Shigeru Miyamoto: The gameplay of Mario games originated early on with Donkey Kong. I'm sure a lot of people who have played it wonder about the origin of Mario - how you first came up with the idea of a plumber named Mario. ![]() Laura Sydell: There's a new version coming out of Mario. Miyamoto spoke, through an interpreter, about the origins of his famous characters, how his life experiences inspire his creations and why Nintendo's latest console, the Wii U, failed to take off. NPR's Laura Sydell interviewed the 62-year-old designer at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles this week. Shigeru Miyamoto is the creator of many of Nintendo's iconic video game franchises, including Mario Bros., Donkey Kong and The Legend of Zelda. ![]() ![]() Shigeru Miyamoto plays the latest Mario game, called Super Mario Maker, at the Nintendo booth Wednesday at this year's E3 video game expo in Los Angeles.
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