Shigeru Miyamoto talks working with Apple and his Minecraft envy

By Emma Boyle

Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto has been busy in the US this week, promoting the December 15 release of Nintendo’s next mobile game Super Mario Run by making TV and public appearances.

Miyamoto hasn’t always been the most public of game designers, but we’re seeing more interviews with him than ever which give an interesting insight into his life working at Nintendo and who he is separate from his famous creations.

In his latest interview with Glixel, Miyamoto opens up about a variety of things, including what it was like to work with Apple on the development of Super Mario Run and what kinds of games he likes to play himself.

As far as working with Apple goes, Miyamoto said the timing of the partnership was “really fortunate” for both companies. According to Miyamoto, though Nintendo had decided to move into the mobile space, the company hadn’t settled on making a Mario game for smartphones.

Once his team had settled on a base idea, Miyamoto said it made sense to take it to Apple as they’d be able to provide the development support required to bring it to life.

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Source:: techradar.com – Gaming