Despot disapproves of Jong-chol’s hobby.
Despite recent studies by the US Navy that suggest gaming can help make you the perfect soldier, it seems that if you’ve got designs on becoming a globally-feared North Korean despot, you’d best put the controller down.
According to a 2008 cable between the US consulate in Shanghai and the US State Department procured by Wikileaks and reported by Kotaku, North Korea’s ruling despot decided against grooming his youngest son for succession because he plays too many videogames.
The cable reads, “There is consensus among xxxxx that, at least for the moment, none of KJI’s three sons is likely to be tapped to succeed him.