Shigeru Miyamoto News
News Miyamoto Wants Nintendo Products To Be As Ubiquitous As School Bags
Bag? Check. Pencil? Check. Alarmo? Check.
Famitsu's recent interview with Shigeru Miyamoto revealed quite a few interesting tidbits, including confirmation that Star Fox and Yoshi and the Mysterious Book were made as a direct result of the recent Mario movies, and some of the creators thoughts on Nintendo remakes and their role in the company's...
Random Miyamoto's Current Gaming Habits Are Just As Wholesome As You'd Hope
It's a family affair
Last week, Shigeru Miyamoto sat down for an oh-so-rare deep dive interview with Famitsu, and it was positively rammed with glorious insights. We previously covered the direct pipeline from movie to games and the legendary designer's thoughts on remakes, but we've just stumbled across another wholesome little n
News Shigeru Miyamoto "Not Really Thinking About" Directing Another Game
"there might come a time when I want to do it"
In news that will surely shock you to your very core, Shigeru Miyamoto has stated that he is "not really thinking about" directing another game. As reported by Nintendo Everything, this is another snippet from Miyamoto's big interview with Famitsu in which he discusses his future and plans. He says...
News Shigeru Miyamoto Defends Nintendo's Production Of Remakes
No worries, Shigsy
Nintendo puts out a lot of games. This year alone it's released Splatoon Raiders, Rhythm Heaven Groove, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, Pokémon Pokopia, and Mario Tennis Fever. Yet with this year's
News Miyamoto Thanks Fans For Watching The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Celebrating 40 years of Mario history
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is already 2026's biggest box office hit. It's also helped Mario's movies surpass a total of $2 billion at the global box offic
News The Mario Galaxy Movie End Reveal Came Out Of Years-Old Discussions At Nintendo
"we never came to a conclusion"
SPOILERS AHEAD, FOLKS! If you're reading this and haven't watched The Super Mario Galaxy Movie yet, we'd recommend coming back once you have. You have been warned! We'll stick an image here so you don't accidentally scroll down on one of those super long phones... Still here?... You sure?... Okay then! As we...
News Miyamoto Expected "Significant Resistance Internally" To Fox In The Mario Galaxy Movie
"I wanted to see what it would be like"
Shigeru Miyamoto and Illumination's Chris Meledandri are out promoting the new Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and in an interview with Forbes the Star Fox creator has discussed how Fox McCloud ended up in the movie, despite Nintendo's general reticence to mixing its IPs. Miyamoto told Forbes that the pitch to...
News "I'm On A Mission" - Miyamoto Wants To Include Pikmin In Any Kind Of Nintendo Product He Can
Somebody get this man a Pikmin
Miyamoto has spoken on many occasions about his love of Pikmin and how there is effectively no restriction on where they can appear. We've seen them pop up in Mario Wonder, on the back of football shirts, and even at Nintendo's theme parks, and their global expansion is set to continue. Speaking to IGN rece
News "I Just Hope To Stay Healthy" - Shigeru Miyamoto On Taking Further Steps Away From Development
"I won't look anymore!"
It's no secret that Shigeru Miyamoto has taken a bit of a backseat when it comes to game development. The last Mario game he personally oversaw as director was Super Mario Run, and after his most recent experience as general producer on Pikmin 4, the creator has largely shifted over to the world of movies. In a new interview...
News Donkey Kong Bananza's Dig Button Placement Is All Thanks To Miyamoto
Digging deep
Okay, how many of you automatically went to press the 'B button to jump the first time you picked up Donkey Kong Bananza? It's been a staple in Mario games for a long time, so it's pretty natural to assume things would be similar here. Except it isn't, but the change actually makes a lot of sense here. And we have one Shigeru Miyamoto...
News Miyamoto Views Games As 'Products', Not 'Works Of Art', Says Ex-Nintendo Dev
And yes, that's a good thing
During Nintendo's latest shareholder Q&A meeting, Shigeru Miyamoto stressed the importance for developers to "work for the consumer, not your boss", ensuring that teams can produce games that will satisfy players. Afterwards, ex-Nintendo developer Takaya Imamura added his own two cents to the conversation and stated...
News Fans Have Noticed Someone's Name Is Missing From Mario Kart World's Credits
Miyamoto doesn't even get a "special thanks"
Shigeru Miyamoto is one of the most famous video game designers the world has ever seen and is responsible for giving us classic franchises such as Super Mario, Zelda, Pikmin and Star Fox. One of his most critically and commercially successful creations is Mario Kart, a series that has sold in excess of...
Random Miyamoto Can't Talk About Switch 2, Talks About Switch 2 Anyway
I do what I want, bruv!
Shigeru Miyamoto, the legendary creator of Mario, Donkey Kong, Zelda, and Pikmin, recently sat down with IGN to talk about the new Epic Universe theme park in Orlando, Florida, of which Super Nintendo World and its Donkey Kong Country expansion are a part. Now, we all know Miyamoto is basically untouchable at this point, but...
Gallery Shigeru Miyamoto's Exclusive Tour Of Super Nintendo World: Donkey Kong Country
The doors open this December
Super Nintendo World's new themed area Donkey Kong Country opens this December in Japan, and ahead of this, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto has taken fans on an exclusive tour. Here's the full rundown from the latest Nintendo Direct. Enjoy! <toc> Entering Donkey Kong Country To enter Donkey Kong Country, you'll need...
Random "I Consider Myself Quite Ordinary" - Miyamoto Disputes 'Genius' Label
Just normal, innocent men
Nintendo has released its Q&A transcription for the recent financial briefing, and it contains a rather humorous interaction between an investor and legendary creator Shigeru Miyamoto in which the former calls Miyamoto a "genius". To his face. Naturally, given Miyamoto's tendency to view his accomplishments with a humble...
Random Shigeru Miyamoto Apparently Isn't Credited In Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom
A series first
One name we're quite used to seeing when the credits of a Nintendo game roll is Shigeru Miyamoto, but it seems he's not listed in the latest Zelda game Echoes of Wisdom. Max Nichols of Hyrule Interview has noted how this is apparently "the first ever Zelda game" where the creator of the series does not appear in the credits (
News "Stop Immediately!" - Miyamoto On Hiroshi Yamauchi's Likely Reaction To Nintendo Museum
No, carry on
The Nintendo Museum has been making waves recently with plenty of footage and photos emerging from lucky early attendees. In a new interview with IGN, legendary developer Shigeru Miyamoto spoke on the rational behind the Museum's creation, and mentioned that if ex-president of Nintendo, Hiroshi Yamauchi, were privy to current plans, he...
News Miyamoto: Nintendo Won't Be Opening Museums In Other Locations
"We have no intention of expanding"
The Nintendo Museum looks amazing but it's located in Japan and not everybody will be able to make the trip. So, is there a chance of Nintendo opening more museums outside of its homeland? Well, as you can see in the headline, according to Miyamoto this won't be happening. In a recent Game Watch interview, the...
News Nintendo To Go In 'Different Direction' To Current AI Trends, Says Miyamoto
Music to our ears
AI is, for better or worse, one of the hot topics of 2024. It's bloomin' everywhere at the moment. Naturally, there's a lot of speculation on whether major video game companies will implement the technology into their work (and many, it seems, already have), but Nintendo fans will no doubt be delighted to hear that the Japanese...
News Takaya Imamura Sings Praises Of "Hard Working" Shigeru Miyamoto
"When it comes to game design, he doesn't accept compromise"
Legendary Nintendo designer Takaya Imamura is a favourite here at Nintendo Life. Having worked on Star Fox, F-Zero, and being the art director on The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, his credits are pretty impressive. And he's recently been reflecting on his time at Nintendo again,...
