The Nintendo Switch 2 era could be bittersweet, as former staff point out that 40-year veterans like Shigeru Miyamoto and Zelda and Metroid legends are nearing their retirements

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“A lot of people at Nintendo, they retire at 65.

Yoshio Sakamoto, known for the Metroid series, is 65.

Meanwhile, the legendary Nintendo composer Koji Kondo is 63, the hosts point out.

It’s just going to feel different.

“There’s a really good side of this too,” Ellis says.

“We get some different perspectives, we get some different thinking.

OK, and now I’m back to crying.