Mario and Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto says Nintendo isn't chasing AI because the company always wants to "go in a different direction."

In fact, famed creator Shigeru Miyamoto pretty much said as much during a recent interview with The New York Times (thanks, IGN ). In discussing Nintendo's ongoing approach with game development, he mentioned AI as a key topic that the company is aware of, but perhaps not interested in pursuing (at least, not in the same way as its peers).

Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto has said the company would rather go in a “different direction” than the rest of the video game industry when it comes to generative AI.

Miyamoto said Nintendo's ambition is "trying to find what makes Nintendo special." He added: "There is a lot of talk about AI, for example. When that happens, everyone starts to go in the same direction, but that is where Nintendo would rather go in a different direction."

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto discusses AI in game development and whether it has a place with the legendary game developer publisher.

In order to continue pursing its path of originality, Nintendo CEO Shigeru Miyamoto has stressed the company would "rather go in a different direction" instead of following the gaming industry's A.I.

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto has stated the company would "rather go in a different direction" when it comes to using AI. In an interview with the New York Times, Miyamoto discussed the importance of originality for the company and what makes Nintendo special,