Shigeru Miyamoto, a senior creator at Nintendo, missed the Q&A session of this week's financial results briefing due to illness. His condition is currently stable, and he is expected to recover and return to work after several days to a week of rest.
Official documents from Nintendo confirm that Miyamoto was unable to attend due to health reasons, but did not specify the nature of the illness. The only confirmed information at this stage includes the reason for his absence, his stable condition, and the estimated recovery time.
Miyamoto has recently participated in public events, hosting the "Pikmin" Direct via pre-recorded video earlier this week. He also did not attend the cultural medal-related event held in Tokyo this week; previous reports indicated that he would become the first game developer to receive Japan's Order of Culture.
Although Miyamoto has gradually reduced some of his frontline work in recent years, he continues to be involved in projects related to Nintendo and its IPs. His name appeared in the credits for the recently announced remake of "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time," where he is credited for the original game design.
In addition to game projects, Miyamoto has worked closely with Illumination Entertainment on the production of "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" and assisted in co-producing the live-action "The Legend of Zelda" movie, which is scheduled for release next April. Further information regarding his health and return-to-work arrangements awaits subsequent announcements from Nintendo or Miyamoto himself.
