Miyamoto To His Staff: "I'm Retiring"

Well, from bigger projects...

Inside our office, I've been recently declaring, 'I'm going to retire, I'm going to retire,' I'm not saying that I'm going to retire from game development altogether. What I mean by retiring is, retiring from my current position.

What I really want to do is be in the forefront of game development once again myself. Probably working on a smaller project with even younger developers. Or I might be interested in making something that I can make myself, by myself. Something really small.ShigeruMiyamoto

The Godfather making his own games or games with smaller teams intrigues me.

Full story here. I really wonder about the future of the franchises though.

Interesting. I would like to see him work on games again.

Hopefully his other franchises can survive without him

Interesting. I would like to see him work on games again.

Hopefully his other franchises can survive without him

alexh_99

Meh, if this means trivial little boring projects like puzzle games, Brain Age and so on, I dont care about those much at all. I am not sure how much I value Miyamoto lately. I really dont know if he has been the reason some series have gotten worse, or the reason some series are still amazing. I dont know what his involvement is in every project. All I know is Metroid needs to go back to former glory.

Cool! His mind is better off creating thngs than managing them.

He should make a new 2D Zelda on the 3DS!

I'm still waiting for Pikmin 3.

Please, just something new and original. He has been saddled by past franchises.

Meh, if this means trivial little boring projects like puzzle games, Brain Age and so on, I dont care about those much at all. I am not sure how much I value Miyamoto lately. I really dont know if he has been the reason some series have gotten worse, or the reason some series are still amazing. I dont know what his involvement is in every project. All I know is Metroid needs to go back to former glory.

NaveedLife

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Meh, if this means trivial little boring projects like puzzle games, Brain Age and so on, I dont care about those much at all. I am not sure how much I value Miyamoto lately. I really dont know if he has been the reason some series have gotten worse, or the reason some series are still amazing. I dont know what his involvement is in every project. All I know is Metroid needs to go back to former glory.

1PMrFister

Miyamoto was involved with Prime 1. I hope he can do something really cool with his new team

He should make a new 2D Zelda on the 3DS!

NaveedLife

[QUOTE="alexh_99"]

Interesting. I would like to see him work on games again.

Hopefully his other franchises can survive without him

Haziqonfire

I'm sure Mario and Zelda will be fine, so I'm looking forward to what comes from this.

Anyways, as long as he's not leaving Nintendo, I'm good. :P

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He should make a new 2D Zelda on the 3DS!

BrunoBRS

A 2D game isn't THAT hard to develope. I think him and a small team could do it just fine in a year. If Indie devs can make Braid, Bastion, and more, he can do this :P

I'm still waiting for Pikmin 3.

yokofox33

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I'm still waiting for Pikmin 3.

GunSmith1_basic

I have only played a TINY bit of the first one and watched a bit of both. The game was SO dull to me. Maybe I didnt play enough? It seems so much like an RTS, but without the difficulty. I hate RTS games :P.

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I'm still waiting for Pikmin 3.

NaveedLife

I have only played a TINY bit of the first one and watched a bit of both. The game was SO dull to me. Maybe I didnt play enough? It seems so much like an RTS, but without the difficulty. I hate RTS games :P.

I consider Pikmin to be an RTS. It is also quite difficult the first time you go through it. I've beaten the original several times though, and in those times I tried to see how quickly I could assemble all the parts. Also, if I remember correctly you don't need every part in order to win. Oddly enough, the ever-present time limit and the collection of various parts made the game feel like Majora's Mask to me (Pikmin is quite dark as well). Pikmin 2 is a very difficult game and it expands on Pikmin 1 in every way and even adds some very new features. I'm on the fence about the WiiU but man I want to play another Pikmin game.

I really wonder about the future of the franchises though.

Haziqonfire

A 2D game isn't THAT hard to develope. I think him and a small team could do it just fine in a year. If Indie devs can make Braid, Bastion, and more, he can do this :P

NaveedLife

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A 2D game isn't THAT hard to develope. I think him and a small team could do it just fine in a year. If Indie devs can make Braid, Bastion, and more, he can do this :P

Sepewrath

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="NaveedLife"]

He should make a new 2D Zelda on the 3DS!

NaveedLife

A 2D game isn't THAT hard to develope. I think him and a small team could do it just fine in a year. If Indie devs can make Braid, Bastion, and more, he can do this :P

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[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"] "i don't want projects that will take 5 years to develop". hell, he wants to start on something that is presentable within the year. expect him to start putting games on the digital distribution side of things.BrunoBRS

A 2D game isn't THAT hard to develope. I think him and a small team could do it just fine in a year. If Indie devs can make Braid, Bastion, and more, he can do this :P

This just in....HE IS MESSING WITH THOSE TITLES! :P

It was a false statement saying he is stepping down. IGN has updated their article saying so.

And to the user above (dont remember who :P), sure those games had no expectations, but both (I have only played the demo of Bastion) are very unique, well done, polished products. Nintendo's polish so far is game breaking bugs in Other M and Skyward Sword :P. Just picking, but its true lol.

Takes Nintendo to do something this great. :D Miyamoto is the Legend of Video Games and him training young devs to work on more than daek GoW and CoD type games and actually bring out some colorful fun new ip's with lots of depth like Mario, Zelda and Metroid is a REALLY good thing. I Definitely will be getting the WiiU at launch now. Can't wait to see what new ideas he has in storenini200

You saw that its not true right? I am sure they say its not though because of their stock.

Nintendo is dead the second he walks away from the company, they have nowhere near the talent to keep going

Nintendo will do everything to keep him in the building, the second he leaves the company is just weeks away from bankruptcy

I expect a giant PR wave to stop investors from making plans to walk away so they can get top dollar before Nintendo's shares tank

Update!

According to updates posted in both Gamespot's and Ign's articles covering this story, Nintendo says Miyamoto is not "retiring" from his current role. According to Nintendo, the interview with Miyamoto done by Wired was misinterripted and for people to "please do not be concerned."

Gamespot's article

Ign's Article

Update!

According to updates posted in both Gamespot's and Ign's articles covering this story, Nintendo says Miyamoto is not "retiring" from his current role. According to Nintendo, the interview with Miyamoto done by Wired was misinterripted and for people to "please do not be concerned."

Gamespot's article

Ign's Article

Gamingclone

Yes, we know this

Nintendo has put their cash cow under a gag order and are working hard to keep their investors from bailing

Nintendo is dead the second he walks away from the company, they have nowhere near the talent to keep going

Nintendo will do everything to keep him in the building, the second he leaves the company is just weeks away from bankruptcy

I expect a giant PR wave to stop investors from making plans to walk away so they can get top dollar before Nintendo's shares tank

Jaysonguy

Like Apple right when Steve Jobs passed away? :P.

[QUOTE="nini200"]Takes Nintendo to do something this great. :D Miyamoto is the Legend of Video Games and him training young devs to work on more than daek GoW and CoD type games and actually bring out some colorful fun new ip's with lots of depth like Mario, Zelda and Metroid is a REALLY good thing. I Definitely will be getting the WiiU at launch now. Can't wait to see what new ideas he has in storeNaveedLife

You saw that its not true right? I am sure they say its not though because of their stock.

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

Nintendo is dead the second he walks away from the company, they have nowhere near the talent to keep going

Nintendo will do everything to keep him in the building, the second he leaves the company is just weeks away from bankruptcy

I expect a giant PR wave to stop investors from making plans to walk away so they can get top dollar before Nintendo's shares tank

Haziqonfire

Like Apple right when Steve Jobs passed away? :P.

Apple's stock went down after his death

Also Jobs is more like Iwata

Nintendo is dead the second he walks away from the company, they have nowhere near the talent to keep going

Nintendo will do everything to keep him in the building, the second he leaves the company is just weeks away from bankruptcy

I expect a giant PR wave to stop investors from making plans to walk away so they can get top dollar before Nintendo's shares tank

Jaysonguy

Weeks from bankrupcy? That's not at all an exaggeration. Even if Nintendo was to put out a crappy Mario platformer, there are still millions that would buy it.

On a side note, imagine being a young developer and Nintendo and working with Miyamoto! No pressure!

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[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

Nintendo is dead the second he walks away from the company, they have nowhere near the talent to keep going

Nintendo will do everything to keep him in the building, the second he leaves the company is just weeks away from bankruptcy

I expect a giant PR wave to stop investors from making plans to walk away so they can get top dollar before Nintendo's shares tank

Jaysonguy

Like Apple right when Steve Jobs passed away? :P.

Apple's stock went down after his death

Also Jobs is more like Iwata

Par the course with media sensationalism, everyone jumps on the story and no one bothers to fact check first. And lol at Jayson, does his nonsensical trolling know no ends? Sepewrath

Well to be fair, on System Wars, trolling is a way of life. Sepewrath

[QUOTE="Gamingclone"]

Update!

According to updates posted in both Gamespot's and Ign's articles covering this story, Nintendo says Miyamoto is not "retiring" from his current role. According to Nintendo, the interview with Miyamoto done by Wired was misinterripted and for people to "please do not be concerned."

Gamespot's article

Ign's Article

Jaysonguy

Yes, we know this

Nintendo has put their cash cow under a gag order and are working hard to keep their investors from bailing

I hope that the franchises survive!At least he's not completley retiring.

This sounds like a big exciting way of them saying nothings changing.

Apple's stock went down after his death

Also Jobs is more like Iwata

Jaysonguy

Miyamoto leaving the company wouldn't have a huge effect.

He's taught the younger developers well and has been for a while.

Miyamoto acknowledges that Nintendo would have to survive without him at some point.

"We have to construct the structure so that the organization so that it can make it without me. I should also admit that it might be better without me; I mean that a different approach and different talent might emerge, though I shouldn't dwell on this because then the article might indeed say 'Mr. Miyamoto is thinking about retiring,' because that is not the case."

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/12/08/nintendo-game-chief-sees-better-times-ahead/

While Miyamoto is healthy and will be around a long time yet since he's only 59, there will come a day when it's Takashi Tezuka, Yoshiaki Koizumi, and Eiji Aonuma leading the pack.

[QUOTE="Haziqonfire"][QUOTE="alexh_99"]

Interesting. I would like to see him work on games again.

Hopefully his other franchises can survive without him

BrunoBRS

After playing Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 and Super Mario 3D Land I have to say the Mario dev team are already legends in my eyes. The creativity especially with level design is mind blowing. Cant wait for their next game on WiiU!

Don't they train up people below them anymore?...like his personal student, there's a word for that but can't think of it atm. :P