“I would like to be able to hand things over to an even younger generation.”
With Shigeru Miyamoto turning 72 years old later this year, concerns regarding his age and involvement with Nintendo continue to grow, so when one of Nintendo’s shareholders asked if Nintendo were “considering handing over or transitioning future game production to the younger generation?”, Miyamoto clapped back with a very reassuring answer that confirms his continued involvement with some projects, the future of Nintendo’s IPs are safe and secure with the younger generation of Nintendo developers:
Shigeru Miyamoto: Although I am the eldest director, I have no concerns and feel comfortable with my job.
When it comes to developing new games, we have a system in place that allows younger developers to take the initiative, and I believe the handover is going smoothly. However, those of the generation that took over have now become older themselves, so I would like to be able to hand things over to an even younger generation.
Personally, I find that if I’m not creating things, my days become boring and I become unable to create, so I’m involved with mobile apps like Pikmin Bloom and new media, such as visual content.
In some cases, I will continue to be heavily involved in game development, and I also want to be actively involved in fun ventures such as creating new IP that can gain interest worldwide.
Also weighing in, was Shuntaro Furukawa:
Shuntato Furukawa: The generational transition for developers is a very important issue for our company, but I believe it is progressing smoothly and I have no concerns at all. Nintendo is a company with many young, talented developers.
Source: Nintendo
