The cultural origins of the Mushroom Kingdom
Mario’s mythological background is a tribute to Miyamoto’s creativity.
Shigeru Miyamoto
Miyamoto explains how he turned his love for a Japanese shrine into a videogame
“When there’s an arch you want to go under it, right? That’s the kind of game I wanted to make.” When Shigeru Miyamoto delivers lines like that no one knows what he means. Not at first. He may be the famed designer of many of Nintendo’s most successful videogames from the past 35 years but Miyamoto
Future Unfolding’s team want to bring back pure, unguided childish wonder
Rediscovering what the Zelda series lost.
Miyamoto: Virtual reality is "in direct contrast with what it is we’re trying to achieve"
When it comes to the console space, Nintendo’s mantra is making games that bring people together face-to-face. We’ve seen that with the Wii U and its Gamepad, the Wii in general, and the 4-player docks of Nintendo 64 and Gamecube. So virtual reality presents a quandary for the quality face time soug
Nintendo announced a new Yoshi’s Island. Here’s hoping it’s completely insane
One of Nintendo’s shotgun spread of videogame announcements this morning included Yoshi’s New Island, which hopefully carries on the Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island tradition of being totally bizarre. There are quiet legions of Nintendo fans who hold the game above all other Mario titles. Miyamo