First off, here's the good news: Shigeru Miyamoto still works for Nintendo. The bad news is that he's taking a simpler position within the company. Instead of overseeing the biggest titles for the dev, from now on he'll be working on smaller projects and letting others oversee the huge franchises he helped create.
What’s next for him? Smaller productions that he can create with less people and release in a matter of months, not years. “What I really want to do is be in the forefront of game development once again… working on a smaller project with even younger developers.” He indicated that he’d like to start and finish his first project within the next year.
So don’t fret doom and gloomers. Though it may sound sad that Miyamoto has seemingly divested himself from his biggest franchises, if anything this means you’ll get to play the first new project directly overseen by Miyamoto in years. We can’t wait to see what it is, and if everything goes according to plan, it hopefully won’t take long.
Source: Wired
