‘Inside I was doing the Mario jump’ – how one artist became a key player in Nintendo’s story
Takaya Imamura worked at Nintendo for 32 years before leaving to create his own game, Omega Six. He shares anecdotes from those pivotal years at the creative giant
In 1889 in Kyoto, craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi founded a hanafuda playing card company. He called it Nintendo – a phrase whose meaning is lost to time according to Nintendo’s own historians, but which can be translated as “leave luck up to heaven”. In the 1970s, Nintendo eventually transitioned from paper games to electronic ones, making its own luck in the process. It has been a permanent fixture in living rooms across the world ever since.
For budding artist Takaya Imamura, an art student who had been captivated by Metroid and Super Mario Bros 3 in the 1980s, working at Nintendo was a dream. “Back in 1985 when Super Mario came out in Japan, everybody was playing it,” he recalls. “I was at an art university, studying design at the time. Back then, game design wasn’t a thing … people didn’t even know what game creators were.”
Continue reading...
Read more at The Guardian
Topics
-
How Vuori Became One of the Hottest Names in Fashion
The 10-year-old company has ridden the popularity of its tech pants to the top rungs of the athleisure market. But “it’s still early days,” Vuori’s founder says.The New York Times - 2d -
How a Little-Known Finnish Company Became One of the World's Hottest Gadget Startups
Oura’s smart ring measures heart health and can predict when you may be getting sickThe Wall Street Journal - 2d -
The inside story of how an unlikely alliance of Trump and Biden led to historic Gaza ceasefire deal
The two presidential camps worked together to bring about the talks that led to the pause in the conflict. It was a subtle, but significant flex of power by Donald Trump’s new envoy to the Middle ...The Guardian - 1d -
This is how we do it: ‘I definitely want sex more often than she does, but I don’t mind waiting’
For Elena and John, intimacy and trust has replaced that early urgent passion – but they still have their moments How do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, anonymously . He’s more ...The Guardian - 2d -
50 Nintendo Switch Games Discounted, Including Dozens Of Mario, Zelda, And Pokemon Titles
. Nintendo finally unveiled the Switch 2 this week with a brief teaser trailer. The full reveal is slated for a Nintendo Direct on April 2, so fans will have to wait a few more months to find out ...GameSpot - 3d -
Nintendo Switch 2: Everything We Know About Size, Games, Price Speculation, Mario Kart, And More
After seven years on the market, 146 million systems, and more than 1 billion games sold , Nintendo has finally announced the Nintendo Switch 2. The rumor mill was heating up in January, and this ...GameSpot - 4d -
How Altadena became the L.A. dream for Gen X and millennial artists, writers, musicians
For a particular creative community, Altadena represented one of the last great affordable places in L.A. to raise a family. The Eaton fire left those homes in ashes, and destroyed one vision of ...Los Angeles Times - 4d -
Axos Financial: how the US bank became one of Trump’s biggest backers
The online lender has thrived as it helped extend $400m in loans with its biggest individual investor, Don Hankey. As the dust started to settle after the deadly 6 January Capitol attack in 2021, ...The Guardian - Jan. 13 -
‘Bizarrely, I enjoyed bungee jumping!’ How Ed Davey became the Tom Cruise of British politics
The Liberal Democrat leader’s summer of stunts ended in the party’s biggest electoral success ever – and managed to push social care up the agenda. His next project? Mastering TikTok. There he was, ...The Guardian - Jan. 1
More from The Guardian
-
Donald Trump to be sworn in for second term as US president – inauguration live
President-elect to take oath of office before he is expected to sign several executive actions immediately after taking office. Biden pardons Fauci and Milley in effort to guard against potential ...The Guardian - 21m -
Elon Musk’s ‘Doge’ expected to be sued moments after Trump’s swearing-in
Lawsuit will challenge legality of ‘department of government efficiency’, by alleging it violates federal rules. US politics live – latest updates Elon Musk’s “department of government ...The Guardian - 3h -
Freezing rain dampens mood in Washington ahead of Trump’s inauguration – photo essay
Photographer Jordan Gale documents preparations for 60th presidential inauguration, showing a US poised and polarised between hope and fear. Washington is a city on edge. Concrete barriers, ...The Guardian - 3h -
Military leaders should expect Trump crackdown – from disloyalty to diversity
Despite tensions brewing with China, US president-elect is expected to ‘clean house’ with those who stray from agenda. Donald Trump inauguration – live updates As Donald Trump takes the oath ...The Guardian - 29m -
Gaza ceasefire latest: ‘Shocked’ Palestinians return to their homes as rescue workers ‘ramp up’ aid deliveries
The search for thousands of people buried under rubble has started as the ceasefire in Gaza enters its second day. Full report: Palestinians celebrate as prisoners freed The Spanish ...The Guardian - 31m
More in World
-
Live Updates: As Cease-Fire Takes Hold, Gazans Return to Destroyed Homes
Gazans were surveying the vast damage to their neighborhoods on Monday as anxious Israelis awaited news about the condition of the hostages.The New York Times - 19m -
Hamas Official Says Group Is Ready for ‘Dialogue With America’
In a rare move hours after the cease-fire took effect, one senior Hamas official said the group wants to engage the new Trump administration.The New York Times - 20m -
Donald Trump to be sworn in for second term as US president – inauguration live
President-elect to take oath of office before he is expected to sign several executive actions immediately after taking office. Biden pardons Fauci and Milley in effort to guard against potential ...The Guardian - 21m -
Scientists find out this strange habit in humans’ closest living relative
Yahoo News - 24m -
Mother of Missing U.S. Journalist Asks Syria’s New Leaders for Help
Debra Tice, whose son Austin was abducted near Damascus in 2012, said the rebel group that toppled the Assad regime promised support in helping to find him.The New York Times - 28m
