Shigeru Miyamoto Recognition Group

Description: Shigeru Miyamoto (宮本 茂, Miyamoto Shigeru, born November 16, 1952) is a Japanese video game designer. He is the creator of the Mario, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, Star Fox, Nintendogs, Wave Race, and Pikmin video game series for Nintendo game systems. He has also produced many titles published by Nintendo on behalf of other developers, including the successful F-Zero, and the Animal Crossing games.
Miyamoto is the world's most celebrated game designer, considered by many as the greatest creative mind in the industry, and is often called the "father of modern video gaming". Video games designed by him typically feature refined control-mechanics, intuitive gameplay, simplistic story lines and imaginative worlds, in which the players are encouraged to discover things for themselves.

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Created: April 22, 2008
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Miyamoto-san actually LIKES to be called by Shiggy so let it be familiar.

It has been recently confirmed that Shigeru Miyamoto is immortal. Scientists claim that the substance, win, is responsible. A report on this was described in one word: epic.
Tony.1 wrote at 6:58 PM on Feb 29, 2012 :
thanks to him i was playin since i was 3 years old thankyou and continue on making awesome videogames yust a quick note wish that all caracters (including the 5-4 left behin from melee) was on the next smash.
DiebeNacht wrote at 4:17 PM on Jan 15, 2012 :
it is his fault that my childhood was so... AWESOME! Thanks Miyamoto!
Redlover wrote at 6:00 PM on Aug 12, 2011 :
i wouldnt be happy without this man...