A lovely story about smoking pipes.
Today saw the launch of Disrupting the Game, From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo, written by Reggie Fils-Aimé; we’ve shared our thoughts on it in a review. It gives intriguing detail on Fils-Aimé’s broader career outside of Nintendo, as well as insights on the big N from a Nintendo of America perspective. A big part of this is forming relationships with the executives and management in Kyoto, and while Fils-Aimé developed a close relationship with Satoru Iwata, he describes his partnership with Shigeru Miyamoto as ‘much more formal’.
In the book Fils-Aimé shows a great deal of admiration for Miyamoto-san — even when the designer wasn’t happy — sharing examples of insight into what he calls his ‘creative genius’. One point was that in many meetings Miyamoto-san would often be relatively quiet, taking notes in a leather-bound journal; this was done to capture ideas, “I am always thinking about new ideas”.
Read the full article on nintendolife.com
