At a recent Nintendo annual shareholder meeting, an attendee expressed concerns about well-known game developer Shigeru Miyamoto's age and his role at Nintendo. Participants hoped that Miyamoto would take good care of his health and continue to lead game development. Shigeru Miyamoto responded that he hopes to pass the baton to younger developers.
Attendees asked: "I want to ask Mr. Miyamoto a question. Creators are getting older. I hope they continue to make games, but I also hope they take care of their bodies. I want to know whether Mr. Miyamoto will continue to lead game development."
Miyamoto replied: "Thank you for your concern. As expected, being the oldest among them, I feel a little anxious. However, I am very comfortable working in the company. Although I am not completely separated from game development, I am no longer involved in day-to-day work and leave it to the younger generation. The handover is going well, but even the people who take over from me are getting older, so I want to pass the baton to younger developers. I am still involved in the development of Pikmin Bloom, so I hope everyone will continue to support it."
Shigeru Miyamoto joined Nintendo in 1977 after graduating from college. He is best known as the creator of a series of Nintendo's best-selling game series, including: "Mario", "Donkey Kong", "The Legend of Zelda", "F-Zero", "Pikmin" and "Star Fox". Miyamoto has held supervisory roles on gaming projects for the better part of a decade and most recently worked on the Super Mario Bros. Movie project with Illumination Entertainment, as well as overseeing the Super Nintendo World theme park at Universal Studios.