Former WarioWare Director Goro Abe Says Leaving Nintendo Let Him Explore Game Ideas Without Worrying About Profitability or Commercial Constraints

Former WarioWare series director Goro Abe says leaving Nintendo and becoming a university professor has given him a different perspective on game development. After more than 25 years at Nintendo, Abe now teaches game design at Osaka Electro-Communication University while researching new forms of interactive experiences. Speaking to VGC, Abe explained that his decision to leave Nintendo came partly from thinking about how much time remained in his career. He turned 50 and realized that traditional game development could limit…