Miyamoto Gives Advice to Game Design Hopefuls

grenada writes "As reported by Ars Techncia, Shigeru Miyamoto has some good advice for aspiring game developers. Instead of telling kids to focus on video games, he actually says that it's beneficial to diversify your education and personal interests. He says that meeting people and familiarizing yourself to different fields will give you the best perspective of the world in the long run, which will help in your game-developing career. 'While young people are still students, I think it is important for them to not just focus on something like programming or just focus on video games. Instead they should do things that you can only do while you are in college. Get out, meet people, and talk to people.'" As a follow-up, N'Gai Croal at Newsweek has up an interview he did with Miyamoto-san entitled the Artist's Way.

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[UbuntuDupe]

Here's what actually happened:

Miyamoto: What the heck is wrong with you people? Get a life! I mean, I love success as much as anyone else, but I can't stand by and watch this any longer. Video games are supposed to be a side hobby, not something you build your life around. I almost fainted when I heard we'd be licensing Mario bedsheets. I mean, get out there. Get a date. Take down the Kirby poster...

*fat guy in suit waddles up*
*pulls Miyamoto aside*
*starts scolding in Japanese*
*makes huge gestures with his hands*
*makes gesture for "small child"*
*makes gesture for "big house"*
*makes gesture for "money"*
*makes "cutting neck" gesture*
*Miyamoto bows to him*
*returns to stage*

Miyamoto: What I mean is, if you're going to design a game, you should have separate interests...

crowd: *Hm, what sage advice*

Re:College

[Tackhead]

> "Instead they should do things that you can only do while you are in college."
>
> Translation: Take lots of acid. Then you too can create the next Mushroom Kingdom.

"Thank you, Mario! But your princess is in another guy's dorm room!"