Veteran 'WarioWare' Director Goro Abe Has Left Nintendo

Dang, that seems like a loss. I remember some dev interview or something for WarioWare D.I.Y., where he mentioned personally struggling to stay focused on a single project, so he made it that players would only need a couple of hours to put together their own microgames. That comment always stuck with me for some reason!

At least as a professor, he ensures that his knowledge will be passed on to younger generations who may very well make the next WarioWare or Incredible Crisis.

Ganbare, Abe-san.

Wow, going from developing super popular games to teaching ... is not something I would do. But if that's what makes him happy, then all the best!

I found Get it Together to be so much fun and the weekly challenges was a great addition to keep me coming back to the game. Move It on the otherhand felt rushed and despite the motion controls making Smooth Moves such an extraordinary game, it didn't work so well with that last one.

I can only imagine students will be thrilled to have the chance of getting to know and learn from such a talented dev.

From game development to college professor? That's awesome. I imagine his courses will be in high demand.

That's quite a loss given his history and seniority surrounding the franchise.
I wish him all the best!

...The timing of this is interesting though, both Tanabe and Konno stepped down right after their most recent games (they were credited on) had released. So perhaps either Abe has finished working on the next WarioWare which Nintendo is sitting on as we speak or he's passed the baton to someone else mid-development.

I love the WarioWare series, and Abe surely had a lot to do with that, from character design to helping come up with microgames. My favorite game has bounced around over the years, but now I think it’s the first one that I still play to this day. Move It is good, but Get It Together is very underrated. I’m sure Switch 2 will inevitably get its own WarioWare before too long.

A loss for this WarioWare fan for sure, but at the end of the day Mr. Abe knows what's best for his next life chapter. I hope he enjoys his new role. Passing on one's knowledge is nothing to sniff at, especially with his storied history.

@Dev-N, @Yalloo I share your opinions on WarioWare: Get It Together! vs Move It!, having finally played the latter recently as a palate cleanser. I think Get It Together has more longevity due to all the different character mechanics and weekly challenges. Whereas Move It! leans more into the party game side of the series, has less single player content (I miss the unlockables from earlier games), and frankly I found the motion controls finicky in the later story mode stages. I had more fun and accuracy with Smooth Moves on the Wii, and that isn't due to nostalgia; I've only played SM for the first time within the last few years. Granted, I was using a Wiimote+, which may be better for detection.

Best wishes to him, but it's good news that Nintendo is starting to bring in the new blood