Miyamoto on Stepping Back from Core Nintendo Franchises like Mario and Zelda

In an interview with ONM, the father of Super Mario and the Legend of Zelda highlighted how his role has changed at Nintendo.

The famed designer, who has spent decades producing core Nintendo franchises, has gradually taken a backseat at the company, allowing other core staff and younger talent to spread their wings.

He admitted that with a franchise like The Legend of Zelda, he is "able to leave the series up to" producer Eiji Aonuma, but the "final responsibility for the title still comes down to me". Miyamoto has been known to "upend the table" when it comes to the final touches in Nintendo-developed titles, but he admitted that he doesn't "have to look at every minute detail of every game any more" and has trust that for Zelda, there'll be "the level of quality that we expect".

It's not just the Legend of Zelda that Miyamoto is gradually stepping back from, with Mario producer Yoshiaki Koizumi, Mario Kart producer Hideki Konno and Animal Crossing producer Katsuya Eguchi in similar situations. Miyamoto believes that these chaps are "talented enough and we can allow them to oversee the project and manage all the details and still maintain the Nintendo level of quality".

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