Shigeru Miyamoto, the legendary creator of some of Nintendo's most revered properties, was approached by rapper Kanye West in 2015 to develop a video game.In an anecdote recounted by former IGN employee Zachary Ryan on Twitter, Miyamoto met with West on the show floor at the 2015 E3 conference. Miyamoto told Ryan that West approached him unannounced at Nintendo's booth and presented a functioning prototype of the game, titled Only One. Miyamoto apparently played the game but never ended up working on it.RELATED: Nintendo Accused of Violating Labor Laws

Ryan's thread described West's game as Miyamoto experienced it. The game would involve playing as West's mother, who had passed away a few years prior. As Donda West, the player would fly to Heaven while Kanye West's music played in the background. Miyamoto found the game baffling and was even more surprised that West wanted to collaborate with Nintendo to complete it. However, Miyamoto also stated he found the experience "interesting" and described the concept as "very moving." A couple of weeks later, Kanye announced Only One to a crowd of fans along with a trailer, saying it was "coming soon." There's been no word on it since.

In 2020, former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé recounted the same story. According to Fils-Aimé, the story extended beyond the E3 show floor, with West even scheduling a meeting with Nintendo where he formally pitched the title. Fils-Aimé seemed impressed with West's passion for video games as a creative medium, though not particularly keen to work with him on his game. Fils-Aimé recalled turning him down, saying, "I told him, 'Kanye, you don't want to work with us because we're tough, we're hard. All we do is push for the very best content. We would not be the type of partner you would want to work with.'"

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Although Kanye West's game has yet to surface, he's continued to work on other projects, most recently releasing two albums named after his late mother: Donda and Donda 2. At the same time, the artist has reportedly maintained a passion for video games. According to a reply to Ryan's Twitter thread, he once went to a GameStop in Hawaii to purchase a DS Lite and every first-party game released for the system. If his video game ever does release, it likely won't be published by Nintendo.

Unfortunately, E3's 2022 event has been canceled, so if West hopes to pitch his game to Shigeru Miyamoto again, he'll have to do it through other means. In the meantime, audiences can learn more about West's life from the Netflix documentary Jeen-Yuhs and listen to Donda and Donda 2 -- the former is available on most music streaming platforms, while the latter is exclusive to West's music-listening device, the Stem Player.

Source: Twitter