When you get to be in the industry as long as Shigeru Miyamoto, you are literally a witness to how things have evolved and changed and what needs to happen next to “stay in the game.” This is the “godfather of gaming” we’re talking about here, and a man who has created numerous legendary franchises. Yet, even with that experience, for better and for worse, he still hears people calling out Nintendo about “what they should do” and so on. So, with the arrival of the Nintendo Museum, which Miyamoto helped bring to life, he decided to make it clear about what The Big N’s path is and how it differs from what others THINK it should be.
As noted by Stealth, Miyamoto wanted to make the Nintendo Museum because they had so many items in storage that “no one was seeing,” and that was a waste. He then pivoted to talking about “analysts and experts” who felt they knew what Nintendo had to do to “stay relevant” or “keep getting better.” Except, he knows better, and the museums exhibits prove it. The Big N is known for knowing “when the right time to sell is,” and that’s how they’ve...
