Even at 71, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto isn’t thinking about retirement.
Shigeru Miyamoto, legendary developer of franchises such as The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario and Donkey Kong, is now 71 years old and now works more in a leading position at Nintendo than in development, but he is not thinking of quitting.
He has no plans to retire and retire like he did The guard revealed in the interview. He thinks more about the day when he will pass out, but also about who else he could pass things on to in the future.
But Miyamoto is also grateful for the things he worked on and that went out into the world.
“I’m really grateful that there’s so much energy around the things I’ve been working on. These are things that have already gone out into the world… they’ve been cultivated by other people, other people have raised them and helped them grow, so I don’t feel as responsible in that sense anymore,” Miyamoto said.
Most recently he played important roles in important projects Super Nintendo World and the Super Mario Bros. film. He will also be involved in the live-action film of The Legend of Zelda.