In an interview with NPR, Shigeru Miyamoto was asked what Nintendo will be like after his departure. But in his opinion, he doesn’t think much will change.
Miyamoto told the outlet that many people within the company, including those who work on Mario games, “all have this sense of what it means to be Nintendo.” He also pointed out how many new ideas Nintendo’s core tends to have.
Miyamoto’s full words:
“You know, I really feel like that’s not going to change. It will probably be the same. There are, you know, members of the management team, creators within the company, and also people who create Mario, they all have this sense of what it means to be Nintendo. And so it’s not like there’s a lot of different opinions coming and going. Everyone has an understanding, that kind of shared understanding, of what it’s like to be Nintendo. So even when new ideas come in, there’s always the fact that it’s a new idea, but also the fact that, is it a new idea that really has the essence of Nintendo or not? And I think that’s something that, you know, we have this incredible shared vision, almost kind of scary shared vision, about it. So I don’t think it’s going to change.”
Miyamoto, the creator of Mario, is 70 years old. Before settling into his role as “Creative Fellow”, there was much talk of a possible retirement. It’s still pretty handy though, especially with The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Super Nintendo World.