leave this room until he comes back to his senses!”
Iwata: “Not this again. Give him his Mario cap and this wad of money; that always calms him down!”

James Beatty
Miyamoto isn’t leaving, he is going to start making new IPs. He has said various times that he has a bunch of ideas for games he wants to make. Also, Shiggy doens’t do it for the money, he is actually underpaid for his position (by his own choice of course) he wants to make games that people enjoy, so he stays at nintendo where he can do whatever he wants.

MrSirFeatherFang
Aw yeah! New IPs ftw
Lexaus_the_Alchemist
Never said he was leaving. Just want to see what the new staff can create without him in the forefront. And something that isn’t “Mario-” or “Legend of Zelda-”.
And the money comment was for the well known meme:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/entries/icons/original/000/001/886/itprintsmoney.jpg?1265005439
Lexaus_the_Alchemist
Never said he was leaving. Just want to see what the new staff can create without him in the forefront. And something that isn’t “Mario-” or “Legend of Zelda-”.
And the money comment was for the well known meme:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/entries/icons/original/000/001/886/itprintsmoney.jpg?1265005439

Aara_Malik_Davoodi
He’s probably going to go out drinking with Itagaki-san every night, now.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_3ITUZUKPZYUV2VUCVXUW3DVO6Y AJ
He’s certainly earned the break.
KotaroInugami
I think I might seriously shed a tear… :(

http://twitter.com/mistermeemee mistermeemee
To be truthful, he’s only stating what he’s really been doing for a while now. It’ s just going to be official this way.
daizyujin
If what we have seen so far in Mario 3D Land and Skyward Sword are any indication, I welcome the change. It seems like the new guys are a little more fresh on these properties. Hell you would get sick of it too if you were expected to make a new Zelda game every 2-3 years for some platform.

http://twitter.com/mistermeemee mistermeemee
I almost had a heart-attack, but I do agree with Miyamoto honestly. I’ve been impressed with what has been done through Nintendo without much of Miyamoto’s direct input
daizyujin
I would like to see him strike out on his own like Yuji Naka did with Prope. It just seems to me that in the last few years Nintendo and Miyamoto may both have been holding each other back.
Sure Wind Waker and Twilight Princess were good games but they were also too much like their predecessors ditto for Super Mario Galaxy 2, yet he hands the reigns over to new blood and we get two great and far more groundbreaking games in Skyward Sword and Mario 3D Land. Both of these games are more fresh than just about anything we have seen in the last 10 years sans the original Super Mario Galaxy. He may have created these franchises but he also has worked on them for the better part of 25 years and the fatigue was at least to me starting to show in just how cookie cutter they were feeling. It is nice to see these properties finally being given new life by new blood.
On the other hand it also seems Nintendo might be holding him back. Look at the Wii lineup of games he has made, it is too safe. Sure there were some new IP like Wii Sports and Wii Music but both of these games were very low budget looking and face it, Nintendo has never been much of a risk taking company. Sure he does get some autonomy but no matter what his pedigree, Nintendo is going to expect him to churn out a Mario and a Zelda at least every few years. Anybody would get worn out from that. It seems Nintendo is willing to give him what he wants, but only within reason. I still can’t see them giving him a huge budget to make a brand new IP with from scratch and I am not talking about a casual game that looks like a tech demo. It just don’t seem to me like Nintendo.
It just seems to me that if he wanted to, he could go to any venture capitalist and have money thrown at him. Just stop and think how awesome a brand new moderate to high budget Miyamoto IP would be. Certainly if Shinji Mikami and Yuji Naka can do it, so can Miyamoto.

http://www.siliconera.com Ishaan
You make it sound like he needs permission to do what he wants. He’s the company’s managing director. If anything, -he’s- the one that calls the shots and decides how much money they need to spend and on what. :p

daizyujin
He may be managing director but he also still answers to certain others in the company and I can’t imagine that he has enough control to command others to just do anything and everything. Certainly there are limits. There is a board and such he has to appease.
You make it sound like I am an idiot. Why are you talking down to me like I am some moron?

http://twitter.com/Laith_Rem Laith Rem
Completely fine with this. Miyamoto is someone who everyone listens so is a bit of a two-edged sword (I believe that is how it goes) since all his decisions be it good or bad are carried out, see Wii Music which was… something.
Since the “new” blood is going to make old games, we may see some variations, and Miyamoto will be doing his crazy games.
puchinri
This all sounds good to me. I’m glad he’s looking to help with the younger designer, and I think the recent titles have been handled well, so apparently something is being done right.
A new project headed by Miyamoto himself, whether smaller or larger, would be great. It’d be even better if there was a pretty young and fresh team he was working alongside, so they could be picking up everything early on.
Fighting, Miyamoto-sensei ~ ! ♥
Kitestwinblades
You guys see that picture of that guy!? That is a picture of GREATNESS!
*bows in respect* glad he’s still on the gaming developing scene.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Roberto-Armando-Iraheta/775564143 Roberto Armando Iraheta
I think this is a smart move. He’s old and he’s not going to be around forever. He really needs to think about the future of the company and I’m glad that he’s thinking this way. With him fathering everyone the future of Nintendo is in good hands with plenty of great talent that is up and coming.
http://www.facebook.com/JaeWhy SasuleUchiha
Living Legend
darkfox1
This is actually kind of cool. This means that we should be smaller, truly Miyamoto designed games for the first time in years. NEW IP’s!!!
http://zerodestinypro.blogspot.com/ Zero_Destiny
Honestly glad to hear this. I’m very much happy with the new games like 3D Land and Skyward Sword and am looking forward to see even more unique and interesting things from the younger programers. They didn’t rewrite the books with those games but they did manage to make them feel fresh again. I’m very happy with their works so far and I trust them with the series. It feels like they understand the legacy behind the series and won’t turn it into something it isn’t but still change them into something more modern and fresh. :)
I like what they are doing quite a bit. With that Said Miyamoto working on a new project again, something that isn’t an already an established IP is also interesting to me. I hope he is able to enjoy his small little project and I think there should be a lot to look forward to in the future. ^_^
http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/HAEBCODVH3BGFIHE47BKNDXD2I Jonathan
uncle Miyamoto’s gonna help all them yunins keep Nintendo strong
I like it, yehuh
SDDMN
Nintendo already made a response saying Miyamoto’s not gonna retire from his current position just yet.
Video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto’s role at Nintendo is not changing. He will continue to be a driving force in Nintendo’s development efforts. In discussing his priorities at Nintendo in a media interview, Mr. Miyamoto explained how he is encouraging the younger developers at the company to take more initiative and responsibility for developing software. He attempted to convey his priorities moving forward, inclusive of overseeing all video game development and ensuring the quality of all products. Mr. Miyamoto also discussed his desire to pursue fresh ideas and experiences of the kind that sparked his initial interest in video games.
This honestly doesn’t sound like he’s retiring to me.
SDDMN
Nintendo already made a response saying Miyamoto’s not gonna retire from his current position just yet.
Video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto’s role at Nintendo is not changing. He will continue to be a driving force in Nintendo’s development efforts. In discussing his priorities at Nintendo in a media interview, Mr. Miyamoto explained how he is encouraging the younger developers at the company to take more initiative and responsibility for developing software. He attempted to convey his priorities moving forward, inclusive of overseeing all video game development and ensuring the quality of all products. Mr. Miyamoto also discussed his desire to pursue fresh ideas and experiences of the kind that sparked his initial interest in video games.
This honestly doesn’t sound like he’s retiring to me.
http://twitter.com/DanijoEX DanijoEX
This is the guy who has the right dedication for the company. I’m sure what he’s doing is the right choice.
I would like to see how all this will go.
NTyron52
Aw… I don’t know what to say, I’d definitely like to see brand new games that we haven’t seen before… it’s a really nice idea.
Even without Miyamoto, I’m pretty sure that Nintendo is in good hands, after all, it’s Nintendo, when there was a failure (rarely), they’ve always fixed it.
NTyron52
Aw… I don’t know what to say, I’d definitely like to see brand new games that we haven’t seen before… it’s a really nice idea.
Even without Miyamoto, I’m pretty sure that Nintendo is in good hands, after all, it’s Nintendo, when there was a failure (rarely), they’ve always fixed it.
http://www.youtube.com/user/jodecideion?feature=mhum TheWon and Only
This is a good thing! Where going to get more games out of this move, and I welcome that. Nintendo made more games this generation compared to the Gamecube. So I hope this means the Wii U will have more Nintendo games than the Wii.
SirRichard
Considering how off the wall the man is, it’s kind of unnerving knowing that soon there will be entire development teams trained by him.
I just have this image of someone entering the main development building to find Willy Wonka levels of craziness going on inside, with people weighing cats for games ideas or staring at things outside and then creating peripherals based off trees and such.
If only it would be so glorious.

http://twitter.com/keithmaxx keithmaxx
Who knows? He belongs to the Company that made a portable that prints money, after all.

EDGEucator
I hope he atleast takes some part in the Mario WiiU title.
Joanna
I find it inspiring how dedicated he is to Nintendo and the industry. It makes me really excited for the game he’s been planning. :)

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