His games have been flagships of every Nintendo video game console, from the arcade machines of the late 1970s to the present day.

(1985) and the action-adventure game The Legend of Zelda (1986) helped the Nintendo Entertainment System dominate the console game market. Miyamoto's platform game Super Mario Bros. He helped create art for the arcade game Sheriff, and was later tasked with designing a new arcade game, leading to the 1981 game Donkey Kong. With the help of his father, he joined Nintendo in 1977 after impressing then-president Hiroshi Yamauchi with his toys. He originally sought a career as a manga artist, until developing an interest in video games. Widely regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential designers in the history of 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.īorn in Sonobe, Kyoto, Miyamoto graduated from Kanazawa Municipal College of Industrial Arts. 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 serves as one of its representative directors. Representative Director at Nintendo (2002–present) Senior Managing Director at Nintendo (2002–2015) General Manager of Nintendo EAD (1984–2015)

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