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So what has Miyamoto been up to?

DarkMagician

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I haven't heard or seen of him during the Switch era at all. I don't know what project(s) he's been supervising or working on, and he's not involved in PR videos or interviews anymore either.

The last time I saw him was on Ubisoft's stage in E3 2017.
 
Tregard

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I assumed he's been detaching himself slowly from the workflow of Nintendo, just working on things that interest him personally at his own pace. He is a "Creative Fellow", after all.

My assumption is he's just tinkering away on Pikmin 4 for as long as he likes.
 
JeffGubb

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He's sitting under his own vine and fig tree, and no one shall make him afraid.
 
Doggg

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Probably some mundane thing that he'll eventually turn into a game bears little trace of said mundane thing.
 
Kouriozan

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The theme park / Mario movie / Pikmin 4 and overseeing/consulting gaming stuff is the most probable.
 
neon_dream

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Miyamoto stepped down into a creative role where he can focus on his personal projects. Sometimes he's consulted for input into projects. He was consulted for input into Breath of the Wild, for example.
 
OnanieBomb

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filming Directs no one will ever see for games so gimmicky even Nintendo is ashamed to show them
 
TheSentry42

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Universal Theme Park stuff and Mario film with Illumination

I was thinking about this the other day. I really wish he would get back to being more hands on with the game development.

I know he was the Creative Fellow for Nintendo for awhile. Meaning he just over saw the creative direction of Nintendo, so he probably still has some input in the games a bit. Also in an interview I think he said he's been focusing on training up young talent and just focusing on pass the baton to the next generation of Nintendo developers. Which is great too!
 
Asbsand

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He's getting old. No disrespect to him but I think he's preparing for retirement these days, making sure Nintendo gets all the headway to continue without his input to the best of their ability.
 
ASaiyan

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He's helping run the company now. I wouldn't expect many new software projects directly from him anymore.
 
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Asbsand said:
He's getting old. No disrespect to him but I think he's preparing for retirement these days, making sure Nintendo gets all the headway to continue without his input to the best of their ability.
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I think this is likely true. He's helping with the movie and park make sense, but Nintendo needs new talent and it make sense for him to give them room and help establish them in the company.
 
ohitsluca

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He was at E3 this year when they showed of Fox in Starlink at Ubi. But yeah he's basically been absent from a lot of Nintendo projects, at least publicly
 

Sozzled_Bucket

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Just thinking about Miyamoto fills me with joy. He is an inspiration and role model in every sense. Such a fucking legend and I will always be grateful of the countless hours of fun he has provided me
 

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Miyamoto was a producer, general producer and executive producer before since the 2000s. Since the Switch Era, he never picked a project as a normal producer as we can see on credits:

BOTW - General Producer
MK8DX - General Producer
Arms - General Producer
Mario+Rabbids - Supervisor
Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga remake - Supervisor
Super Mario Odyssey - Executive Producer
 
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Asbsand said:
He's getting old. No disrespect to him but I think he's preparing for retirement these days, making sure Nintendo gets all the headway to continue without his input to the best of their ability.
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He's not THAT old. He's 66, which is younger than I thought he was. Assuming he is in good health he could probably work for another 20 years or so if he wanted to. But yeah, at 66 with his legacy, he could also retire as a legend and nobody would blame him either. He's probably in a position to do whatever the hell he wants.
 
Asbsand

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Extollere said:
He's not THAT old. He's 66, which is younger than I thought he was. Assuming he is in good health he could probably work for another 20 years or so if he wanted to. But yeah, at 66 with his legacy, he could also retire as a legend and nobody would blame him either. He's probably in a position to do whatever the hell he wants.
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My thought is that he won't be directing games again anyway and is mostly supervising things now. The eyes should be on the more fresh and prominent minds at Nintendo who are more directly influencing the style and direction of their games.
 
ΑGITΩ

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Remember when pikmin 4 was near completion? Not Miyamoto. So clearly hes not working on that.
 
Kovacs

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Unpopular opinion incoming - but whatever it is, I hope it's been more of a mentor and figurehead role than roving hands-on development. Nintendo first party have been on fire the last couple of years and it doesn't seem co-incidental that it's been since a little of his iron-grip influence has released.

The guy deserves all the respect in the world for his achievements and will always rightly be regarded as a legend. However, any project needs to be lead by someone with the drive and vision for that project. There were too many stories coming out of development where a direction or a mechanic was changed due to his involvement (Star Fox Zero, Paper Mario etc) often leading to a product that didn't feel cohesive in the way the current titles do.

Maybe its Admiral Kirk syndrome where he still wanted to be a Captain and on the front lines. If so, give him a team, a budget and let him create and direct again.
 
JangleLuke

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He's still trying to figure the whole "Bowser Jr.'s mom thing"

More seriously, as already said, Mario Movie and Themeparks.
 

Dark Cloud

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We already know. He's been reference for the Mario movie. I'm sure he's doing theme park work too. He's old and others have taken over. Idk what you expect from him. He's probably doing something with Pikmin 4 and Star Fox at Retro as far as games go.
 
Mr. Nice_Guy

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I'm also hoping he's just tinkering away at Pikmin 4 for as long as he likes. I adore the series as much as he does and working on passion projects at your own pace seems like the dream as late into his career as he is.
 

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Pikmin 4 when it finally finished its 6 year dev cycle. The omega Pikmin game we have always wanted. Open world. Seamless online world. 90 hour robust single player. All three Pikmin games remastered and included. Voice chat.
 
Boy Wander

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TheSentry42 said:
Universal Theme Park stuff and Mario film with Illumination

I was thinking about this the other day. I really wish he would get back to being more hands on with the game development.

I know he was the Creative Fellow for Nintendo for awhile. Meaning he just over saw the creative direction of Nintendo, so he probably still has some input in the games a bit. Also in an interview I think he said he's been focusing on training up young talent and just focusing on pass the baton to the next generation of Nintendo developers. Which is great too!
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Last time we knew what he was involved with we got a load of people/threads saying how he had "lost it" because he was experimenting with smaller Wii U titles or criticising him for "messing up" Starfox and other games because of his suggestions. I'd rather not know what he's working on to stop all of the jerks coming out the woodwork.
 
Cantaim

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Probably working on the Mario movie since I would imagine it's a huge deal for Nintendo. Outside of that I believe he is a creative consultant/producer for some Nintendo games. I recall some developer interviews where they said Miyamoto would come in play their game and ask the devs a few questions about their project, then leave. The questions were usually hints at what he thinks the game should focus on. But other than that he wouldn't tell the devs much and just leave.
 
Arthoneceron

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Miyamoto is almost retired these days. At best he shows up to play something onstage or coordenate some projects.

I mean, take a look on Breath of the Wild. At best he's a special consultant these days.

I still have doubts of Pikmin 4 tho.
 

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Boy Wander said:
Last time we knew what he was involved with we got a load of people/threads saying how he had "lost it" because he was experimenting with smaller Wii U titles or criticising him for "messing up" Starfox and other games because of his suggestions. I'd rather not know what he's working on to stop all of the jerks coming out the woodwork.
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If you are worried about Minamoto's feelings, i'm sure he is fine. He has probobaly criticized games and demanded changes more than anyone else on this board has.
 

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Asbsand said:
My thought is that he won't be directing games again anyway and is mostly supervising things now. The eyes should be on the more fresh and prominent minds at Nintendo who are more directly influencing the style and direction of their games.
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Uh, Miyamoto don't direct a game in more than 20 years. Last one was Ocarina of Time.
 
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