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His expeditions into the Kyoto countryside inspired his later work, particularly The Legend of Zelda, a seminal video game. He discovered a cave, and, after days of hesitation, went inside. įrom an early age, Miyamoto explored the natural areas around his home. His parents were of 'modest means', and his father taught the English language. Miyamoto was born on Novemin the Japanese town of Sonobe, Kyoto Prefecture. Miyamoto graduated from Kanazawa College of Art in Ishikawa Prefecture

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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He managed Nintendo's Entertainment Analysis & Development software division, which developed many Nintendo games, and he played an important role in the creation of other influential games such as Pokémon Red and Blue and Metroid Prime. His games have been flagships of every Nintendo video game console, from the arcade machines of the late 1970s to the present day. (1985) and the action-adventure game The Legend of Zelda (1986) helped the Nintendo Entertainment System dominate the console game market. Miyamoto's platform game Super Mario Bros. 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. With the help of his father, he joined Nintendo in 1977 after impressing then-president Hiroshi Yamauchi with his toys.

He originally sought a career as a manga artist, until developing an interest in video games. Widely regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential designers in the history of 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.īorn in Sonobe, Japan, Miyamoto graduated from Kanazawa Municipal College of Industrial Arts. 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. Representative Director at Nintendo (2002–present) Senior Managing Director at Nintendo (2002–2015) General Manager of Nintendo EAD (1984–2015)