Miyamoto offers insights on Super Nintendo World’s design and appeal

With the recent opening of Super Nintendo World in Universal Studios Orlando, the theme park has become a hot topic online. As spokesman for the company, Shigeru Miyamoto has been making the rounds doing interviews and discussing his personal involvement with the park. The latest interview with Miyamoto comes from The Washington Post. Miyamoto discusses what it’s like to experience the park now that it’s open, and offers some insight into its creation.

Click here to read the piece for yourself (along with lots of photos), or read through a selection of interesting quotes below.

On his college graduation project and how it led to his work today:

“I thought I would create a toy that helps kids learn how to count. There’s all these pieces laid out on the table, with things like poles or cubes you would drop in. But in addition to that, what I did was then take that toy set and expand it so that you can actually walk into it. That was all part of my graduation project.

“Fast forward to now, looking at the 8-bit game and seeing this world that we’ve been able to branch out, I really see a little bit of synchronicity in that experience. I find myself thinking that I’m doing the same thing. … I really feel like my interests are still fundamentally the same.”