{"id":122374,"date":"2020-12-21T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/12\/miyamotos_kids_played_a_lot_of_sega_games_but_that_just_inspired_him_to_try_harder"},"modified":"2020-12-21T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T16:00:00","slug":"miyamotos-kids-played-a-lot-of-sega-games-but-that-just-inspired-him-to-try-harder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/12\/21\/miyamotos-kids-played-a-lot-of-sega-games-but-that-just-inspired-him-to-try-harder\/","title":{"rendered":"Miyamoto’s Kids Played “A Lot” Of Sega Games, But That Just Inspired Him To “Try Harder”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Having Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto as your father must be quite the experience, being constantly reminded of his success and fame wherever you go, but it also means you’ve probably had countless Nintendo games to play over the years, right?<\/p>\n

Well, as it happens, Miyamoto’s kids aren’t just fans of Nintendo’s work, but are also pretty keen on Sega, once the Big N’s largest rival. Can you imagine being the creator of Mario and coming home to find your kids playing Sonic instead? Ouch<\/em>.<\/p>\n

This interesting little tidbit comes from an interview hosted by The New Yorker<\/a>, in which Miyamoto was asked about how he helped his children to maintain a healthy relationship with games. Here’s what he had to say:<\/p>\n

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“Kids feeling like they can\u2019t stop playing because the game is so fun\u2014that\u2019s something that I can understand and sympathize with. It\u2019s important for parents to play the games, to understand why the child can\u2019t quit until reaching the next save point, for example. In terms of my own kids, I\u2019ve been fortunate in that they\u2019ve always had a good relationship with video games. I\u2019ve never had to restrict them or take games away from them.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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“It\u2019s important to note that, in our household, all the video-game hardware belonged to me, and the children understood that they were borrowing these things. If they couldn\u2019t follow the rules, then there was an understanding that I could just take the machine away from them. [Laughs.<\/em>] When it was good weather outside, I would always encourage them to play outside. They played a lot of Sega games, too, by the way.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Miyamoto reveals that his kids liked Sega’s driving games like OutRun<\/strong>, and also played a lot of Space Harrier<\/strong> \u2013 not bad taste, then, eh?<\/p>\n

He was then asked whether he was jealous about his kids’ affection for Sega games. His response is pretty much exactly what you’d expect:<\/p>\n

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“[Laughs.<\/em>] Not jealous so much as inspired to try harder, so that they preferred the ones I made.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

You can read The New Yorker’s full interview with Miyamoto here<\/a> if you’re interested \u2013 in it, the Nintendo veteran reveals that he’s no longer concerned about who will replace him<\/a> at the company, and that he wants us to understand the motives of the enemies we kill<\/a> in games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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