Shigeru Miyamoto

Japanese video game designer (born 1952)

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Shigeru Miyamoto is a legendary Japanese video game designer born in 1952 who created some of the world's most iconic and beloved video game characters and franchises. His work matters because he fundamentally shaped modern gaming and popular culture, designing games that have been played by billions of people worldwide and influencing how video games are made today.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1952-01-01
Works: 4

Top works

Mario vs Luigi
Legend of Zelda
Mario Brothers
SmB

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Film & TV

Production · 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 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…

Known for

Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks — Himself2025
High Score — Self (archive footage)2020
Shigeru Miyamoto's 1999 GDC Keynote — (Himself)2017
From Pong To Pokémon - The History Of Video Games — Self2017
La cartouche — Self2016
Mario & Zelda Big Band Live DVD — Self - Performer2003
Zelda no Video — Himself

Article

Shigeru Miyamoto (Japanese: 宮本茂, Hepburn: Miyamoto Shigeru; born November 16, 1952) is a Japanese video game designer, producer, game director and filmmaker 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 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.