News about Shigeru Miyamoto

Nintendo icon Shigeru Miyamoto says he's working on several projects right now

Shigeru Miyamoto says AI "provides an opportunity to reflect on what's really important" in game dev

Zelda and Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto is first dev to receive Japan's greatest cultural award

Shigeru Miyamoto apparently has a love-hate relationship with Toad, who he would constantly pick in Mario Kart

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake's Divisive Character Models May Reflect Shigeru Miyamoto's Love of Puppetry, Nintendo Veteran Believes

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake's divisive character models may reflect Shigeru Miyamoto's love of puppetry, one Nintendo veteran believes.

32-year Nintendo and Zelda veteran reacts to the Ocarina of Time remake, suggesting Shigeru Miyamoto's love of puppet shows influenced the art style

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto never wanted to compete with other game devs: "I view the Rubik's Cube as my eternal rival"

One of Zelda: A Link to the Past's most radical ideas couldn't be realized until Link's Awakening because Shigeru Miyamoto didn't want to see Link without his sword

Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto says Super Mario Bros. is only good because it wasn't "done by one person alone"

One of Mario's iconic abilities was actually just a glitch in the NES original, but Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto decided "it's fun" so "leave it as is"

Capcom dev got his dream Zelda game by threatening Shigeru Miyamoto: "If Nintendo's not up for it, we'll release an identical game with different characters and just call it something else"

Shigeru Miyamoto says "I don't really play games by myself anymore," years after confirming Nintendo hires people who "aren't super passionate game fans"

A Mario dev burned the handmade diorama he used to pitch a Zelda game because Shigeru Miyamoto said no: "It was such a bad memory that I decided to let it die"

Shigeru Miyamoto dreams of Nintendo consoles becoming a rite of passage for everyone coming of age: "Which Nintendo would make you the happiest?"

Nintendo designed the DS and Wii to normalize "being a gamer" says Shigeru Miyamoto: "We don't say 'book readers and non-book readers'"

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto thinks it's "rude" when fans question why "a mustachioed old dude like Mario" sells so well, but to be honest, "I've had the same thought"

Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto says PCs were once "held in higher regard than consoles," so the NES was made to bridge "the gap" - "It wasn't just a toy"

The Legend of Zelda was inspired by Western RPGs says Shigeru Miyamoto, because Nintendo wanted to appeal to more players: "We had to create new types of games"