http://www.tssznews.com/2008/08/12/miyamoto-banned-from-talking-about-hobbies/ Beyond Blue Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:57:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.tssznews.com/2008/08/12/miyamoto-banned-from-talking-about-hobbies/comment-page-1/#comment-1798 Sofox Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:39:35 +0000 http://www.tssznews.com/?p=2139#comment-1798 The irony is if Miyamoto has hobbies that could make huge amounts of money if made into video games, then so does everybody else. Music and general fitness are interests shown by a huge amount of people and are far from the only hobbies that have inspired video games (Hide and Seek inspired Metal Gear Solid for example). The formula of success that Nintendo has isn't about just having access to hobby and game ideas , it's in listening to a guy when he comes into the office one day and says "let's make a game about weighing yourself!" The irony is if Miyamoto has hobbies that could make huge amounts of money if made into video games, then so does everybody else. Music and general fitness are interests shown by a huge amount of people and are far from the only hobbies that have inspired video games (Hide and Seek inspired Metal Gear Solid for example). The formula of success that Nintendo has isn’t about just having access to hobby and game ideas , it’s in listening to a guy when he comes into the office one day and says “let’s make a game about weighing yourself!”

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