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He does speak English, but by using a translator he makes himself like a big shot. This is an old trick used by the late Japanese wrestling promoter Giant Baba. I say this, of course, as an expert on Japanese culture.



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miz1q2w3e said:
Mr. Fister said:
Cheebee said:

He speaks Engrish.


And how. IIRC, when he spoke English during E3 2007, you could tell it wasn't his native language.

Oh well, he doesn't have to be a fluent multilinguist to make good games.

yeah i remember that

i think if you can't speak a language fluently enough you should get somone to translate for you, sounds much better than trying to speak the language yourself

He's not arrogant and he understands that the best comes out of teamwork. :P



He doesn't need to



As people have said, yes he doesn't speak it well but can understand it. In Interviews, you'll notice the translator only translates his answers, not the question to Miyamoto.



badgenome said:

He does speak English, but by using a translator he makes himself like a big shot. This is an old trick used by the late Japanese wrestling promoter Giant Baba. I say this, of course, as an expert on Japanese culture.


We love you already I don't think even this can get you higher in our hearts...



Former something....

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I've heard him say "Thank you" in an interview.

also, Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of America, doesn't speak Japanese.



 Been away for a bit, but sneaking back in.

Gaming on: PS4, PC, 3DS. Got a Switch! Mainly to play Smash

Miyamoto is even cooler than I thought.



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Cheebee said:

He speaks Engrish.


Wow, I literally laughed for like 5 minutes :p

Thank you for that!