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Miyamoto banned from talking about his hobbies

August 09, 2008 in News comments 29

Shigeru Miyamoto, according to inside sources at Nintendo, has been banned by the company from talking about his hobbies--out of fear the competition would steal his ideas.

Shigeru Miyamoto is arguably the greatest game designer in the history of the industry. It is his brilliance and inventiveness that has created some of the most successful and endearing franchises–Mario, Zelda, Wii Sports, Wii Fit, and more.
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  • 4
    Demonfurby Aug 9, 08
    quote
    It is his brilliance and inventiveness that has created some of the most successful and endearing franchises–Mario, Zelda, Wii Sports, Wii Fit, and more.
    Fail
    • 6
      Storm* Aug 9, 08
      How so? I can't find a Wii Fit anywhere...but when I tried it at Nintendo World, I didn't want to stop. Maybe it's just me, but I've had more fun with friends on the Wii than most consoles (only exception is the PS2). WiiSports and WiiFit are pretty damn fun.

      Strange, how can mentioning hobbies lead to people stealing ideas? :S What does Miyamoto like to do? Create games? Great idea!
      • 2
        Demonfurby Aug 9, 08
        It said endearing franchises. They had a chance to say Metroid, Pikmin, or one of the many great franchise he has created and they go for Wii Sports.
        • 0
          Storm* Aug 9, 08
          Well...the next installment, WiiSports Resort is on the way.
        • 0
          therealNgamer Aug 9, 08
          Actually, Metroid was created by Gunpei Yokoi.

          However, Star Fox and Donkey Kong were two other franchises Miyamoto created that deserve mention.

          Edit: I guess Miyamoto only produced Star Fox 64, but still.
        • 0
          Demonfurby Aug 9, 08
          Still that doesn't take away form the fact he has many great franchises under his belt and they mention a party game that is only played when friends are over. He also had Yoshi Island, right?
        • 0
          therealNgamer Aug 9, 08
          Yes, Yoshi's Island was one of Miyamoto's creations. Just remembered that he made the F-Zero series as well. Anyways, point taken; Wii Fit isn't exactly a "franchise."
        • 0
          Jaw Knee Aug 9, 08
          Yeah, Holy *bleep*. Yoshi's Island was Godsend.
  • 1
    therealNgamer Aug 9, 08
    Aww, that's too bad. That's how we get new information about games he's making since Nintendo as a company hates announcing games these days at events like E3. It reminds me of this comic.
    • 1
      chautemoc Aug 9, 08
      "Wow, this got mentioned on Gonintendo.com. Of course a few of the comments there are less then positive. There's only one thing to do about that. I have to find out where these people live so I can break into their house in the middle of the night and kill them in their sleep."

      Haha.
  • 0
    black doom Aug 9, 08
    That seems so wrong. Poor Miyamoto.
  • 0
    McClubbin Aug 9, 08
    This seems like a pretty paranoid move on Nintendo's part. Besides, what are the chances that Sony and M$ even view things the way he does? I'm sure they couldn't have ever come up with Pikmin after working in their garden for a century.
  • 0
    capin131 Aug 10, 08
    Hate on Wii Sports and Wii Fit all you want. Just because you personally don't like them (and I don't really like them all that much, at least not for not long stretches of time)...the fact remains that both franchises are extremely successful and could represent a point in gaming where gaming branched out from people like you and me who bother to comment on shit like this.
  • 1
    BANDITO ATTACK Aug 10, 08
    like they can't just steal his ideas AFTER he's already implemented them? M$ does not give a *bleep*. they already stole the Miis, and final fantasy, and raped your entire village while being in the console videogame industry for only two generations.

    brutal.
  • 1
    Paper Mario Dude* Aug 10, 08
    well zelda was created out of his hobbies of playing in the woods of where he lived growing up...but then again, most people don't have brilliant minds like miyamoto and can't visualize things like that coming into action.
  • 0
    Bandito Aug 10, 08
    why did they ban him? he made Mario, Zelda, Wii Sports, Wii Fit, and more! there crazy.edit: some pll think i dnt' know about teh article./ they need to make sure he dun't spill.
    • 1
      Slumpy monkey Aug 10, 08
      "out of fear the competition would steal his ideas"
      Read plox.


      They never said he cant use his ideas to make games, They just banned him from speaking publicly about them before a game is made.
      • 0
        Bandito Aug 10, 08
        quote
        out of fear the competition would steal his ideas"
        Read plox.


        They never said he cant use his ideas to make games, They just banned him from speaking publicly about them before a game is made.

        i know
  • 0
    Zeon I Aug 10, 08
    Wow

    Miyamoto - I like art
    Some douche - We make a game about a museum.

    Whatever...
  • 0
    Newcloud Aug 10, 08
    good ideas his toilet must have been blocked when he came up with mario
    "I know what il do il make a plummer the icon of a billion dollar corporation >:-)"

    just so everyone knows i HATE mario.. i dont no how the games sell there SO stupid!!
    • 0
      Demonfurby Aug 10, 08
      Umm, they're platformers that brought gaming back to the United States. You can say that any game is stupid, but it doesn't mean it is.
  • 0
    Big A2 Aug 10, 08
    Well, Miyamoto did come up with Pikmin while he was doing his gardening, but this is just stupid.
  • 1
    Fatal Error Aug 10, 08
    It's ridiculous because no one gives a shit what his hobbies are. I mean really, what kind of hobbies does he have that they're all suddenly game-worthy?
  • 2
    Miss Razz Aug 10, 08
    I think gaming companies are more interested in creating their own games, rather than stealing ideas from Miyamoto.

    No offence Nintendo, but other companies have their own great ideas. They don't all want to steal your's.
  • 0
    Zeta Aug 10, 08
    Agreed with Gothic Girl. And Miyamoto is a human, not a robot. He has feelings and likes to do things in his spare time instead of creating games.
    • 0
      chautemoc Aug 10, 08
      Could've sworn I read somewhere he's a robot..
  • 0
    wildcardx Aug 11, 08
    where has he been banned from talking about them? It must suck when his buddies come round and say "hey, would you like to go to the pub with us" and he can't answer, lol.
    Thinking gaming companies won't steal ideas is a bit nieve! Of course they will, they want money! This seems a bit excessive though, seeing as a game where you roll in heaps of money and letters from adoring fans would be, whilst enjoyable no doubt, probably short lived.
  • 0
    Final Blade Aug 12, 08
    HAHAHA oh wow. Seriously can you be anymore full of yourselves Nintendo. I mean for god sakes, Wii Sports, music and fit are the worst ideas anyone could have ever came up with. Especially if majority of the nintendo install base buys the system for those only and to let it collect dust.

    Its why I don't have a Wii and why Im pissed.

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