Editing Shigeru Miyamoto (section)

==Personal life==
Miyamoto is married to Yasuko, and they have two children. In 2010, his son was 25 and working at an advertising agency, while his daughter was 23 and studying zoology at the time. His children played video games in their youth, but he also made them partake in outside activities. Although he can speak some English, he is not fluent and prefers to speak in Japanese for interviews.<ref name="New Yorker" />

Miyamoto does not generally sign autographs, out of concern that he would be inundated. He also does not appear on Japanese television, so as to minimize his chance of being recognized. More foreign tourists than Japanese people approach him.<ref name="New Yorker" />

Miyamoto is [[ambidexterity|ambidextrous]] but usually favors his left hand, which is why his characters Mario and Link were designed to be left-handed.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Parkin |first1=Simon |title=Is Shigeru Miyamoto's game over at Nintendo? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2012/apr/26/shigeru-miyamotos-game-over-nintendo |website=The Guardian |access-date=8 January 2025}}</ref>

Miyamoto spends little time playing video games in his personal time, preferring to play the guitar, [[mandolin]], and [[banjo]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,36620/ | title=Shigeru Miyamoto Developer Bio | publisher=[[MobyGames]] | access-date=September 19, 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210024039/http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,36620/ | archive-date=February 10, 2012 | url-status=live }}</ref> He avidly enjoys [[bluegrass music]].<ref name="New Yorker" /> Miyamoto said in a 2016 interview that when he had his own family he took up gardening with his wife, which influenced other games that he was making at the time.<ref>{{Citation |title=Shigeru Miyamoto's childhood influences on game design | date=June 26, 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJgKN8kLTTw |language=en |access-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225040615/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJgKN8kLTTw |url-status=live }}</ref> He has a [[Shetland Sheepdog]] named Pikku that provided the inspiration for ''Nintendogs''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Totilo|first=Stephen|title=Nintendo Fans Swarm Mario's Father During New York Visit|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1510449/marios-dad-gets-rock-star-treatment-nyc.jhtml|publisher=MTV|access-date=March 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922034424/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1510449/marios-dad-gets-rock-star-treatment-nyc.jhtml|archive-date=September 22, 2012|date=September 27, 2005}}</ref> He is also a semi-professional [[Dog breeding|dog breeder]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/i_nintendogs_ds | title=Nintendogs Interview // DS // Eurogamer | last=Gibson | first=Ellie | date=August 23, 2005 | website=[[Eurogamer]] | access-date=May 2, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214120052/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/i_nintendogs_ds | archive-date=February 14, 2009 | url-status=live }}</ref> 

He has been quoted as stating, "Video games are bad for you? That's what they said about [[rock and roll]]."<ref>{{cite web |author=ThinkExist.com Quotations |url=http://thinkexist.com/quotation/video-games-are-bad-for-you-that-s-what-they-said/406209.html |title=Shigeru Miyamoto quotes |publisher=Thinkexist.com |access-date=September 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107003545/http://thinkexist.com/quotation/video-games-are-bad-for-you-that-s-what-they-said/406209.html |archive-date=November 7, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is alleged to have said that "a delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad." In 2023, fans deduced that it was taken from a quote by Siobhan Beeman, who worked on the ''[[Wing Commander (franchise)|Wing Commander]]'' franchise at [[Origin Systems]]. She first uttered the phrase at [[Game Developers Conference|GDC]] in 1996, or something close to it, "a game’s only late until it ships, but it sucks forever." It somehow was misconstrued as a Miyamoto quote, circulating on the internet for many years.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Game Central |title=Shigeru Miyamoto never said his most famous quote reveals new research |url=https://metro.co.uk/2023/11/21/shigeru-miyamoto-never-said-famous-quote-reveals-new-research-19854562/ |website=Metro |date=November 21, 2023 |access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=rawmeatcowboy |title=Miyamoto's "delayed game" quote appears to be misattributed |url=https://www.gonintendo.com/contents/29030-miyamoto-s-delayed-game-quote-appears-to-be-misattributed |website=Go Nintendo |date=November 22, 2023 |access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Yin-Poole |first1=Wesley |title=Did Miyamoto Really Say "A Delayed Game Is Eventually Good, but a Rushed Game Is Forever Bad?" |url=https://sea.ign.com/news/209192/did-miyamoto-really-say-a-delayed-game-is-eventually-good-but-a-rushed-game-is-forever-bad |website=IGN |date=November 22, 2023 |access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref>

Miyamoto enjoys [[Feng shui|rearranging furniture]] in his house, even late at night.<ref name="New Yorker" /> He also stated that he has a hobby of guessing the dimensions of objects, then checking to see if he was correct, and reportedly carries a [[measuring tape]] with him everywhere.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://kotaku.com/5381876/miyamotos-secret-hobby-measuring-stuff|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114140108/https://kotaku.com/miyamotos-secret-hobby-measuring-stuff-5381876|archive-date=November 14, 2020|title=Miyamoto's Secret Hobby: Measuring Stuff|last=Good|first=Owen|date=October 14, 2009|work=[[Kotaku]]|access-date=February 26, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> In December 2016, Miyamoto showcased his hobby on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'', while also performing the [[Super Mario Bros. theme|''Super Mario Bros.'' theme]] on guitar with [[The Roots]] during the same show.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Good|first1=Owen S.|title=Watch Shigeru Miyamoto measure things for The Tonight Show|url=http://www.polygon.com/tv/2016/12/10/13906734/shigeru-miyamoto-tonight-show-measuring-video|access-date=December 10, 2016|work=Polygon|date=December 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161210173324/http://www.polygon.com/tv/2016/12/10/13906734/shigeru-miyamoto-tonight-show-measuring-video|archive-date=December 10, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Ricker|first1=Thomas|title=Watch Miyamoto play the Super Mario Bros theme song with The Roots|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/12/8/13881126/miyamoto-the-roots-super-mario-theme|website=The Verge|date=December 8, 2016|access-date=December 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161210034126/http://www.theverge.com/2016/12/8/13881126/miyamoto-the-roots-super-mario-theme|archive-date=December 10, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>