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Shigeru Miyamato (A.K.A The Godfather of Video Games) has been helping create games for Nintendo since 1981. In the late 1970s Nintendo was going bankrupt. Myamato then made two characters, Donkey Kong and Mario (then called Jumpman), for the game Donkey Kong (1981) (VG). He has been the supervisor of many games, like the Mario and Zelda games.
Trivia
Has rejected several offers from game companies to stay with Nintendo.
Is the most respected game designer in the industry.
Rides his bike to work every day.
Is the game designer who has sold the most titles total, ever.
His wife was a former Nintendo employee.
Was introduced to Nintendo by his father who was a schoolmate to now former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi. Yamauchi was so impressed with Miyamoto's untrained artistic abilities that he was instantly hired.
His favorite movie is Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).
Enjoys swimming, skiing, playing softball, the guitar, mandolin, and banjo.
On his own will, he doesn't receive a higher salary than the other developers on Nintendo
Is often referred to as "God" by his fans, as many consider him to be the god of game development.
Although he is ambidextrous, he prefers his left hand. This is why some of his most famous characters are left handed, like Mario and Link.
Overseeing the release of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and the production of the upcoming "Legend of Zelda" game for the Nintendo Gamecube, and making the final adjustments on Nintendo's new handheld, codenamed "Nintendo DS". [August 2004]
Overseeing the production of Metroid Prime 2 and Metal Gear Solid : The Twin Snakes [2003]
Still working on the Next Zelda game called "Zelda: The Twilight Princess (2005) (VG). [November 2005]
Shigeru Miyamato (A.K.A The Godfather of Video Games) has been helping create games for Nintendo since 1981. In the late 1970s Nintendo was going bankrupt. Myamato then made two characters, Donkey Kong and Mario (then called Jumpman), for the game Donkey Kong (1981) (VG). He has been the supervisor of many games, like the Mario and Zelda games.
Trivia
Has rejected several offers from game companies to stay with Nintendo.
Is the most respected game designer in the industry.
Rides his bike to work every day.
Is the game designer who has sold the most titles total, ever.
His wife was a former Nintendo employee.
Was introduced to Nintendo by his father who was a schoolmate to now former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi. Yamauchi was so impressed with Miyamoto's untrained artistic abilities that he was instantly hired.
His favorite movie is Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).
Enjoys swimming, skiing, playing softball, the guitar, mandolin, and banjo.
On his own will, he doesn't receive a higher salary than the other developers on Nintendo
Is often referred to as "God" by his fans, as many consider him to be the god of game development.
Although he is ambidextrous, he prefers his left hand. This is why some of his most famous characters are left handed, like Mario and Link.
Overseeing the release of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and the production of the upcoming "Legend of Zelda" game for the Nintendo Gamecube, and making the final adjustments on Nintendo's new handheld, codenamed "Nintendo DS". [August 2004]
Overseeing the production of Metroid Prime 2 and Metal Gear Solid : The Twin Snakes [2003]
Still working on the Next Zelda game called "Zelda: The Twilight Princess (2005) (VG). [November 2005]
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