What happens to Nintendo after Miyamoto retires?

[johnlucas]

Scariest thought in the world.

Those who sat Miyamoto is not irreplacable are fools. Dude is one of a kind.

We all know that he doesn't do it all alone and there are MANY MANY talented people at Nintendo and obviously much as he learned from Yokoi they will have learned from him. And like him bring their own style and vision to creativity.

But there's no doubt there would be a black hole where Miyamoto once stood much like when Yokoi left.

The company will change much like it has changed somewhat after the hard-nosed Yamauchi retired and gentler Iwata took his place.

I just hope the company culture stays intact because that is what produces all of these geniuses. As long as Nintendo is self-controlled it will live on. But it will be an end of an era and I'm surely not looking forward to it.

Miyamoto is just one of those guys who nobody can hate. He enjoys what he does, he seems magical almost even though there much logic to how he approaches his work. This is a man to emulate as a role model. Humility, dedication to his craft, forward-thinking attitude, imaginative, and just that damn good.

The sad thing is Miyamoto is a product of country living. Small town boy who grew up with his own imagination as his playing device. That town he grew up in no longer exists now and modern day developers think more technically first than organically like he does because they grew up all around technology. This is the man who told an associate asking about how to model Epona for Twilight Princess to go out there and ride a horse. Most would have looked at films and mimicked the motion there. Miyamoto always went that step beyond and I hope someone will be able to do what he does in that respect because it is that quality which sets Nintendo apart from the rest.

Here's to a long life for Miyamoto! Keep on upturning the tables and making the best games the world has to offer.

John Lucas