Nintendo Bans Miyamoto from Revealing his Hobbies

Have you ever wondered what fabled game designer Shigeru Miyamoto does on the weekends?  This may seem like only of interest to Miyamoto stalkers who are looking for a good place to ambush him, but it turns out that the answer to this question may be more important to the gaming industry than you may think.

It is well known that Miyamoto bases many of his games off personal experiences or interests in his life.  For example, Miyamoto created Pikmin because he was very interested in gardening at the time and he took up music lessons recently and out popped Wii Music.

Well, you must realize how useful it would be to other developers if they knew what Miyamoto was doing at the time.  For instance if a game developer knew that Miyamoto had recently become interested in tree climbing, he would quickly start making a tree climbing game that could beat Nintendo to the punch.

Nintendo has seen this potential risk and is now banning Miyamoto from talking about his hobbies, according to The Times Online.  This may seem a bit excessive, but who knows how much money could be stolen from Nintendo if another developer knew that Miyamoto had recently become obsessed with ladybugs.

Miyamoto stalkers, your job just got harder for you, but look at the bright side.  If you do manage to catch Miyamoto in the act, some game developer may pay a hefty price for your information.