Miyamoto Feels It Is Time To Move The Mario Bros Series In A New Direction

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He said this last December:

"Since we first created Mario, people have compared him to Mickey Mouse. I've always said Mickey Mouse evolved with each evolution in animation. You saw Mickey Mouse each step of the way," he said.

"From early on, I wanted Mario to be that character in the digital world, so that with each digital evolution, he was there to usher in the next era. I think that maybe when we release the next hardware system, you can look forward to seeing Mario take on a new role or in a new game."

So I guess the next Mario is being primed for NX launch and will be something different from what we expect.