The new Mario Wii U title, Super Mario 3D World will not see the genius of Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto holding a major influence as he will not be holding a leading role. It could be that this will become the norm from here on out, as in an interview with Gamekult Miyamoto expressed a need to move away from heading up the series. 

“Create a game of the caliber of Super Mario 3D World takes a lot of energy and there is little chance that I could take the time to work on the next Mario. However, I want to get involved again and more deeply in the development of smaller projects, but that doesn’t mean it will be a modest download-only title or something like that. It is not impossible for me to work on a new game as the main producer in the future, but even when I’m not directly in charge of a project, I always look at what the teams does in terms of gameplay, and I trust them. Don’t worry about Mario!”

Is this a worrying sign? Would the loss of Miyamoto being a prominent figure in development on the Mario titles lead to a loss of quality content? Let us know what you think in the comments below.