Miyamoto delivers keynote speech at the 2018 Computer Entertainment Developers Conference

The 2018 Computer Entertainment Developers Conference had a very special keynote speaker this year. None other than Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto took the stage to share some thoughts about his time in the industry. The theme of the event was "Fantasy becomes Reality", which certainly seems like the perfect theme for Miyamoto to wax poetic on!

Miyamoto took this opportunity to tell budding developers to follow their own passions and inspirations, rather than chase current trends in the industry. This will definitely help in creating unique experiences that could become the next big thing.

That's exactly what happened with Minecraft. Miyamoto mentioned the absolutely huge franchise, saying that its success so far has been astonishing. As Miyamoto has shared once before, Nintendo themselves had ideas for games where building was the focus, but they simply couldn't come up with an idea to make the experience fun.

Wrapping things up, Miyamoto shared some thoughts on criticism. It's never fun to hear what you're doing wrong/poorly from your peers, but those reactions can help pave the way for better projects in the future. Miyamoto suggested letting those negative reactions motivate you to create something even greater the next time around.