Shigeru Miyamoto

Shigeru Miyamoto
Shigeru Miyamoto
Born		November, 1952 (age 57)
		Template:Japan Sonobe cho, Kyoto, Japan
Occupation		Game designer, EAD General manager

Shigeru Miyamoto (宮本 茂, Miyamoto Shigeru), born November 16, 1952, Sonobe, Kyoto) is a Japanese video game designer and creator of many of Nintendo's flagship franchise characters, such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Luigi, Princess Peach, Bowser, Link, Zelda, Fox, Captain Falcon, Falco, Ganondorf, Olimar, 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 people in the 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.

Shigeru Miyamoto has worked alongside Masahiro Sakurai throughout the Super Smash Bros. series.

History in Nintendo

Shigeru Miyamoto was one of the first Nintendo employees to invent one of the most popular video games. He created Super Mario Bros. in the mid-1980's. He moved on to the Donkey Kong series and later made rivals with fellow Nintendo employee, Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of Pokemon. Mario and Pokemon rivaled each other for many years until Shigeru and Satoshi eventually decided to work together. Their rivalry, however, had an effect on both of their franchise.

Shigeru Miyamoto had also a strong rivalry with the Sonic the Hedgehog series. The two series mocked each other in gags and in video games. Later on, the two worked together, as did Miyamoto and Tajiri. The two series didn't let the history of their competition go unnoticed, as they have made a few games that still show they're rivalry, such as Mario vs. Sonic at the Olympic Games.

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