Miyamoto Webchat Available

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From 4 Color Rebellion (http://www.4colorrebellion.com):

...When asked if he played Mario Kart DS online Miyamoto responded that he had, but he got beaten pretty badly and hasn’t felt like playing again...

...Miyamoto was then asked if he had played Brain Training and what his “brain age” was. He laughed and said that at first his brain age was very poor. With practice he has gotten into the 20yr old range. He said that when he got into the 20s he paused the game so he could show it off to people...

...Finally, Barb from Holland asked a “cheeky question”. She asked if Miyamoto would marry her. He laughed and responded that he didn’t really want to divorce his wife.
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Gotta love this guy...

[Tricky Thumb]

It's funny how Miyamoto finishes answering questions long before the translator finishes saying it in english. Especially since Miyamoto understands english and is just, uh, sitting there smiling akwardly.

Great stuff.

[MrPoo]

Uhm, OK. For the non-super-informed gamer, could you add a description of just who this gentleman is? i.e. current/past role in the gaming industry?

I almost didn't bother to click on the link to the interview for this reason along, but am glad I did.

[Suicidal ShiZuru]

Uhm, OK. For the non-super-informed gamer, could you add a description of just who this gentleman is? i.e. current/past role in the gaming industry?

I almost didn't bother to click on the link to the interview for this reason along, but am glad I did.

:eek: :confused: :mad: :rolleyes: :(

[Lon Lon Rabbit]

Uhhh, father of some of the biggest gaming icons there are.
Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong, you name it.
More info if you want it (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_miyamoto).

Not sure if that was a joke or what though tbh...

[boratika]

As well as inventing the in game story.

[fitbabits]

....Finally, Barb from Holland asked a “cheeky question”. She asked if Miyamoto would marry her. He laughed and responded that he didn’t really want to divorce his wife.
I love this answer!

[MrPoo]

Uhhh, father of some of the biggest gaming icons there are.
Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong, you name it.
More info if you want it (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_miyamoto).

Not sure if that was a joke or what though tbh...


Not a joke, sir. I just had no idea on this person's identity. (Non-console owner here.)

My apologies for any confusion.

[bboy]

Not a joke, sir. I just had no idea on this person's identity. (Non-console owner here.)

My apologies for any confusion.

One: it's hard to believe that any self-respecting gamer could not know who Miyamoto-san is.

Two: to one up that it's even harder to imagine that anyone sitting in front of a keyboard would lack the intellect to search for and find out who he is on their own. You have heard of google right? Talk about lazy.

Oh and ..... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Miyamoto (http://). :confused:

[Heretic Machine]

Uhm, OK. For the non-super-informed gamer, could you add a description of just who this gentleman is? i.e. current/past role in the gaming industry?

I almost didn't bother to click on the link to the interview for this reason along, but am glad I did.

...You suck!

[thecrazyd]

One: it's hard to believe that any self-respecting gamer could not know who Miyamoto-san is.

Two: to one up that it's even harder to imagine that anyone sitting in front of a keyboard would lack the intellect to search for and find out who he is on their own. You have heard of google right? Talk about lazy.

Oh and ..... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Miyamoto (http://). :confused:
Comon dude, no need to rip on the fellow. He even apologized.

[Royal Fool]

Most people on the street wouldn't know who he is, so I don't see why people can't ask here as well.

[Magnanimous Gnome]

Man I love this guy. I'll continue buying Nintendo products and games as long as he is with the company.

After that...well I don't even want to think about what will happen after he leaves. ;)

[Blade]

Gnome: As comforting as it is to say that all ideas come from one central being, the fact of the matter is that Miyamoto-san has set the standard. Nintendo will continue to follow it fairly closely when he retires or dies.

He's more of a figurehead now than anything.

That said, the last 2 games Shiggy directed were OOT and SM64. That tells you something.

[Heretic Machine]

Most people on the street wouldn't know who he is, so I don't see why people can't ask here as well.

Most people on the street don't know who George W. Bush is, that's not an excuse.

[jspeak32]

One: it's hard to believe that any self-respecting gamer could not know who Miyamoto-san is.

Two: to one up that it's even harder to imagine that anyone sitting in front of a keyboard would lack the intellect to search for and find out who he is on their own. You have heard of google right? Talk about lazy.

Oh and ..... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Miyamoto (http://). :confused:

shut the hell up.

[Heretic Machine]

shut the hell up.

Something you should look into: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalization

[Kefkataran]

Something you should look into: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalization

Hrm... interesting. I'll have to tell the other English majors on campus about this one!

ON TOPIC:

Miyamoto's kick-ass. Just a really cool, really nice guy. That is all.

[jspeak32]

Something you should look into: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalization

SHUT THE HELL UP.

[Kefkataran]

He learned his lesson!

[jspeak32]

He learned his lesson!

Hopefully bboy has too.

[Magnanimous Gnome]

Gnome: As comforting as it is to say that all ideas come from one central being, the fact of the matter is that Miyamoto-san has set the standard. Nintendo will continue to follow it fairly closely when he retires or dies.

He's more of a figurehead now than anything.

That said, the last 2 games Shiggy directed were OOT and SM64. That tells you something.

Oh, I know that the games will be just fine. Miyamoto has been a lot more hands-off and game quality hasn't suffered all that much. Still, I love the guy, and hope that he continues to be around for a long time to come. More original IPs from him ala Pikmin are always appreciated.


SHUT THE HELL UP.


I think you somehow typed in the wrong web address. You're looking for www.gamefaqs.com/forums, not www.evilavatar.com.

[MrPoo]

Excuse the fuck out of me for mistaking this for an intelligent gaming discussion forum. My only comment was the original post lacking any actual reference to the man's history/accomplishments. If you're only a PC gamer, this is rather easy. Again, my apologies. Miyamoto? Oh, yeah, that's like "JONES" in English or something. REAL specific for the unititiated.

What? You know who Miymoto is? Congratulations! There's only a shitload of them in Japan. Apparently nearly as many assholes as on this board.

Perigon: I suck? Uhm, ok. Thanks, I know who George W. Bush is, and he's far more important, so far as I'm concerned, than any game designer or, more specifically, an arrogoant, insulting forum poster. To date, I always had respected your insight. My mistake.

thecrazyd, royalfool: thanks for your understanding. Not everyone is knowledgeable about everyone on every platform. That's what I thought EA was all about. Oops!

bboy: Thanks, I did look at the Wikipedia entry. One of the primary reasons I bothered to click on the link to the article... your recommendation was not necessary, but relevant nonetheless, if only by being an ass. I appreciate your pompousness. Well, only a little.

Thanks to all the dickheads for discouraging me from ever being interested in a console system, or for subscribing to EA.com, if this is any indication of an all-out flaming to a simple comment. Is this becoming the next Slashdot or something? Hell, I can do without this.


Most of all, thanks again to the decent people in this forum (not limited only to thecrazyd and royalfool) for not behaving like 8-year olds.

[thecrazyd]

He learned his lesson!
... but a little too well.

[Neosho]

Excuse the fuck out of me for mistaking this for an intelligent gaming discussion forum. My only comment was the original post lacking any actual reference to the man's history/accomplishments. If you're only a PC gamer, this is rather easy. Again, my apologies. Miyamoto? Oh, yeah, that's like "JONES" in English or something. REAL specific for the unititiated.

What? You know who Miymoto is? Congratulations! There's only a shitload of them in Japan. Apparently nearly as many assholes as on this board.

Perigon: I suck? Uhm, ok. Thanks, I know who George W. Bush is, and he's far more important, so far as I'm concerned, than any game designer or, more specifically, an arrogoant, insulting forum poster. To date, I always had respected your insight. My mistake.

thecrazyd, royalfool: thanks for your understanding. Not everyone is knowledgeable about everyone on every platform. That's what I thought EA was all about. Oops!

bboy: Thanks, I did look at the Wikipedia entry. One of the primary reasons I bothered to click on the link to the article... your recommendation was not necessary, but relevant nonetheless, if only by being an ass. I appreciate your pompousness. Well, only a little.

Thanks to all the dickheads for discouraging me from ever being interested in a console system, or for subscribing to EA.com, if this is any indication of an all-out flaming to a simple comment. Is this becoming the next Slashdot or something? Hell, I can do without this.


Most of all, thanks again to the decent people in this forum (not limited only to thecrazyd and royalfool) for not behaving like 8-year olds.
EvAv has sort of a...umm, obsessive group of fanboy/grammer nazis. Just ignore them.

I know who miyamoto is but only cause of friends who obsess over his games...it's a bit unreasonable to think that someone who's raised on HL (pc gamer, like myself) will know the developer for console games.

[SMES]

EvAv has sort of a...umm, obsessive group of fanboy/grammer nazis. Just ignore them.

I know who miyamoto is but only cause of friends who obsess over his games...it's a bit unreasonable to think that someone who's raised on HL (pc gamer, like myself) will know the developer for console games.

Under most circumstances, I would agree with you. But if there is one name that any fan of videogames should recognize, it's "Miyamoto"

It doesn't matter that it is like "Smith" in Japan. If someone named "Smith" had been as prolific in the videogames industry as Shiggy has, I'd expect you to recognize the name "Smith" instantly as well.

Furthermore, the guy said he clicked through to the interview, and the news post even included hints like "Mario Kart DS..." I understand why everyone made fun of him.

It would be like, "Lost Thomas Jefferson interview discovered where he comments on the Declaration of Independence and his opinion of Slavery!" being posted on a Politics discussion board, and someone replying the way MrPoo did.

Now, that said, I guess everyone has their own sheltered world of videogame fandom, it's hard to even have one name that should be burned into everyone's mind, so there's no need to be hostile to the guy.

[MrPoo]

So I'm not the ONLY ONE? That's encouraging! Thanks Neosho!

It's most unfortunate that what could have been an informative lesson (for many, not necessarily only myself) instead turned into a Not-a-Bigger-Dick-Than-You flamewar.

What better way to prevent any/all new users from having any interest in the gaming community! Good job...

Again, my apologies for not being omniscient. Now it's your turn.

[SMES]

SHUT THE HELL UP.

I was kind to MrPoo because MrPoo was polite, Jspeak32 doesn't deserve the same level of respect.

Edit: Looking at your post history, Jspeak, it appears you are capable of being respectful. But you know what they say about first impressions...

[Kefkataran]

It's most unfortunate that what could have been an informative lesson (for many, not necessarily only myself) instead turned into a Not-a-Bigger-Dick-Than-You flamewar.

What better way to prevent any/all new users from having any interest in the gaming community! Good job...

While I do agree that Evil Avatar has a lot of people who are much quicker to jump to being dicks than actually be kind and informative, I have to say you're response to their dickery isn't exactly heartening either. Just ignore these fools and chill. Good conversations take place, as on most online forums, around the bad ones.

[SMES]

Thanks to all the dickheads for discouraging me from ever being interested in a console system

I don't know why anything EvAv members say would discourage you from playing console games. It's not like we get kickbacks on console games selling- except for the people here who actually work in the console game industry, that is ;)

[Liquidize105]

It's funny how Miyamoto finishes answering questions long before the translator finishes saying it in english. Especially since Miyamoto understands english and is just, uh, sitting there smiling akwardly.

Great stuff.
Miyamoto's father is an English teacher.

[MrPoo]

While I do agree that Evil Avatar has a lot of people who are much quicker to jump to being dicks than actually be kind and informative, I have to say you're response to their dickery isn't exactly heartening either. Just ignore these fools and chill. Good conversations take place, as on most online forums, around the bad ones.


And you would recommend I respond in what manner?

-Silence ?

-Gratitude?

Being jumped on for being less-than-stellar on console history is not my cup o' tea. I do not agree, but that may be just be me.

But to each his own! All who enjoy such mockery and foolishness feel free to jump in and enjoy the flames!!!! Plently of places to enjoy harsh comments and criticisms--why not limit yourself only to EA? Save yourself the trouble!

[Phanto]

Uhm, OK. For the non-super-informed gamer, could you add a description of just who this gentleman is? i.e. current/past role in the gaming industry?

I almost didn't bother to click on the link to the interview for this reason along, but am glad I did.


Ok... if I ask you who is Jenna Jameson ?
Can you answer this one ;) ??

[mister_slim]

Miyamoto is probably the single most influential designer in videogames. If you are interested in "gaming discussion" you should know who he is. It's like not know what Doom is.
Gnome: As comforting as it is to say that all ideas come from one central being, the fact of the matter is that Miyamoto-san has set the standard. Nintendo will continue to follow it fairly closely when he retires or dies.
Nintendo's philosophy is one of their key advantages, and I think it's firmly enough ingrained to survive the loss of Miyamoto. On the other hand, Apple lost their way pretty quickly once Steve Jobs left.

[thecrazyd]

Holy shit, way to overreact MrPoo.

In the future, this thread will be used as a lesson on how not to act on the Internet. This is both for the detractors, and the detractees.

[Kefkataran]

And you would recommend I respond in what manner?

-Silence ?

-Gratitude?

Being jumped on for being less-than-stellar on console history is not my cup o' tea. I do not agree, but that may be just be me.

But to each his own! All who enjoy such mockery and foolishness feel free to jump in and enjoy the flames!!!! Plently of places to enjoy harsh comments and criticisms--why not limit yourself only to EA? Save yourself the trouble!

It makes sense for you to disagree with that, and I understand it. I'm just saying you overreacted in return to other people's overreactions, which is just going to make the whole thing a lot stupider and more of a "my dick is bigger than yours" contest that you were complaining about.

[Neosho]

Miyamoto is probably the single most influential designer in videogames. If you are interested in "gaming discussion" you should know who he is. It's like not know what Doom is.

Nintendo's philosophy is one of their key advantages, and I think it's firmly enough ingrained to survive the loss of Miyamoto. On the other hand, Apple lost their way pretty quickly once Steve Jobs left.


It's nothing like not knowing what doom is...it's like not knowing the names of the people behind doom. And who would they be?

It goes both ways. Granted, he was just a google search away from figuring it out, but for all he knows, he's some random guy that happened to work on Mario Cart DS/those other games.

Personally, i've never really gotten the whole "god worship" that some people have for game developers, but that's just me. It's not like not knowing his name is a cardinal sin of videogames or anything. I'm a PC gamer, mostly, and i only know who he is cause i have some fucking diehard console friends.

And let's not even start on the whole "Single most influential designer" bullshit. He makes some awesome games. But i can think of a whole lot of people that have been pushing boundries in ways that miyamoto doesn't really consider...will wright, etc.

(And here come the flames....:D )

[jspeak32]

I think you somehow typed in the wrong web address. You're looking for www.gamefaqs.com/forums, not www.evilavatar.com.

Nah, you'd understand the reasoning behind my comment if you saw who I was originally telling it to. Somebody was being condescending to a non-console gamer because they didn't know who Miyamoto is. There's no reason for that. The person might not come back after being responded to like that, and if that happens, I really couldn't blame him.

[jspeak32]

Sorry your experience was a bad one. I guess some people think they are born knowing everything. It probably just stems from them having a bad childhood, this is one way for them to channel their suppressed rage. And I just love the ones who correct peoples grammar, spelling, vocab, etc. whenever they get a chance. I guess it gives them power.
If you're trying to get into console gaming, i recommend playing single player games for the time being, if not indefinitely. The amount of intolerable people I randomly play with online makes me question why I even bother doing it myself.


Excuse the fuck out of me for mistaking this for an intelligent gaming discussion forum. My only comment was the original post lacking any actual reference to the man's history/accomplishments. If you're only a PC gamer, this is rather easy. Again, my apologies. Miyamoto? Oh, yeah, that's like "JONES" in English or something. REAL specific for the unititiated.

What? You know who Miymoto is? Congratulations! There's only a shitload of them in Japan. Apparently nearly as many assholes as on this board.

Perigon: I suck? Uhm, ok. Thanks, I know who George W. Bush is, and he's far more important, so far as I'm concerned, than any game designer or, more specifically, an arrogoant, insulting forum poster. To date, I always had respected your insight. My mistake.

thecrazyd, royalfool: thanks for your understanding. Not everyone is knowledgeable about everyone on every platform. That's what I thought EA was all about. Oops!

bboy: Thanks, I did look at the Wikipedia entry. One of the primary reasons I bothered to click on the link to the article... your recommendation was not necessary, but relevant nonetheless, if only by being an ass. I appreciate your pompousness. Well, only a little.

Thanks to all the dickheads for discouraging me from ever being interested in a console system, or for subscribing to EA.com, if this is any indication of an all-out flaming to a simple comment. Is this becoming the next Slashdot or something? Hell, I can do without this.


Most of all, thanks again to the decent people in this forum (not limited only to thecrazyd and royalfool) for not behaving like 8-year olds.

[jspeak32]

Exactly. Nobody knows everything, and nobody should be treated badly just because they have a question. It's how we all learn.

I know who miyamoto is but only cause of friends who obsess over his games...it's a bit unreasonable to think that someone who's raised on HL (pc gamer, like myself) will know the developer for console games.

[MrPoo]

Holy shit, way to overreact MrPoo.

In the future, this thread will be used as a lesson on how not to act on the Internet. This is both for the detractors, and the detractees.


I over-reacted?

Too much green beer this weekend, mate? Or did you miss the flames against my polite request/inquiry?

You're right, I did learn something here, something I won't soon forget. I won't ever, ever ask a question again. I see what happens now.

Let this be a lesson for our children as well.

[jspeak32]

I was kind to MrPoo because MrPoo was polite, Jspeak32 doesn't deserve the same level of respect.

Edit: Looking at your post history, Jspeak, it appears you are capable of being respectful. But you know what they say about first impressions...

Since I have a history, hopefully this isn't considered my first impression, so I'm ok. I merely responded to the people who have replied to MrPoo in the same way as they responded to him, which was in a condescending way. I could have written three paragraphs picking out their typos, incorrect grammar, etc., but I don't see how doing so would have been any better or different than the way I did respond. If anything mine wasn't as bad as the way they responded, because my insult was a generic one and theirs was personal.
I probably shouldn't have said anything at all, but after awhile I get sick of seeing these kinds of responses to people, and I just typed what I thought in my mind what they should do, which was I wish they'd just shut the hell up. If they would simply do this, forums would be much more pleasant. One can dream.

[jspeak32]

While I do agree that Evil Avatar has a lot of people who are much quicker to jump to being dicks than actually be kind and informative, I have to say you're response to their dickery isn't exactly heartening either. Just ignore these fools and chill. Good conversations take place, as on most online forums, around the bad ones.

I guess you're right, I probably should take your advice to. Sometimes I wonder though if it would be easier just to leave forums altogether, that way a person wouldn't be exposed to such negativity.

[thecrazyd]

I over-reacted?

Too much green beer this weekend, mate? Or did you miss the flames against my polite request/inquiry?

You're right, I did learn something here, something I won't soon forget. I won't ever, ever ask a question again. I see what happens now.

Let this be a lesson for our children as well.
You over-reacted to the initial over-reaction. Just chill out and let it go. God damn. And you are continuing to with this whole "I won't ever, ever ask a question again" bullshit. If some dumbass pulls shit against you, laugh it off and let it go. Now you both look like dumbasses.

[jspeak32]

You over-reacted to the initial over-reaction. Just chill out and let it go. God damn. And you are continuing to with this whole "I won't ever, ever ask a question again" bullshit. If some dumbass pulls shit against you, laugh it off and let it go. Now you both look like dumbasses.

At least we can all come to agreement that they are dumbasses. United we stand.

[bboy]

I over-reacted?

Too much green beer this weekend, mate? Or did you miss the flames against my polite request/inquiry?

You're right, I did learn something here, something I won't soon forget. I won't ever, ever ask a question again. I see what happens now.

Let this be a lesson for our children as well.


Yeah, a lesson to your children to search on their own rather than asking such a question. :) I suppose you often get told to RTFM though....

Thicken up that skin before you go readin' through forums. How anyone can get so worked up over forums postings is beyond me....meh.

[SMES]

It's nothing like not knowing what doom is...it's like not knowing the names of the people behind doom. And who would they be?

Yes, very true.

Although, I'm a bad example because I can name many of the people who worked on Doom also. John Carmack and John Romero seem like two names every gamer should know, at least.

As long as you know what Mario and Doom are, I guess you're ok ;)

[jonat3]

I don't think he overreacted. He has every right to be pissed by asking a polite question. If people jumped you while you didn't do anything wrong ,except not happen to know a certain name, i doubt anyone would be able to hold his temper.

[thecrazyd]

I don't think he overreacted. He has every right to be pissed by asking a polite question. If people jumped you while you didn't do anything wrong ,except not happen to know a certain name, i doubt anyone would be able to hold his temper.
One angry post I could dig, but he keeps on throwing it on there.

[Kefkataran]

I guess you're right, I probably should take your advice to. Sometimes I wonder though if it would be easier just to leave forums altogether, that way a person wouldn't be exposed to such negativity.

If you're afraid of being exposed to negativity, you probably shouldn't be on the 'net at all. The nicer folk, unfortunately, are few and far between.

I don't think he overreacted. He has every right to be pissed by asking a polite question. If people jumped you while you didn't do anything wrong ,except not happen to know a certain name, i doubt anyone would be able to hold his temper.

Like Crazyd said, it made sense at first, but he just kept going off. Really weakened his righteousness.

[jspeak32]

Yeah, a lesson to your children to search on their own rather than asking such a question. :) I suppose you often get told to RTFM though....


Maybe the reason he asked rather than searching is because he wanted to socialize with fellow gamers and that was a way to start a conversation? I guess we showed him though...

[jspeak32]

If you're afraid of being exposed to negativity, you probably shouldn't be on the 'net at all. The nicer folk, unfortunately, are few and far between.

Yea, you're right about that. It's kind of depressing really.

[MrPoo]

Yea, you're right about that. It's kind of depressing really.

Agreed, and it's unfortunate. Still, I appreciate the support of those kind enough not to jump on the flamewagon. Thanks.

Moving on...

[Carnifex]

Real gamers are born with knowledge about Miyamoto encoded in their DNA. It's called The Shiggy Effect and was caused by radiation from a passing comet a few decades ago.

By the way, that was sarcasm...

[fix]

Amen. I'm proud to say that even my '91 born little brother craves my SNES and its link to the past, mario kart, etc. Shame really that it's mine and I can't really lend it out since he lives 400km away ;).

[Selar]

Gaming news...with attitude!

[jspeak32]

Real gamers are born with knowledge about Miyamoto encoded in their DNA. It's called The Shiggy Effect and was caused by radiation from a passing comet a few decades ago.

By the way, that was sarcasm...

And lets not forget the occasional mutant variant that comes from the radiation, turning unfortunate ones into oozing sludge-monsters that are only known as Asshole Flaming Grammar Nazi's.

[CapnBob]

You are all idiots because you all know much less about everything than I do, and I consider all of the knowledge you lack to be fundamental prerequisites to using the internet! You fail at life!

[mister_slim]

Although, I'm a bad example because I can name many of the people who worked on Doom also. John Carmack and John Romero seem like two names every gamer should know, at least.
Oddly enough, one of Carmack and Romero's early projects was to get a clone of one of Miyomato's Mario games running on a PC. Of course, no one should know these things, because knows about games and their history is obviously not a prerequisite to discussing them.

[fix]

Of course, no one should know these things, because knows about games and their history is obviously not a prerequisite to discussing them.

You're spot on, man. Plus, googling someone before asking is like, soooo 2004. Why should you acquire the knowledge yourself when other people can so easily be bothered to explain the most trivial facts to you.