# "Far more interesting than the RPGs we see today": Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto preferred casual physics sandboxes to cutting-edge graphics even in 1996

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- **Source:** [Gamesradar](https://www.gamesradar.com/games/rpg/far-more-interesting-than-the-rpgs-we-see-today-nintendos-shigeru-miyamoto-preferred-casual-physics-sandboxes-to-cutting-edge-graphics-even-in-1996/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a5921436aa54428f0f31f94)
- **Published:** 2026-07-16
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #nintendo
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a5921436aa54428f0f31f94

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