thekitchensink on 15 August 2009
| sguy78 said: I didn't entirely get the answer to my own question, but apparently he refuses to take a higher salary than the other developers at Nintendo, and rides his bicycle to work everyday. Talk about dedication. |
I did a biography on him once, and you're absolutely right. He's been offered the ridiculous kinds of salaries that you'd expect him to have, but he refuses to take a higher paycheck than the likes of, say, Reggie or Iwata. And he does, indeed ride his bike!
How you can remain so humble when you basically gave $100 billion/year industry its jumpstart AND created its most recognizable characters and franchises is beyond me. The man has a small house, in the crowded streets of Kyoto, and his hobbies include gardening and breeding his dog. He's so famous, and by rights should be filthy rich, yet he chooses the mundane lifestyle in lieu of some assuming mansion or something. It's why he's my idol and role model.
Could I trouble you for some maple syrup to go with the plate of roffles you just served up?
Tag, courtesy of fkusumot: "Why do most of the PS3 fanboys have avatars that looks totally pissed?"
"Ok, girl's trapped in the elevator, and the power's off. I swear, if a zombie comes around the next corner..."
