Shigeru Miyamoto Admits 'There's Only So Many People' Who'll Play Nintendo Games, Which Is Why It's Now Also Making Movies

Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto has said he's aware of a limit to the number of people who will play the company's games — which is one of the reasons he's keen for Mario to expand into a movie franchise. Speaking to Polygon, Mario's creator said the mascot had "always evolved alongside the evolution of digital media," and was now able to reach an audience beyond video games. "As we approach Mario and developing Mario games, I start to feel like there's only so many people that we can reach through Nintendo's systems and consoles," Miyamoto said. "And so now with things like digital streaming and the expanse and the reach of what the technology allows now, I feel like that's a great way to get Mario involved too, and really be able to evolve alongside with digital media." "So going from being able to have a touchpoint with Nintendo only through Nintendo consoles, we want to expand," Miyamoto continued. "We've been able to expand it so that they can have a touchpoint with Nintendo characters through various media. In that way, instead of people thinking, 'What kind of game is Nintendo going to come up with now?” I would love for them to think about, 'What kind of world Nintendo wil