Miyamoto Realises The Need for A New Nintendo Hit

Development legend and current Nintendo senior MD Shigeru Miyamoto has said that finding a new, big-hitting IP is the “solution” to Nintendo’s current financial troubles.

Earlier in the month, Nintendo scrapped its profit forecasts, saying it now expected to post a loss for the current financial year.

In response, Miyamoto, the driving force behind Nintendo’s success, believes that the company must invest and develop its way back into profit.

“Developing big hit titles must be the solution,” he told investors.

“I am acting with the understanding that one big hit title can change multiple phases of a situation in the entertainment business, and I feel that finding such one big hit is my basic job.”

Miyamoto’s past successes could determine one for the future, with titles such as Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong and Wii Fit he stands as one of the greatest creative minds the gaming industry has ever seen.

His recent output, however, has been less successful. The last two games on which Miyamoto was credited as designer – Wii Music and Steel Diver – were critical and commercial flops.