Watch Super Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto play the Nintendo classic's theme on guitar
Videogame icon joins The Roots for live performance
Nintendo fans are getting rather excited over the company's upcoming Switch console, but it turns out Mario/Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto plays more than just games; he's a dab hand on the acoustic guitar, too.
In the video above, the gaming genius picks up a Gibson to perform a fingerstyle arrangement of the Super Mario Bros Theme with The Roots, after unveiling the Switch on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
Miyamoto is also a big fan of bluegrass and country, as you can see from his performance at Nintendo Big Band Live in 2003 below.
This isn't the first time Nintendo and guitar have collided, of course; let us not forget the NES Paul - a guitar made from a vintage console - and Guitar Boy, the latter of which functions as a Game Boy and a playable six-string.
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Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.
