Will it be inheritance or continued change? Who will be the new leader of Nintendo?

The sudden change, the death of Nintendo's fourth-generation president Satoru Iwata, has caused Nintendo, which is in a state of disrepair, to lose its way again. Who will become Nintendo's fifth-generation president? In the official obituary of Satoru Iwata's death, two agents were given, one is "Mario's father" Shigeru Miyamoto, and the other is Nintendo's console development director Genyo Takeda. And one of these two people is likely to become the next Nintendo president.

Continue to move towards glory

Shigeru Miyamoto, the "Father of Mario", joined Nintendo as an art designer in the late 1970s. In the 1980s, he gradually transformed himself into a game producer. Starting with Donkey Kong, he participated in the design of many Nintendo games, especially Super Mario in the FC era, which created the production standards for platform games and scrolling games. The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, and Pikmin he produced have all become well-known game series of Nintendo.

The reason why Nintendo can produce so many well-known games is not only because of its unique understanding of games, but also because of its serious attitude towards work. It is precisely this serious attitude towards work that ensures the quality of Nintendo's games and makes them classics, and it is also the reason why its games are delayed.

During his tenure as director of Nintendo's Information Development Department, when demonstrating the latest game of The Legend of Zelda at a pre-E3 press conference, he initially thought that the game could not be demonstrated normally due to interference from Bluetooth and other signals, but later found that it was not caused by external factors, but by a serious bug in the game. After the demonstration, Shigeru Miyamoto severely reprimanded the game's production staff in the backstage. This is the best reflection of his seriousness in work.

Shigeru Miyamoto and the recently deceased president Satoru Iwata were very close friends. They both shared the same view, which was to make "simple and fun games". Every time Satoru Iwata launched a new console at Nintendo's press conference or direct meeting, Shigeru Miyamoto could perfectly show its functions to players through games. If Shigeru Miyamoto became the next president of Nintendo, it would be a continuation of the ideas of the deceased president Iwata.

Change is the key to rejuvenation

Genyo Takeda was not a game producer like Iwata Satoru and Miyamoto Shigeru. He, Gunpei Yokoi and Masayuki Uemura were the three great hardware masters of Nintendo at the time. They were mainly responsible for the development of game consoles and were also the main person in charge of the design and development of Nintendo N64, 64DD, NGC, Wii, and Wii U. In terms of hardware design, he led many important designs such as the battery memory system, the 3D analog joystick of the N64, and the Wii Remote.

NX is the next generation game console, and Genyo Takeda is the current head of Nintendo's hardware development. Whether Nintendo can be revitalized by relying on NX, then Genyo Takeda will become the most important key. Although Genyo Takeda is also responsible for the development of two Nintendo consoles, Wii and Wii U, in the face of the hardware advantages of other consoles today, it is unknown whether he will improve the configuration of the NX console when developing it.

After all, Nintendo has never lacked talent. Every year, Nintendo recruits many top students from famous Japanese universities, so there is no problem with technology. Moreover, when Satoru Iwata first took over as president, he relied on innovation to bring glory to Nintendo. If Genyo Takeda becomes the next president of Nintendo, will he also bring Nintendo back to life through innovation?

In short, Shigeru Miyamoto and Genyo Takeda have been important figures in Nintendo since the Yamauchi period. And both of them have pushed Nintendo to glory in terms of software and hardware. They may be engaged in different fields, but their original intentions for Nintendo and games are the same.

No matter who becomes the next president, they will work hard for Nintendo's revival, either to pass on the legacy or to innovate, or both of them will just be temporary agents until a better successor is chosen. Who can save it and how to save it, the declining Nintendo still does not know.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.