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When he isn't designing groundbreaking video games, Shigeru Miyamoto partakes in a variety of interesting hobbies. And Nintendo doesn't want you to know what they are.
Citing anonymous Nintendo sources, the Times Online reports that the man responsible for smash franchises like Mario and Zelda has been banned by Nintendo from chatting about his non-game interests, apparently because they "could be worth billions."
If history serves, they're probably right -- Miyamoto has a lengthy track record of converting his hobbies into lucrative games. Plant-based strategy game Pikmin, for instance, was born out of his love for gardening. After his family got a dog, the rest of the world adopted Nintendogs. Most recently, he revealed that exercise game Wii Fit was a direct result of the master designer obsessively weighing himself after turning 50.
Both Nintendo and Miyamoto have, unsurprisingly, remained silent on the matter.
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-David
I'll bet his hobbies are all really deviant perversions. THAT's the reason for the gag order. In fact, I'll bet Miyamoto is a little turned on by the term "gag order".
You're a dirty little game developer, aren't you?
This makes no sense to me. Seriously, we know his hobbies and then we all become star video game developers? That's GD ridiculous.
What do they do lock him in a closet when he isn't making Mario games?????
i find it rather sad myself
i think it's kind of cute that Mr. Miyamoto can turn his favorite hobbies and leisures into quite addicting games
very dumb... but hey i guess Nintendo does not want anyone stealing their crappy excuses for games by listening to his hobbies..
Wow...that's kinda.....dumb...
What's next? "Hey, I found out he likes to watch TV! We should make a game with an obscure nod to watching TV! Mwahahahaha, we've stolen Miyamoto's genius!"