Asked Nintendo. They said the puppets were made by Henson, which we all assumed. https://t.co/94vJ4fMj0Z — Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard) June 17, 2015 So it turns out those Nintendo puppets were actually made by The Jim Henson Company and directed by Brian Henson. Brilliant stuff. — Chris Scullion (@scully1888) June 17, 2015