The release of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom marked the first time that longtime Nintendo executive Shigeru Miyamoto was not featured in the credits of a Zelda game. The discovery was shared on social media alongside a list of how many developers contributed to Echoes of Wisdom.
Miyamoto, 71, started working at Nintendo in 1977, just a few years after graduating with an industrial design degree. At the time, Nintendo sold novelty items and playing cards rather than the video games the company is known for today. After drawing inspiration from arcade games like Space Invaders, Miyamoto helped create Nintendo's first major arcade game, Donkey Kong. Following Donkey Kong's success, Miyamoto worked on other projects before becoming the General Manager of Nintendo's Entertainment Analysis and Development (EAD) division. Despite his tenure with Nintendo, Miyamoto has shared no signs of retiring anytime soon.
Speedrunners are already finding ways to beat The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom in less than one hour, using newly discovered glitches and tricks.
While Miyamoto has been credited in numerous Nintendo titles since the 1980s, Echoes of Wisdom is not one of them. According to a transcription by Mastodon user Maxnichols, Echoes of Wisdom...
