Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto never wanted to compete with other game devs: "I view the Rubik's Cube as my eternal rival"
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Shigeru Miyamoto Once Said Nintendo Wanted to Surprise Non-Gamers, Not “Just Cater to Hardcore Gamers”
Shigeru Miyamoto may be one of the most influential game developers in history, but he once revealed that he did not view other developers as his biggest competition. Instead, the Nintendo creator named the Rubik’s Cube as his “eternal rival,” explaining that his background in industrial design shaped his approach to creating games that could surprise people beyond the existing gaming audience. The comment came during a 1996 conversation between…
Shigeru Miyamoto, who is for many one of the most influential video game developers of all time, did not have in mind other creatives at the time of SNES or Nintendo 64.Even in that generation of consoles, the Japanese was a bit alike to compete with other developers who also sought to explore its limits. Instead, he says that his greatest rival is Rubik's cube."Since my formation is, in origin, an industrial design, I see Rubik's cube as my ete…
Nintendo's developer legend Shigeru Miyamoto does not attach much importance to comparisons or competition with other developers. more
Interesting words from Super Mario’s father! There is no doubt about it: this creative is a key piece in Nintendo. We’re talking in this case about novelties centered on Shigeru Miyamoto, a fundamental developer in the company. Now we’re getting his 1996 statements with developer Kenji Eno, where he claimed his biggest rival were not [...]
Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto never wanted to compete with other game devs: "I view the Rubik's Cube as my eternal rival"
Shigeru Miyamoto might be the most influential game developer of all time, but don't expect him to care about his rankings among other industry legends. Even in the '90s, Miyamoto wasn't terribly concerned about competing with other devs who were incrementally pushing existing game genres forward. His true rival? The Rubik's Cube."Since my background is originally in industrial design, I view the Rubik's Cube as my eternal rival," Miyamoto said …
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