Mario's iconic pipes only exist because Shigeru Miyamoto happened to see "a plastic pipe sticking out of a wall" while wandering the streets of Kyoto
The big green warp pipes populating Mario's world are just an accepted feature at this point, but have you ever wondered ...
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The Mario Series Has Pipes Because Miyamoto Saw A Pipe One Time On The Street
This wasn't the last time Miyamoto discussed the origins of Mario's iconic pipes. In 2009, he said in an Iwata Asks interview ...
Before Nintendo hired Shigeru Miyamoto, it tried to patent the kid's toy he made and brought to his interview: "I remember thinking, 'this is a shrewd company!'"
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Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto found it hard to watch his own kids playtest Super Mario 64: "Geez, does this kid have any brains?"
Children take after their parents in all sorts of ways, but one of games industry icon Shigeru Miyamoto's children may not ...
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Shigeru Miyamoto reflects on Donkey Kong's 40+ year history with a tour through Donkey Kong Country at Super Nintendo World
Gaming legend Shigeru Miyamoto bounded through Super Nintendo World yesterday with the energy of someone half his 71 years, ...
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Mario and Zelda legend Shigeru Miyamoto says Nintendo's "generational handover" is "progressing smoothly," with "developers that are young and brilliant"
Shigeru Miyamoto, a man who probably doesn't need an introduction but who I will nonetheless remind you created The Legend of Zelda and Mario series, has responded to concerns about his age.
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Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto always knew that Navi was the "biggest weakpoint of Ocarina of Time" and once said "I wanted to remove the entire system"
It turns out that even Shigeru Miyamoto himself always knew that Navi's role in the N64 classic was less than ideal. "I think the way we give hints is still a little too unfriendly," Miyamoto ...
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Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto "very much" regretted making Super Mario Sunshine so hard as it should be something that even "Grandma and Grandpa" can pick up and play
but that difficulty is something that series creator Shigeru Miyamoto also regretted "very much." "I want Mario to be a game that all audiences can enjoy," producer Miyamoto said in a recently ...