About

Known credits:
27
Birthday:
1952-11-16
Place of birth:
Sonobe, Kyoto, Japan
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Shigeru Miyamoto

Overview

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 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 initially 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 and was later tasked with designing a new one, leading to the 1981 game Donkey Kong.

Miyamoto's games Super Mario Bros. (1985) and The Legend of Zelda (1986) helped the Nintendo Entertainment System dominate the console game market. His games have been flagships of every Nintendo video game console, from the arcade machines of the late 1970s to the present day. He managed Nintendo's Entertainment Analysis & Development software division, which developed many Nintendo games. He played an essential role in creating other influential games such as Pokémon Red and Blue (1996) and Metroid Prime (2002). Following the death of Nintendo president Satoru Iwata in July 2015, Miyamoto became acting president alongside Genyo Takeda until he was formally appointed "Creative Fellow" a few months later.

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Known for

Acting
2023 Every Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Course Ranked Actor Self N/A
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2017 From Pong To Pokémon - The History Of Video Games Actor Self N/A
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2017 Shigeru Miyamoto's 1999 GDC Keynote Actor (Himself) N/A
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2016 La cartouche Actor Self N/A
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2003 Mario & Zelda Big Band Live DVD Actor Self - Performer N/A
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2003 Zelda no Video Actor Himself N/A
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1994 Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire Actor Self 58
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1993 "Equinox" Serious Fun Actor Himself N/A
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Directing
2014 Pikmin Short Movies Directing Director 70
Good

Writing
2025 Donkey Kong Country Writing Writer N/A
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2014 Pikmin Short Movies Writing Storyboard 70
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2014 Treasure in a Bottle Writing Screenplay N/A
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2000 Donkey Kong Country: Speak No Evil, Dude Writing Characters 58
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1993 Mario Kirby Masterpiece Video Writing Characters 59
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1989 The Legend of Zelda Writing Characters N/A
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1986 Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach Writing Characters 59
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Production
2027 The Legend of Zelda Production Producer N/A
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2026 Super Mario World Production Producer N/A
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2025 Donkey Kong Country Production Producer N/A
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2023 The Super Mario Bros. Movie Production Producer 75
Good
2016 Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2014 Pikmin Short Movies Production Executive Producer 70
Good
2014 Treasure in a Bottle Production Executive Producer N/A
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1986 Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach Production Producer 59
Average
Donkey Kong Production Producer N/A
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Crew
2027 The Legend of Zelda Crew Other N/A
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Editing
2003 F-Zero: GP Legend Editing Supervising Editor 69
Fair