Miyamoto reveals a big inspiration for Super Mario Run

Shigeru Miyamoto has revealed one of the big inspirations for Super Mario Run, and it comes from the world of speedrunners. Nintendo's devs had been watching players online tackle all sorts of games in amazing times, and they noticed that those players never let off the d-pad when playing. This inspired Nintendo to take Super Mario Run in a direction where Mario is always moving forward, letting the player worry only about jumps.