https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/ask-the-developer-vol-11-super-mario-bros-wonder-part-1/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP94K69NSVc

In this developer interview for Super Mario Wonder, game designer Koichi Hayashida talks about how an early, team-wide brainstorm helped generate new directions. https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/ask-the-developer-vol-11-super-mario-bros-wonder-part-1/

And _then_ today, Smash Bros. father Masahiro Sakurai dropped a video about making creative decisions in the context of workplace teams. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP94K69NSVc

Noticing a delightful amount of transparency from Nintendo lately on creativity and work policies that have enabled some of their success.

And later on, the team talks about how working from home allowed a culture shift to meetings. Previously limited to leads, the meetings instead became open-to-all.

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