London’s Channel 4 news program had a story featuring our favorite video game icon — Shigeru Miyamoto. The broadcast was very positive and even compared the legend to the likes of Steven Spielberg.

The news program looks like they were invited to play Wii Music with Miyamoto. Instead it mostly ended up being about how video games can continue to survive in the current financial crisis.

The journalist questioned if it was smart idea for Nintendo to release another ‘expensive’ game to the market during a time which it isn’t stable. Miyamoto replied, “We need to eat in order to live, that’s our first priority. But entertainment and the enrichment of our souls must come in second place.” He added, “Nintendo’s mission is to take advantage of improving cheaper technology — to create reasonable and affordable entertainment. It’s very good value.”

Mr.Miyamoto went onto say about how he dislikes the recent trend in violent video games and feels developers are just trying to use violence as an excuse to sell more copies. He said, “I am concerned that many developers focus just on excessive violence in order to stimulate people’s minds.”

The last thing that was mentioned in the news broadcast, was about how Miyamoto is always thinking and planning on the future of gaming industry. And how one day maybe we won’t be using our hands to control the game — but our minds instead. Is this a sign for things to come?

Thanks to CVG