Saw a Miyamoto-signed Switch on eBay and looked at the description, as Miyamoto signed stuff is so rare there's always some story (if it's authentic).
Turns out that in 2019 Miyamoto took a trip to Nashville and set up a private concert with a bluegrass video game cover band called Hit Points.
Turns out that in 2019 Miyamoto took a trip to Nashville and set up a private concert with a bluegrass video game cover band called Hit Points.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeQ_P8ZBFFQ
https://www.ebay.com/itm/286344238966
the June 1994 issue of Game Developer magazine says his favorite artists were the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, the Country Gentle-men, and David Grisman.
https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/60eb40ac-9d4a-4e69-a688-594a9d1522f5
With several hundred people standing in line in from of the store over the night to see him and get stuff signed
It was a cool experience
https://www.timeextension.com/features/flashback-20-years-ago-today-shigeru-miyamoto-came-to-london
Is definitely in the "my uncle works at Nintendo" bracket but also one that popped up often on old retrogaming boards