Shigeru Miyamoto, the head of Nintendo’s game design efforts, sat down with Wired last week to discuss how the company plans to win more fans to its Nintendo 3DS handheld, the remarkable collaboration between developers in Kyoto and Texas that created Mario Kart 7, and another blockbuster franchise that he thinks would be a good fit for East-West cooperation.
But it was Miyamoto’s final comments from this interview, which took place at Nintendo’s Redwood City offices last Wednesday, that caused a stir when we previewed this interview last week. The veteran designer and head of Nintendo’s Entertainment Analysis and Development said that he would be stepping back from his current direct involvement with the company’s massive franchise titles to concentrate on smaller, more personal projects, beginning next year.
Nintendo of America sought to put that disclosure in perspective, emphasizing in a statement that Miyamoto is not leaving the company. “He jokingly mentions retirement to motivate his staff to excel,” the company said. “His ability to focus on smaller projects reflects the confidence he has in all of Nintendo’s development teams … Mr. Miyamoto will continue to provide oversight to those teams and get deeply involved in projects when the situation warrants, ensuring that the quality of Nintendo projects is maintained at a high level. But he will also be able to explore new innovations on his own and in smaller design groups.”
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