14 DAY TRIAL // Shigeru Miyamoto first started working for Nintendo in 1977 and gave birth to the first real masterpiece of gaming for the company in 1981, in the form of the original Donkey Kong. Since then, the game designer became responsible for other legends of gaming like the Super Mario franchise, The Legend of Zelda game series and the Metroid Prime one, just to count a few. The game designer found the inspiration for his games mostly in his childhood and later experiences, as The Legend of Zelda can find its roots in his explorations of the caves and woods found around Kyoto, as a child.
Now, another one of his new game concepts might have just spilled out as a likely project at a recent Questions & Answers held by Nintendo's “thinking man.” Japanese gaming news site Andria Sang revealed that, during the session, when asked by an investor about his future projects, Miyamoto said that he was focusing on DS games that could also be played outdoors, as a more social activity.
He ended his comment by stating that, “I've recently been caring for cats. That is all.” What may sound like a random remark from the “mad scientist” has been revealed by the company's President, Satoru Iwata, as a solid lead. “He just gave a big hint,” Satoru said regarding Miyamoto's remark.
Nintendo is very wary concerning Shigeru's private life and hobbies, since a glimpse at them might lead to spoilers regarding Nintendo's next innovative game. One of these titles was Nintendogs for the DS that was the company's spearhead attack into the unconventional gaming genre.
Miyamoto is known for being a quirky and odd fellow, which is probably why he can give birth to such new and original ideas. One of his hobbies is guessing an object's measurements and then checking if he was right, and he confessed this was the reason why he always carried a measuring tape around. And, even if the idea might sounds preposterous, Miyamoto could most likely be able to make a fun game out of even this. So, if he's working on a cat game, then it's definitely something to keep an eye out for, as it will probably turn out to be “purr-fect.”