Nintendo’s design guru Shigeru Miyamoto: ‘I wanted to make something weird’
Nintendo’s design guru Shigeru Miyamoto: ‘I wanted to make something weird’
Few people have influenced global pop culture as much as the creator of Mario and Zelda, widely considered the father of modern gaming. But when you have changed the world, what comes next?
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Shigeru Miyamoto is a legend. He comes off as very humble in this interview, too.
Nintendo must be unique in their retention of talent long term; it was really cool reading the part of the article talking about the intergenerational teams, with original designers working alongside developers who played their games as children. Can you imagine going to work with those responsible for your childhood favourite games?
Perhaps Nintendos vicious lawsuits against anything remotely related to their IP’s is finding the bonus checks 🤣