His passion for gardening inspired Pikmin, his love of dogs led him to create Nintendogs and now Shigeru Miyamoto has revealed his inspiration for Super Mario Galaxy - hamsters!
Speaking at the 13th Annual Japan Media Arts Festival, Miyamoto revealed that a hamster that he was looking after provided the inspiration for the best Wii game ever.
Working out where the Mario series was to go next, Miyamoto decided he wanted the plumber to be able to run freely like a hamster. So Galaxy was set on planets, enabling players to run around and return to the same point.
What will he reveal next? A gerbil influenced Donkey Kong?
