Category:  Miyamoto

By Faith, June 30, 2015 0 Miyamoto

Regardless of what Nintendo fans thought of the company’s announcements during E3, the one thing folks won’t soon forget are those eerily familiar-looking puppets… and let’s face it, they really were fantastic. Shortly after the presentation, it was actually revealed… Read More »

By Micah, March 19, 2015 0 Miyamoto, News

In the excitement of the announcement regarding Nintendo and DeNA, there’s one additional aspect that has been getting less press attention—the future hardware platform that was hinted at, right now called Nintendo NX. The big three at Nintendo—Iwata, Fils-Aime, and… Read More »

By Dave, March 18, 2015 0 Miyamoto, News

With this week’s surprising announcement of Nintendo’s partnering with DeNA, as part of the company’s move toward creating mobile / smart device content and games with their major IP, many questions have arisen regarding just how this partnership will work… Read More »

By Faith, September 12, 2014 0 Miyamoto, News

Last year, it was announced that Shigeru Miyamoto was in the process of overseeing a number of Pikmin animated short films. His passion for the Pikmin franchise, alongside his early career work in comics, were part of what made this… Read More »

By Micah, November 4, 2013 0 Mario, Miyamoto, News

In an interview with French website Gamekult, the well-liked Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed the rumors and hints swirling around the Nintendo-verse about his future involvement in the development of Mario game titles. In recent years, we’ve seen Miyamoto’s role in the… Read More »

By Dave, September 26, 2013 0 Miyamoto, News

For a number of years now, Shigeru Miyamoto’s role at Nintendo has been evolving—originally a producer with plenty of hands-on time in a number of established franchises, these days there’s less micro-managing and more of an oversight role. This has… Read More »

By Micah, March 6, 2013 0 Miyamoto, News, Wii U

One of the world’s most beloved businessmen and inventors has chimed in publicly on his company’s plans for the Wii U console. In speaking with Polygon, Nintendo Senior Managing Director and Super Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto emphasized the importance of… Read More »

By Dave, November 16, 2012 0 Miyamoto, News

Fire up the NES, blow on a cartridge, and mash some buttons in celebration—it’s Shigeru Miyamoto’s 60th birthday! Born in the Japanese town of Sonobe, Mr. Miyamoto is known around the world as one of the greatest gaming visionaries of… Read More »

By Micah, December 8, 2011 0 Miyamoto, News

This may come as a bit of a shock, but it’s a day we all knew was coming.  Shigeru Miyamoto isn’t a spring chicken anymore (He’s 59) and he’s decided to retire.  However as Reuters has pointed out (And Nintendo PR… Read More »

By Micah, August 8, 2011 0 DS, DSiWare, Miyamoto, News, Zelda

To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Zelda, Nintendo is running a make your own flipnote contest! There are two ways you can enter the contest, and you’ve got plenty of time as entries close on September 9th.  You can either… Read More »