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The Shigeru Miyamoto Archive, SpriteCell
The Shigeru Miyamoto Archive is an archive of interviews, appearances, writings, and other recordings of Shigeru Miyamoto, all summarized.
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I've added the latest Nintendo investor Q&A to the Shigeru Miyamoto Archive.
What's the Shigeru Miyamoto Archive? It's a collection of every interview, speech, and piece of writing by Shigeru Miyamoto that I can possibly find, with over 700 entries in English.
spritecell.com/bp10-shigeru...
What's the Shigeru Miyamoto Archive? It's a collection of every interview, speech, and piece of writing by Shigeru Miyamoto that I can possibly find, with over 700 entries in English.
spritecell.com/bp10-shigeru...
If the place Kohn made is the place from the interview then at least the reception desk has been moved. I can’t find any source about Nintendo having a New York office space.
The Color Splash image suggests it was made in 2016, around the time of the name change, but well after the interview.
The Color Splash image suggests it was made in 2016, around the time of the name change, but well after the interview.
February 11, 2026 at 12:14 AM
If the place Kohn made is the place from the interview then at least the reception desk has been moved. I can’t find any source about Nintendo having a New York office space.
The Color Splash image suggests it was made in 2016, around the time of the name change, but well after the interview.
The Color Splash image suggests it was made in 2016, around the time of the name change, but well after the interview.
Kohn Architecture has a page for “Nintendo Corporate Offices – New York City”, but it is described as “close to the Nintendo World Store", the previous name of Nintendo New York, not being part of it.
kohnarchitecture.nyc/nintendo-cor...
kohnarchitecture.nyc/nintendo-cor...
Nintendo Corporate Offices | Kohn Architecture | Commercial Architect
Kohn Architecture was the designer, planner, and architect of the Nintendo Corporate offices in NYC. View the project details and work provided by Kohn.
kohnarchitecture.nyc
February 11, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Kohn Architecture has a page for “Nintendo Corporate Offices – New York City”, but it is described as “close to the Nintendo World Store", the previous name of Nintendo New York, not being part of it.
kohnarchitecture.nyc/nintendo-cor...
kohnarchitecture.nyc/nintendo-cor...
Nintendo New York is a retail store, but would it have an office with a reception desk somewhere? I’m not familiar with the layout of the store, but could there plausibly be room in the building for this office?
February 11, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Nintendo New York is a retail store, but would it have an office with a reception desk somewhere? I’m not familiar with the layout of the store, but could there plausibly be room in the building for this office?
Mr. Miyamoto leaves the door open for a third Mario brother if a need ever arises.
He says the Pikmin 3 team is “very close to his desk”.
I am curious about where this interview took place. It is said to be in New York, and it is clearly a Nintendo office, with Mario items decorating the area.
He says the Pikmin 3 team is “very close to his desk”.
I am curious about where this interview took place. It is said to be in New York, and it is clearly a Nintendo office, with Mario items decorating the area.
February 11, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Mr. Miyamoto leaves the door open for a third Mario brother if a need ever arises.
He says the Pikmin 3 team is “very close to his desk”.
I am curious about where this interview took place. It is said to be in New York, and it is clearly a Nintendo office, with Mario items decorating the area.
He says the Pikmin 3 team is “very close to his desk”.
I am curious about where this interview took place. It is said to be in New York, and it is clearly a Nintendo office, with Mario items decorating the area.
The full text transcript is available on SpriteCell spritecell.com/shigeru-miya...
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Since I can't share the video directly, here’s some pictures I took of my monitor.
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Since I can't share the video directly, here’s some pictures I took of my monitor.
February 11, 2026 at 12:14 AM
The full text transcript is available on SpriteCell spritecell.com/shigeru-miya...
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Since I can't share the video directly, here’s some pictures I took of my monitor.
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Since I can't share the video directly, here’s some pictures I took of my monitor.
Game Head eventually became GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley and there was another Miyamoto interview in 2013. This is unfortunately only available on Amazon Prime Video and protected by DRM.
So I bought it and copied the closed captions of the entire interview.
So I bought it and copied the closed captions of the entire interview.
February 11, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Game Head eventually became GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley and there was another Miyamoto interview in 2013. This is unfortunately only available on Amazon Prime Video and protected by DRM.
So I bought it and copied the closed captions of the entire interview.
So I bought it and copied the closed captions of the entire interview.
Keighley shows Mr. Miyamoto a picture of Paris Hilton playing a DS and has him react to it. Next is a photoshopped picture of the Addams Family as “The Wii60 Family”. This is oddly cropped, in black and white, and definitely impossible to make sense of if you hadn’t seen the original image online.
February 11, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Keighley shows Mr. Miyamoto a picture of Paris Hilton playing a DS and has him react to it. Next is a photoshopped picture of the Addams Family as “The Wii60 Family”. This is oddly cropped, in black and white, and definitely impossible to make sense of if you hadn’t seen the original image online.
This picture on the wall is interesting, according to @mariobrothblog.bsky.social (www.patreon.com/posts/supper...) at some point it was on display at the Montreal Science Center, but the area around it looks different in that photo, and it would be unusual for this interview to take place there.
February 11, 2026 at 12:14 AM
This picture on the wall is interesting, according to @mariobrothblog.bsky.social (www.patreon.com/posts/supper...) at some point it was on display at the Montreal Science Center, but the area around it looks different in that photo, and it would be unusual for this interview to take place there.
A couple of new-to-me Miyamoto interviews, starting with Geoff Keighley's Game Head from 2007. This whole episode was a tribute to Mr. Miyamoto, but he isn't listed on IMDB for it. Several people speak about him, including Mega64, Game Jew, and Koji Kondo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw4X...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw4X...
Game Head "Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto: A Super Tribute" S04E11 Spike TV 2007
YouTube video by TopSpot123's Media Archive
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:14 AM
A couple of new-to-me Miyamoto interviews, starting with Geoff Keighley's Game Head from 2007. This whole episode was a tribute to Mr. Miyamoto, but he isn't listed on IMDB for it. Several people speak about him, including Mega64, Game Jew, and Koji Kondo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw4X...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw4X...
I've been overwhelmed with various crises happening all at once lately. And then today my internet stopped working suddenly. I managed to get that sorted out, but I still need more time before I'm back to where I want to be.
I've got about 20% of the data I need for my next project. Maybe April.
I've got about 20% of the data I need for my next project. Maybe April.
February 7, 2026 at 12:35 AM
I've been overwhelmed with various crises happening all at once lately. And then today my internet stopped working suddenly. I managed to get that sorted out, but I still need more time before I'm back to where I want to be.
I've got about 20% of the data I need for my next project. Maybe April.
I've got about 20% of the data I need for my next project. Maybe April.
No, I've never seen this, a great find.
February 5, 2026 at 8:22 PM
No, I've never seen this, a great find.
Reposted by SpriteCell
Kensuke Tanabe announced that he is retiring in an interview today!
He was a script writer who worked on A Link to the Past and Link's Awakening, so let's talk a little bit about him and his career.
#Zelda
#TanabeQuote
LTTP team (via @glitterberri.bsky.social's site!):
He was a script writer who worked on A Link to the Past and Link's Awakening, so let's talk a little bit about him and his career.
#Zelda
#TanabeQuote
LTTP team (via @glitterberri.bsky.social's site!):
January 22, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Kensuke Tanabe announced that he is retiring in an interview today!
He was a script writer who worked on A Link to the Past and Link's Awakening, so let's talk a little bit about him and his career.
#Zelda
#TanabeQuote
LTTP team (via @glitterberri.bsky.social's site!):
He was a script writer who worked on A Link to the Past and Link's Awakening, so let's talk a little bit about him and his career.
#Zelda
#TanabeQuote
LTTP team (via @glitterberri.bsky.social's site!):
Reposted by SpriteCell
Trying something new today!
Zelda Dev Highlight:
Satomi Asakawa, Character Designer
In (mostly) her own words, Asakawa's game dev career from start to end!
#Zelda
#TwilightPrincessQuote, #OcarinaOfTimeQuote, #MajorasMaskQuote
#AsakawaQuote
Full image:
drive.google.com/file/d/1ywWD...
Zelda Dev Highlight:
Satomi Asakawa, Character Designer
In (mostly) her own words, Asakawa's game dev career from start to end!
#Zelda
#TwilightPrincessQuote, #OcarinaOfTimeQuote, #MajorasMaskQuote
#AsakawaQuote
Full image:
drive.google.com/file/d/1ywWD...
January 20, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Trying something new today!
Zelda Dev Highlight:
Satomi Asakawa, Character Designer
In (mostly) her own words, Asakawa's game dev career from start to end!
#Zelda
#TwilightPrincessQuote, #OcarinaOfTimeQuote, #MajorasMaskQuote
#AsakawaQuote
Full image:
drive.google.com/file/d/1ywWD...
Zelda Dev Highlight:
Satomi Asakawa, Character Designer
In (mostly) her own words, Asakawa's game dev career from start to end!
#Zelda
#TwilightPrincessQuote, #OcarinaOfTimeQuote, #MajorasMaskQuote
#AsakawaQuote
Full image:
drive.google.com/file/d/1ywWD...
Kynseed seems fairly similar to Stardew Valley. It’s three years old now so it’s very unlikely to get any more than the six reviews it has, but it could conceivably have a Wikipedia page in the future.
Out of the Park Baseball 15 also has an 89 score, same deal with no redirect.
Out of the Park Baseball 15 also has an 89 score, same deal with no redirect.
January 20, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Kynseed seems fairly similar to Stardew Valley. It’s three years old now so it’s very unlikely to get any more than the six reviews it has, but it could conceivably have a Wikipedia page in the future.
Out of the Park Baseball 15 also has an 89 score, same deal with no redirect.
Out of the Park Baseball 15 also has an 89 score, same deal with no redirect.
It’s not until Kynseed, an indie Steam farming sim with a score of 89 at ~434th place (the rankings actually change a bit when you reload the page, there’s no telling what kind of decimal precision is tracked behind the scenes) that you find another game without a page.
January 20, 2026 at 3:32 AM
It’s not until Kynseed, an indie Steam farming sim with a score of 89 at ~434th place (the rankings actually change a bit when you reload the page, there’s no telling what kind of decimal precision is tracked behind the scenes) that you find another game without a page.
The highest metascored game ends up being Out of the Park Baseball 17 at rank 199 and a 92 score, but only by a technicality. There is a page for the OOTP series that discusses each game, but there’s no redirect to that page when entering that name into the search bar. So I looked further.
January 20, 2026 at 3:31 AM
The highest metascored game ends up being Out of the Park Baseball 17 at rank 199 and a 92 score, but only by a technicality. There is a page for the OOTP series that discusses each game, but there’s no redirect to that page when entering that name into the search bar. So I looked further.
I decided to find out what game has the highest Metacritic metascore that doesn’t have a Wikipedia page.
A game is still considered to have a page if you are taken to a series overview that includes the game, the game that a DLC belongs to, or the non-remastered/remade/deluxe version of that game.
A game is still considered to have a page if you are taken to a series overview that includes the game, the game that a DLC belongs to, or the non-remastered/remade/deluxe version of that game.
January 20, 2026 at 3:30 AM
I decided to find out what game has the highest Metacritic metascore that doesn’t have a Wikipedia page.
A game is still considered to have a page if you are taken to a series overview that includes the game, the game that a DLC belongs to, or the non-remastered/remade/deluxe version of that game.
A game is still considered to have a page if you are taken to a series overview that includes the game, the game that a DLC belongs to, or the non-remastered/remade/deluxe version of that game.
Fuji's headquarters features a 1,350 ton spherical observation room.
January 17, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Fuji's headquarters features a 1,350 ton spherical observation room.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUDo...
A short Japanese-language interview from Fuji TV with Shigeru Miyamoto and Chris Meledandri.
There's also a short interview with Shuntaro Furukawa in the earlier segment about the Famicom's 40th anniversary.
A short Japanese-language interview from Fuji TV with Shigeru Miyamoto and Chris Meledandri.
There's also a short interview with Shuntaro Furukawa in the earlier segment about the Famicom's 40th anniversary.
ファミコン40周年(古川俊太郎社長)、ザ・スーパーマリオブラザーズ・ムービー(宮本茂フェロー)
YouTube video by kanpei hagama
www.youtube.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:08 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUDo...
A short Japanese-language interview from Fuji TV with Shigeru Miyamoto and Chris Meledandri.
There's also a short interview with Shuntaro Furukawa in the earlier segment about the Famicom's 40th anniversary.
A short Japanese-language interview from Fuji TV with Shigeru Miyamoto and Chris Meledandri.
There's also a short interview with Shuntaro Furukawa in the earlier segment about the Famicom's 40th anniversary.
I gave up on the final boss of Labyrinth of Refrain. An exhausting game where you use standard attacks 99% of the time. I might try the sequel eventually.
January 14, 2026 at 2:43 AM
I gave up on the final boss of Labyrinth of Refrain. An exhausting game where you use standard attacks 99% of the time. I might try the sequel eventually.
I've been looking at how Nintendo Power talked about Pokémon early on, and there's quite a few errors and lots of bad advice.
What really takes the cake though is this assertion that you can start a new game and keep all of your Pokémon! How many save files were destroyed because of this?
What really takes the cake though is this assertion that you can start a new game and keep all of your Pokémon! How many save files were destroyed because of this?
January 12, 2026 at 1:04 AM
I've been looking at how Nintendo Power talked about Pokémon early on, and there's quite a few errors and lots of bad advice.
What really takes the cake though is this assertion that you can start a new game and keep all of your Pokémon! How many save files were destroyed because of this?
What really takes the cake though is this assertion that you can start a new game and keep all of your Pokémon! How many save files were destroyed because of this?
This is pretty far outside my usual wheelhouse, but it didn't seem to exist anywhere outside of The Portal to Texas History and it's a one of a kind game so I think it's worth making it more visible.
The original can be seen here: texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/m...
The original can be seen here: texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/m...
DAM
texashistory.unt.edu
January 9, 2026 at 11:50 PM
This is pretty far outside my usual wheelhouse, but it didn't seem to exist anywhere outside of The Portal to Texas History and it's a one of a kind game so I think it's worth making it more visible.
The original can be seen here: texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/m...
The original can be seen here: texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/m...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFhj...
This is a short documentary about the making of Black College Football, released in 2007 and 2009 for Windows and Xbox 360.
Developers at Nerjyzed Entertainment offices are interviewed. One dev is a Ukrainian man who knew very little about American Football.
This is a short documentary about the making of Black College Football, released in 2007 and 2009 for Windows and Xbox 360.
Developers at Nerjyzed Entertainment offices are interviewed. One dev is a Ukrainian man who knew very little about American Football.
The making of Black College Football: BCFX: The Xperience
YouTube video by SpriteCell
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:47 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFhj...
This is a short documentary about the making of Black College Football, released in 2007 and 2009 for Windows and Xbox 360.
Developers at Nerjyzed Entertainment offices are interviewed. One dev is a Ukrainian man who knew very little about American Football.
This is a short documentary about the making of Black College Football, released in 2007 and 2009 for Windows and Xbox 360.
Developers at Nerjyzed Entertainment offices are interviewed. One dev is a Ukrainian man who knew very little about American Football.
Platform Adventure did catch my eye since it wasn't on any of the ~40 lists of genres I looked into for my genre project. I didn't have much from the 80s, from Europe, or from early computers though. Always interesting to see how different communities speak about games through their own lens.
January 6, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Platform Adventure did catch my eye since it wasn't on any of the ~40 lists of genres I looked into for my genre project. I didn't have much from the 80s, from Europe, or from early computers though. Always interesting to see how different communities speak about games through their own lens.
A 1985 news report on how Chuck E. Cheese and ShowBiz Pizza are moving away from video games due to a "loss of interest of teenagers in video games" and focusing more on skill games, like SkeeBall.
All these news reports have gone on my YouTube channel, including a few I haven't posted here.
All these news reports have gone on my YouTube channel, including a few I haven't posted here.
January 2, 2026 at 9:08 PM
A 1985 news report on how Chuck E. Cheese and ShowBiz Pizza are moving away from video games due to a "loss of interest of teenagers in video games" and focusing more on skill games, like SkeeBall.
All these news reports have gone on my YouTube channel, including a few I haven't posted here.
All these news reports have gone on my YouTube channel, including a few I haven't posted here.