Overview
- Interviews in a new Nintendo Museum book feature Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka, Koji Kondo, and Toshihiko Nakago discussing how Mario can remain popular through its 100th anniversary.
- Tezuka stresses changing the games little by little to keep them fun, noting a shift from two-generation to three-generation family play.
- Miyamoto says the series will keep adopting new digital technologies but must retain core actions like running and jumping to stay true to its appeal.
- Kondo says he intends to continue composing music for future Mario games, while Nakago emphasizes writing programs that are intuitively understood.
- The comments come during Mario’s 40th anniversary activities, which include last month’s Super Mario Galaxy re-release and announced 2026 titles such as Mario Tennis Fever and Yoshi and the Mysterious Book.