Shigeru Miyamoto

Shigeru Miyamoto

Known for: Production
Biography: 1952-11-16 (72 years old)

Biography

Shigeru Miyamoto (Japanese: 宮本 茂, Hepburn: Miyamoto Shigeru, born November 16, 1952) is a Japanese video game designer, producer and game director at Nintendo, where he has served as one of its representative directors as an executive since 2002. Widely regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential designers in video games, he is the creator of some of the most acclaimed and best-selling game franchises of all time, including Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, Star Fox and Pikmin. More than 1 billion copies of games featuring franchises created by Miyamoto have been sold.


Born in Sonobe, Kyoto, Miyamoto graduated from Kanazawa Municipal College of Industrial Arts. He initially sought a career as a manga artist until developing an interest in video games. With the help of his father, he joined Nintendo in 1977 after impressing the president, Hiroshi Yamauchi, with his toys. He helped create art for the arcade game and was later tasked with designing a new one, leading to the 1981 game Donkey Kong.


Miyamoto's games Super Mario Bros. (1985) and The Legend of Zelda (1986) helped the Nintendo Entertainment System dominate the console game market. His games have been flagships of every Nintendo video game console, from the arcade machines of the late 1970s to the present day. He managed Nintendo's Entertainment Analysis & Development software division, which developed many Nintendo games. He played an essential role in creating other influential games such as Pokémon Red and Blue (1996) and Metroid Prime (2002). Following the death of Nintendo president Satoru Iwata in July 2015, Miyamoto became acting president alongside Genyo Takeda until he was formally appointed "Creative Fellow" a few months later.


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Known For
Production

Gender
Male

Birthday
1952-11-16 (72 years old)

Birth Place
Sonobe, Kyoto, Japan

Citizenships
Japan

Also Known As
Miyamoto Shigeru, 宮本 茂

Awards
Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities, Academy Fellowship Award, Japan Game Awards Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award, Game Developers Choice Award - Lifetime Achievement, CEDEC Awards - Special Award, Digital Content Expo Asiagraph Award Tsumugi Prize, The Jim Henson Celebration Honor, AMD Award - Best Producer/Director, Japan Inter-Design Prize

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