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Shigeru MIYAMOTO

宮本 茂
Family name (in kanji): 宮本
Given name (in kanji): 茂
Date of birth: 1952-11-16
Hometown: Sonobe, Kyoto, Japan
Chronology:
(1970) Enrolled in Kanzawa College of Art
(1998) Inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame
(2015) His game “Super Mario Bros.” was one of the first six games to be inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame.
(2016) His game “Legend of Zelda” was inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame.
(2017) His game “Donkey Kong” was inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame.
(2022) His game “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time” was inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame.
Non-anime staff credits:
Designer for "The Legend of Zelda" (VG)
Designer for "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" (VG)
Director for "Donkey Kong" (VG) (Japanese)
Director for "Super Mario 64" (VG)
Producer for "Luigi's Mansion" (VG)
Producer for "Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door" (VG) (Japanese)
Producer for "Pikmin 2" (VG)
Producer for "Pikmin" (VG)
Producer for "Super Mario 64" (VG)
Supervision for "Mario Party 4" (VG)
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Legend of Zelda for Wii U Delayed Until After 2015 (Mar 27, 2015)
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Pikmin Short Movies Streaming on 3DS, Wii U (Nov 5, 2014)
Pikmin Short Movie CG Film Premieres at Tokyo International Film Festival (Sep 11, 2014)
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Nintendo's 1st Free-to-Play Is Steel Diver, Not Mario or Pokémon (Jun 17, 2013)
Manga Creator Jiro Taniguchi to Be Knighted in (Jun 3, 2011)
Summer Wars, Vinland Saga Win Media Arts Awards (Update 3) (Dec 3, 2009)
Weekend Wrapup - Week in Anime (Jul 9, 2006)
Interest:
Mario Creator Shigeru Miyamoto Shares Thoughts on 20 Years of Pokémon (Apr 19, 2016)
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