Nintendo’s maestro Miyamoto doubts Mario fits VR

We still don’t know exactly what Nintendo’s NX platform will be, but there’s a good chance it won’t support virtual reality.

Following the surprising reveal of Super Mario Run at Apple’s press conference Wednesday legendary game developer Shigeru Miyamoto expressed doubts that the Italian plumber was right for VR headsets. Speaking to USA Today, Miyamoto noted that it was important to adapt Mario to new platforms going forward, but Nintendo still wanted “families to play together, and virtual reality (which requires players to be closed off from the real world) doesn’t really fit well there.”