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'''Shigeru Miyamoto''' (宮本 茂, ''Miyamoto Shigeru'', born November 16, 1952) is a Japanese video game director, video game producer, concept artist, video game designer, and EAD general manager who is the creator of many [[Nintendo]] flagship franchise characters such as [[ | '''Shigeru Miyamoto''' (宮本 茂, ''Miyamoto Shigeru'', born November 16, 1952) is a Japanese video game director, video game producer, concept artist, video game designer, and EAD general manager who is the creator of many [[Nintendo]] flagship franchise characters such as [[Mario]], [[Donkey Kong]], [[Link]], [[Fox McCloud]], [[Olimar]], [[Bowser]], [[Ganondorf]], [[Wolf O' Donnell]], [[Andross]], [[Luigi]], [[Falco Lombardi]], [[Princess Peach]], [[Princess Zelda]], [[Pikmin]] and other [[Nintendo]] icons. He is known by many as the father of modern gaming, and is often credited with the [[Nintendo DS]] and the Nintendo [[Wii]]. | ||
Miyamoto is one of the most internationally recognized and celebrated figures in the video game industry. He was even chosen by ''Time'' Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the year and in 1998, he was the first person to be inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame. | Miyamoto is one of the most internationally recognized and celebrated figures in the video game industry. He was even chosen by ''Time'' Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the year and in 1998, he was the first person to be inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame. |