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Shigeru Miyamoto

Name in Native Language: "宮本茂" (Japanese/JA)
Designer / Video Game Programmer / Video Game Producer / Screenwriter / Computer Scientist / Television Producer | * 11/16/1952 (71) | Sonobe, Kyoto (Japan)
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 serves 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 originally 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 Sheriff, and was later tasked with designing a new arcade game, 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... ()
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General Manager of Nintendo Entertainment, Analysis & Development, Miyamoto is celebrated globally as the “Steven Spielberg” of the gaming world and is often referred to as “the father of modern video games.” His design credits read like a who’s who of classic gaming and include: Mario Bros, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, Nintendogs and Wii Music.

Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Fantasy | Comedies

Awards & Nominations for Shigeru Miyamoto

Chevalier Des Arts Et Des Lettres Princess of AsturIAS Award for Communications and Humanities BAFTA Fellowship Japan Inter-Design Prize Amd Award - Best Producer/director The Jim Henson Celebration Honor Digital Content Expo Asiagraph Award Tsumugi Prize Cedec Awards - Special Award Japan Game Awards Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award Game Developers Choice Award - Lifetime Achievement Princess of Asturias Awards
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Movies with Shigeru Miyamoto as Actor(2)

TV Shows/Series with Shigeru Miyamoto as Actor(1)

as Self (archive footage)2020 High Score

Movies with Shigeru Miyamoto as Crew(5)

TV Shows/Series with Shigeru Miyamoto as Crew(6)

Production/Executive Producer2014 Pikmin Short Movies
Directing/Director2014 Pikmin Short Movies
Writing/Storyboard2014 Pikmin Short Movies
Creator/Creator2014 Pikmin Short Movies
Production/Producer2003 F-Zero: GP Legend
Creator/Creator2003 F-Zero: GP Legend

Full Name: Shigeru Miyamoto
Citizenship: Japan
Born: Sunday, 11/16 1952 (November) in Sonobe, Kyoto (Japan) (current age: 71 years + 134 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: Japanese (JA, native language)
Educated at: Kanazawa College of Art
Employer: Nintendo
Spouses (current/former): Yasuko Miyamoto
Other names for Shigeru Miyamoto (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"宮本茂"
"Miyamoto Shigeru"
"みやもと しげる" (Kana/Japanese)
Shigeru Miyamoto frequently works together with these people:
Koji Kondo (5x, Crew)
Ami Tomobuki (4x, Crew)
France Costrel (3x, Crew)
Benjamin Faure (3x, Crew)
Eric Favela (2x, Crew)
Jerod Chirico (2x, Crew)
Pierre Avon (2x, Crew)
Tom Caulfield (2x, Crew)
Alex Angelis (2x, Crew)
Bryan Cox (2x, Crew)
Tifenn Philipott (2x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:964282, Added: 11/24/2018, Last updated: 03/10/2024