Source: [http://uk.gamespot.com/news/miyamoto-strange-not-to-think-about-retirement-6404904]
By: Danielle Merrithew
It's been a long 34 years for Miyamoto since he joined Nintendo in 1979 as an art designer for the coin operated arcade game, Sheriff. Miyamoto has turned the Nintendo name into a legacy and for this, many people idolize him (myself included). His games and innovative consoles have inspired many individuals to create games and become involved in the gaming industry. It's 2013 and Miyamoto still lives his games, no, he doesn't just love his games, he lives them. He's always wearing awesome Zelda T-shirts and has pictures taken in Mario Go-karts. He's fucking awesome and it's very rare to see a game designer that passionate about his work. Needless to say, Miyamoto is now 60 years old and is starting to think about retirement. He has every right to, but after Miyamoto is gone, what will happen to Nintendo?
Over the past 34 years, Nintendo has seen many ups and downs but they've always came out very strong in the game industry. The creation of the NES (Nintendo entertainment system), SNES (Super Nintendo entertainment system) and Game Boy took over the 80's and early 90's. The N64 (Nintendo 64) owned the late 90's and the Gamecube took over the early 2000's. Not to mention all the great franchises Nintendo had created such as Legend of Zelda, Mario, Donkey Kong and Kirby, just to list a few. Nintendo had an incredibly strong start and for about 20 years you could find any sort of Nintendo console in anyone's living room. Since Microsoft came out with the Xbox and the Sony came out with the playstation, Nintendo has had nothing but competition. The latest game consoles that have came out from Nintendo, the Wii and most recently the WiiU have lost to the competitor consoles drastically. Miyamoto is still present with the company and the decline in sales of their products has already happened, I wonder what will happen when he is truly gone.
In GameStop's recent interview with Miyamoto he states, "This year I'm past 60; I'm going to be turning 61 this year. So for me to not be thinking about retirement would be strange. But in fact, the number of projects I'm involved in – and the volume of my work – hasn't changed at all." Although Miyamoto is currently still quite involved with the company, he's already discussed what he is doing to help the Nintendo company for when he is officially gone. "What we're doing internally is, on the assumption that there may someday be a time when I'm no longer there, and in order for the company to prepare for that, what I'm doing is pretending like I'm not working on half the projects that I would normally be working on to try to get the younger staff to be more involved," Miyamoto added. I feel that having the younger staff involved with the decision making while Miyamoto is there, is a good decision so Miyamoto can give them feedback before he is officially gone. It's great to know that someone as high as Miyamoto is still listening to his newer employees.Miyamoto may retire, but I don't think he will ever truly leave Nintendo. He could never fully leave Nintendo, it's his baby. He will constantly be coming in, talking to the new staff, listening and providing feedback about the future of Nintendo. This will ensure the legacy of Nintendo is carried on.
By: Danielle Merrithew
It's been a long 34 years for Miyamoto since he joined Nintendo in 1979 as an art designer for the coin operated arcade game, Sheriff. Miyamoto has turned the Nintendo name into a legacy and for this, many people idolize him (myself included). His games and innovative consoles have inspired many individuals to create games and become involved in the gaming industry. It's 2013 and Miyamoto still lives his games, no, he doesn't just love his games, he lives them. He's always wearing awesome Zelda T-shirts and has pictures taken in Mario Go-karts. He's fucking awesome and it's very rare to see a game designer that passionate about his work. Needless to say, Miyamoto is now 60 years old and is starting to think about retirement. He has every right to, but after Miyamoto is gone, what will happen to Nintendo?
Over the past 34 years, Nintendo has seen many ups and downs but they've always came out very strong in the game industry. The creation of the NES (Nintendo entertainment system), SNES (Super Nintendo entertainment system) and Game Boy took over the 80's and early 90's. The N64 (Nintendo 64) owned the late 90's and the Gamecube took over the early 2000's. Not to mention all the great franchises Nintendo had created such as Legend of Zelda, Mario, Donkey Kong and Kirby, just to list a few. Nintendo had an incredibly strong start and for about 20 years you could find any sort of Nintendo console in anyone's living room. Since Microsoft came out with the Xbox and the Sony came out with the playstation, Nintendo has had nothing but competition. The latest game consoles that have came out from Nintendo, the Wii and most recently the WiiU have lost to the competitor consoles drastically. Miyamoto is still present with the company and the decline in sales of their products has already happened, I wonder what will happen when he is truly gone.
In GameStop's recent interview with Miyamoto he states, "This year I'm past 60; I'm going to be turning 61 this year. So for me to not be thinking about retirement would be strange. But in fact, the number of projects I'm involved in – and the volume of my work – hasn't changed at all." Although Miyamoto is currently still quite involved with the company, he's already discussed what he is doing to help the Nintendo company for when he is officially gone. "What we're doing internally is, on the assumption that there may someday be a time when I'm no longer there, and in order for the company to prepare for that, what I'm doing is pretending like I'm not working on half the projects that I would normally be working on to try to get the younger staff to be more involved," Miyamoto added. I feel that having the younger staff involved with the decision making while Miyamoto is there, is a good decision so Miyamoto can give them feedback before he is officially gone. It's great to know that someone as high as Miyamoto is still listening to his newer employees.Miyamoto may retire, but I don't think he will ever truly leave Nintendo. He could never fully leave Nintendo, it's his baby. He will constantly be coming in, talking to the new staff, listening and providing feedback about the future of Nintendo. This will ensure the legacy of Nintendo is carried on.
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