Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto isn't thinking about retiring any time soon

"More so than retiring, I'm thinking about the day I fall over," Miyamoto said. "In this day and age you have to think about things in a five-year timespan, so I do think about who I can pass things on to, in case something does happen. I'm really thankful that there is so much energy around things that I have worked on. These are things that have already gone out into the world … they've been cultivated by others, other people have been raising them, helping them grow, so in that sense I don't feel too much ownership over them any more."

Miyamoto also hopes that he will be remembered as a creator of some of Nintendo's most iconic games. He jokingly shares that he wants to continue working until a portrait of himself hangs at the entrance of Nintendo.

There is a scene in Iron Man where the president goes to his own company and the guard man doesn't let him in, and he points at the portrait and says: 'That's me!'" Miyamoto shares. "But I really hope that the teams I work with, at least, remember me as the creator of these things!"

Miyamoto isn't the only legendary game designer with no plans to quit. Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima recently said that his desire to create more games outweighs any temptation to retire. Bethesda's Todd Howard also talked about his time in the industry and revealed that he will be sticking around at least until Elder Scrolls 6 is released, which is several years from now given the long development cycles at the studio.

It will be interesting to see what new games Nintendo and Miyamoto come up with in the next few years. We hope that the company will continue to expand its library with new titles and franchises. Perhaps one more big franchise before Miyamoto calls it a career?