How to get your girlfriend into games? 'Super Mario Bros.' creator answers

Nintedo's Creative Fellow Shigeru Miyamoto has been making games for almost four decades and for one who is seeking an advice how to make their partners into games, the 64-year-old is the one man to ask for advice.

Miyamoto, who is behind famous game franchises "Donkey Kong," "Super Mario Bros." and "The Legend of Zelda," said that he had a hard time trying to get his wife into playing games, even introducing her into the world famous "Tetris" game but to no avail, as GQ reported.  

The Japanese video game designer and producer narrated that he thought his wife, Yasuko, would like Tetris since it has simple mechanics but after a few games, she turned it down and focused on her iPhone.

Luckily, a Japanese collecting game about cats, called "Neko Atsume," got the interest of Miyamoto's wife since the game is easily accessible and free at the App Store and Yasuko has an interest in cats as they have one in their household. Since then, Yasuko has been busy collecting cats in her smartphone.

Miyamoto noted that people are reluctant to play a game they do not have an interest on and to make people want get into games, comfort and familiarity of the person in a device or thing is the key.

"If it's a piece of technology that they're familiar with, they'll be more open to trying something out on it," Miyamoto said.

Just last week, Nintendo and Miyamoto released the "Super Mario Run," a new iteration of gamers' favorite plumber in a jumper. The game launched on Apple devices last Dec. 15 and features a Mario that automatically runs while the player taps on the screen to avoid obstacles and catch coins, as reported by Wired.com.

Android device owners would have to wait until next year before the game becomes available in the Play Store. The game is priced at $10 while players who want to try a bit of the game can download a trial version. 

Check the video to see how "Super Mario Run' works.