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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.
It’s a position that echoes the thoughts of the ex-Nintendo president Horishi Yamauchi, who ran the company for over 50 years and was responsible for turning it into the global...
- HE ORIGINALLY WANTED TO DRAW COMICS. Born in the rural Japanese town of Sonobe in 1952, Miyamoto loved Japanese comic books (manga) and aspired to become an illustrator when he got older.
- NINTENDO INTERVIEWED HIM BECAUSE HIS DAD KNEW THE BOSS. Getty. Shortly after graduating from the Kanawaza College of Municipal Industrial Arts, Miyamoto landed a job interview at Nintendo in 1976 because his father knew company boss Hiroshi Yamauchi through a mutual friend.
- DONKEY KONG HAPPENED BECAUSE OF LEFTOVER CABINETS. Miyamoto’s big break came at the age of 27, after Nintendo had misjudged the potential popularity of a shoot-‘em-up game called Radar Scope.
- HE WANTED MARIO IN EVERY GAME HE MADE. Getty. Taking a cue from Alfred Hitchcock, who made a cameo in most every film he directed, Miyamoto wanted Mario (formerly known as "Mr.
Shigeru Miyamoto (born on November 16, 1952) is a video game director, producer, concept artist, designer, and general manager at Nintendo, where he currently holds the position of Executive Fellow and Representative Director.
Shigeru Miyamoto is a Japanese video game designer, producer, artist, and game director at Nintendo, best known for being the creator of the Super Mario, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, Star Fox, and Pikmin franchises, among others.
Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto, who is best-known for his work in creating beloved series like Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Donkey Kong, has opened up about his career, how people view him as a...
Jun 19, 2015 · Shigeru Miyamoto is the creator of many of Nintendo's iconic video game franchises, including Mario Bros., Donkey Kong and The Legend of Zelda. NPR's Laura Sydell interviewed...
