The game was created in response to Nintendo 's head game developer Shigeru Miyamoto 's desire to recreate the Mario series 's single-player gameplay experience for multiple players , as he was unable to bring these ideas to fruition in previous installments .
The game was created in response to Nintendo 's head game developer Shigeru Miyamoto 's desire to recreate the Mario series 's single-player gameplay experience for multiple players , as he was unable to bring these ideas in previous installments .