Shigeru Miyamoto Wants Nintendo to Be Left Out of the ‘Game Wars’ Focused on High Specs and Performance – IGN

As PlayStation and Xbox continue to tout new hardware and improved performance, Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto pretty much wants Nintendo to stay out of the ongoing console war conversation.

He said as much during an interview with Famitsu (as translated by DeepL) in honor of the opening of the Nintendo Museum, which officially launches on October 2 in Kyoto. He began by explaining that part of the reason for the existence of the museum is for “not only our employees but also people who know about Nintendo, including three generations of parents and children, could come out to see the museum and understand what Nintendo is all about.”

“I hope that they will understand Nintendo and not get involved in what is sometimes called the ‘game war,’ such as high specs and how to improve the performance of game consoles,” he continued. “Nintendo will continue to make products that are uniquely Nintendo using various technologies available in the world today and we will continue to create not only games but also entertainment content.”

Miyamoto’s comments are candid, but also not a massive shock considering Nintendo has largely been left out of the console war conversation, at least in comparison to Sony and Microsoft. Those two companies have continued to focus on high specs and performance in particular, with Sony recently announcing the pricey PS5 Pro.

And it’s not like the approach hasn’t been working for Nintendo, with the Switch still selling well even as its successor waits in the wings.

These comments are only the latest from Miyamoto to make headlines, with the video game icon recently saying Nintendo would rather go in a “different direction” from some of its industry peers when it comes to the subject of AI.

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Alex Stedman is a Senior News Editor with IGN, overseeing entertainment reporting. When she’s not writing or editing, you can find her reading fantasy novels or playing Dungeons & Dragons.