Nintendo's Mario creator Miyamoto sees 'things we can do' even in AI era

Legendary game maker to become first industry recipient of Japan's Order of Culture Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto is known as the creator of Mario and other beloved game franchises. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi) TOKYO -- As artificial intelligence grows more capable of taking on the work of video game development, that will "create opportunities for everyone to think seriously about what creation really means," Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto, the man behind the Mario and Legend of Zelda franchises, told reporters.