Palworld Director Explains Inspiration Behind the Game: “I Bought a Gun.”

“Shigeru Miyamoto makes games based on his life, and my life at the time was this gun.”

TOKYO — Palworld director Takuro Mizobe recently opened up about his inspiration for the hit game, describing how the idea came to him immediately upon purchasing a firearm.

“Shigeru Miyamoto has talked about how getting into gardening gave him the idea for Pikmin,” Mizobe said, fiddling with the safety on a SIG P365. “And I’ve always been heavily, heavily inspired by him and Nintendo. So when I bought a gun after someone broke into my house, I had a real light bulb moment: I could make a game about this gun. And thus, Palworld was born.”

Twirling the gun on his finger like a revolver, Mizobe continued.

“It was so obvious: Miyamoto-san makes games based on his life, and my life at the time was this gun. I was going to the firing range every day, learning the ins and outs, every nook and cranny of it. There’s an old Duke Nukem ad which says, ‘This gun’s not going to **** itself.’ Of course, they censored the word ‘fire’ so as not to promote violence. But I took that to heart. As Nukem-san says, the gun, in fact, will not fire itself. So I take it upon myself to. And this has fed into my creative process with Palworld. It’s been truly fulfilling, the ultimate form of self-expression.”

When asked how the weapon inspired the monster-collecting aspect of Palworld, Mizobe laughed.

“That was because of the bullets,” Mizobe said. “I’ve heard all the claims of us ‘ripping off’ Pokémon. But truth be told, when I saw the bullets laying on my kitchen counter, I thought about how each one is really just a little guy that you take under your wing and command to take a life. All I did was make the design of each bullet a little more playful, so that players would find them more appealing. And thus, Pals were born.”

Mizobe ended by offering advice to aspiring game developers: “Palworld’s success is a huge validation for Miyamoto-san’s method of game development. If you find yourself stuck in coming up with an idea, buy a gun or two to help your creative process. I promise it’ll be the best decision you ever make.”

At press time, Mizobe was rushed to the emergency room for undisclosed reasons.