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EPISODE · Jun 18, 2026 · 7 MIN

How Shigeru Miyamoto Kept Nintendo Creative Through Every Crisis

from The CEO Diary with Fexingo: Leadership Lessons, Executive Decisions, and Corner Office Stories · host Fexingo

Nintendo has survived the video game crash of 1983, the Sony PlayStation onslaught, the Wii U disaster, and the rise of mobile gaming. This episode looks at one person who was at the center of each pivot: Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario, Zelda, and Donkey Kong. We examine how he protected Nintendo's creative culture while the company lurched from hardware failure to hardware success. Topics include Nintendo's 'negative prototyping' method, why Miyamoto refused to chase graphics horsepower, and how the Switch strategy actually began as a response to the Wii U's 13 million unit flop. Lucas and Luna also discuss what modern CEOs in any industry can learn from Miyamoto's insistence on playfulness as a design constraint. A subtle donation segment ties the conversation to supporting ad-free independent analysis. #Nintendo #ShigeruMiyamoto #Business #BusinessPodcast #FexingoBusiness #Leadership #Creativity #VideoGameIndustry #Mario #Zelda #Switch #WiiU #Innovation #DesignThinking #CorporateCulture #JapaneseBusiness #CEO #ProductStrategy Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

Nintendo has survived the video game crash of 1983, the Sony PlayStation onslaught, the Wii U disaster, and the rise of mobile gaming. This episode looks at one person who was at the center of each pivot: Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario, Zelda, and Donkey Kong. We examine how he protected Nintendo's creative culture while the company lurched from hardware failure to hardware success. Topics include Nintendo's 'negative prototyping' method, why Miyamoto refused to chase graphics horsepower, and how the Switch strategy actually began as a response to the Wii U's 13 million unit flop. Lucas and Luna also discuss what modern CEOs in any industry can learn from Miyamoto's insistence on playfulness as a design constraint. A subtle donation segment ties the conversation to supporting ad-free independent analysis. #Nintendo #ShigeruMiyamoto #Business #BusinessPodcast #FexingoBusiness #Leadership #Creativity #VideoGameIndustry #Mario #Zelda #Switch #WiiU #Innovation #DesignThinking #CorporateCulture #JapaneseBusiness #CEO #ProductStrategy Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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