The Jim Henson Company worked with Nintendo of America to produce the puppet versions of Satoru Iwata, Reggie Fils-Aime and Shigeru Miyamoto.

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Ben Henson, son of Kermit the Frog creator Jim Henson, helmed the intro and segues of Nintendo's E3 Digital Event, with Jim Henson's Creature Shop in charge of the puppet versions of the executive trio. "Thanks to @NintendoAmerica for allowing the Creature Shop [and director] Brian Henson to be part of #NintendoE3," wrote The Jim Henson Company on Twitter "Making people smile is in our DNA. We are a company that’s all about entertainment," Nintendo President and COO Reggie Fils-Aime told IGN in an interview.According to Fils-Aime, when Nintendo sat down to plan this year’s Digital Event, they had lots of conversations with Shigeru Miyamoto because of his involvement with Star Fox and Super Mario Maker. "One of the things that he shared was that in his youth, he used to make puppets," he said. "So that led to a series of brainstorms and it lead to our little collaboration with Henson studios and creating the Nintendo muppets. It was a very fun collaboration."The puppet trio of Iwata, Fils-Aime and Miyamoto kicked off Nintendo's E3 Digital Event , which showcased the company's upcoming 3DS and Wii U titles. The Big N unveiled a handful of new games, including Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes and Metroid Prime: Federation Force For more on the company's E3 presence, be sure to check out IGN's review of Nintendo's Digital Event

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