Miyamoto discusses how Nintendo will eventually go on without him – “It’s not going to change.”
Miyamoto discusses how Nintendo will eventually go on without him – “It’s not going to change.”
by Capital_Gate6718
26 Comments
costumrobo
Oh yes it will. They always do.
Thopterthallid
I have this sneaking feeling inside that it might change for the better in some ways…?
dscyrux
Just like it didn’t change when Iwata passed?
carldavis_reddit
Well of course it will. Chance is constant.
Some ways better, some ways worse, but Nintendo will still be Nintendo.
Shiggy being modest, bless him.
DharmaBat
I mean, one thing that will likely change is maybe they’d be less restricting and won’t have a absolute control freak at the helm of some of their biggest franchises.
But thats me.
sidv81
I don’t think any one game dev has proven indispensable these days anymore. Miyamoto’s the rarity of a game dev from the then-1980s gaming frontier still employed by and on good terms with the company that produced his most famous work. So many of them have bitter falling outs like Hideo Kojima and end up on Kickstarter to finance spiritual sequels to games they no longer have the license for.
Engineator
Glad Miyamoto has done what he has done so far. Many great games and lots of creativity. I also love how he often started with experiences in his childhood as a springboard into his ideas (such as the childhood memory of him seeing that cave when he was a little kid and the “adventure” of exploring it became an impetus for Zelda; the beginning of the first Zelda actually opens with you seeing the cave and you walk in.) As long as Nintendo has creatives who understand their inner child like Miyamoto does, it will continue to deliver great things.
80sPizzaKid
The day this guy die, the world will stop for that day, the guy is a living legend.
blackthorn_orion
I think this is something Miyamoto’s probably thought about a lot in more recent years as more Nintendo games start hitting their 30 and 40 year-old milestones, and to his credit I think he’s done a solid job bringing up a new generation of talent that really seems to grok the “Nintendo design philosophy” we associate with classic Miyamoto games and series.
Splatoon’s probably the biggest example of that. It’s got relatively little involvement from anybody that’d be considered part of Nintendo’s “old guard” but it still completely nails that “Nintendo feel”.
SuperToxin
I don’t want to think of that world.
IntrinsicStarvation
Shiggy I can’t handle you facing your own mortality.
Just lie to me and say you’ll always be there.
CokeWest
Nintendo seems pretty fine-tuned when it comes to picking leadership in its IPs. They got lifers who were there from the start and younger people who grew up playing the games that would go on to bring fresh ideas. You can trace pretty clear lines with where guys like Aonuma and Koizumi started to where they are now. I bet there’s talent on the teams now who will end up being the next Creative Directors on mainline Zeldas and Mario’s and the like.
realbread23
The day Miyamoto dies will be an awful day, sure he’s made some questionable choices like with Paper Mario, but it cant be understated how big of an impact he’s had on media as a whole, Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Pikmin, and so much more, the NES saved the gaming industry as a whole and now look how huge games have gotten.
Professor_McJones
There’s so many more people working on games nowadays, it seems unlikely that anyone who works on a triple A game but the main designers or directors will be too well known like this in the future.
I can think of one change. I am pretty certain the only reason Pikmin is still around is because of Miyamoto. Unless the new game turns Pikmin into a sales juggernaut I would not be surprised if it goes the way of F-Zero when Miyamoto is gone.
Cybasura
This complete legend and god is LITERALLY the reason why gaming – and by extension, Nintendo – exists to this day
The day he leaves is the day the gaming industry is dead, judging by the current situation
russellamcleod
“I will NEVER allow Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door see the light of day, even in death!”
Elitesabaton69
Going to be a sad day indeed
TheHangedKing
The Pikmin Lord
Luckywitz
It already changed 🤷
YouPeopleAreGarbage
We’ll get real Mario RPGs again, so okay.
Seriously speaking, I respect and admire him, but I’m sure he’s a pain to work with. I can’t imagine how many ideas of his made games worse, but you usually only hear positive stories about his meddling.
Anybody who works in an office knows the boomers that were there before them and will remain after they’re gone. They have job security, power, money, and no incentive to leave. The stifle innovation and fear change.
I think Nintendo would change. For the better.
xNinja-Jordanx
Miyamoto has long been mostly hands-off at Nintendo, acting more as a creative consultant than the kind of visionary game developer he used to be. What needs to happen at Nintendo after Miyamoto is an injection of young, creative blood. Hire developers like Toby Fox, or indie devs who have proven they have the same vision and talent Miyamoto had when he started at Nintendo.
mierecat
One day all of Nintendo’s old guard won’t be with the company anymore. It’s clear with games like Breath of the Wild that some of them are becoming more hands off and letting the new generation do things their own way already. As long as it’s core values remain in tact I think there’s nothing to worry about.
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Oh yes it will. They always do.
I have this sneaking feeling inside that it might change for the better in some ways…?
Just like it didn’t change when Iwata passed?
Well of course it will. Chance is constant.
Some ways better, some ways worse, but Nintendo will still be Nintendo.
Shiggy being modest, bless him.
I mean, one thing that will likely change is maybe they’d be less restricting and won’t have a absolute control freak at the helm of some of their biggest franchises.
But thats me.
I don’t think any one game dev has proven indispensable these days anymore. Miyamoto’s the rarity of a game dev from the then-1980s gaming frontier still employed by and on good terms with the company that produced his most famous work. So many of them have bitter falling outs like Hideo Kojima and end up on Kickstarter to finance spiritual sequels to games they no longer have the license for.
Glad Miyamoto has done what he has done so far. Many great games and lots of creativity. I also love how he often started with experiences in his childhood as a springboard into his ideas (such as the childhood memory of him seeing that cave when he was a little kid and the “adventure” of exploring it became an impetus for Zelda; the beginning of the first Zelda actually opens with you seeing the cave and you walk in.) As long as Nintendo has creatives who understand their inner child like Miyamoto does, it will continue to deliver great things.
The day this guy die, the world will stop for that day, the guy is a living legend.
I think this is something Miyamoto’s probably thought about a lot in more recent years as more Nintendo games start hitting their 30 and 40 year-old milestones, and to his credit I think he’s done a solid job bringing up a new generation of talent that really seems to grok the “Nintendo design philosophy” we associate with classic Miyamoto games and series.
Splatoon’s probably the biggest example of that. It’s got relatively little involvement from anybody that’d be considered part of Nintendo’s “old guard” but it still completely nails that “Nintendo feel”.
I don’t want to think of that world.
Shiggy I can’t handle you facing your own mortality.
Just lie to me and say you’ll always be there.
Nintendo seems pretty fine-tuned when it comes to picking leadership in its IPs. They got lifers who were there from the start and younger people who grew up playing the games that would go on to bring fresh ideas. You can trace pretty clear lines with where guys like Aonuma and Koizumi started to where they are now. I bet there’s talent on the teams now who will end up being the next Creative Directors on mainline Zeldas and Mario’s and the like.
The day Miyamoto dies will be an awful day, sure he’s made some questionable choices like with Paper Mario, but it cant be understated how big of an impact he’s had on media as a whole, Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Pikmin, and so much more, the NES saved the gaming industry as a whole and now look how huge games have gotten.
There’s so many more people working on games nowadays, it seems unlikely that anyone who works on a triple A game but the main designers or directors will be too well known like this in the future.
[How they handled a defect in their product](https://youtu.be/sgNyDjjDCD4)
Rest in peace Paper Mario fans
Yeah that’s what I’m afraid of.
I can think of one change. I am pretty certain the only reason Pikmin is still around is because of Miyamoto. Unless the new game turns Pikmin into a sales juggernaut I would not be surprised if it goes the way of F-Zero when Miyamoto is gone.
This complete legend and god is LITERALLY the reason why gaming – and by extension, Nintendo – exists to this day
The day he leaves is the day the gaming industry is dead, judging by the current situation
“I will NEVER allow Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door see the light of day, even in death!”
Going to be a sad day indeed
The Pikmin Lord
It already changed 🤷
We’ll get real Mario RPGs again, so okay.
Seriously speaking, I respect and admire him, but I’m sure he’s a pain to work with. I can’t imagine how many ideas of his made games worse, but you usually only hear positive stories about his meddling.
Anybody who works in an office knows the boomers that were there before them and will remain after they’re gone. They have job security, power, money, and no incentive to leave. The stifle innovation and fear change.
I think Nintendo would change. For the better.
Miyamoto has long been mostly hands-off at Nintendo, acting more as a creative consultant than the kind of visionary game developer he used to be. What needs to happen at Nintendo after Miyamoto is an injection of young, creative blood. Hire developers like Toby Fox, or indie devs who have proven they have the same vision and talent Miyamoto had when he started at Nintendo.
One day all of Nintendo’s old guard won’t be with the company anymore. It’s clear with games like Breath of the Wild that some of them are becoming more hands off and letting the new generation do things their own way already. As long as it’s core values remain in tact I think there’s nothing to worry about.