Shigeru Miyamoto
Producer, Director
16 November 1952 (73 years)
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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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
Filmography
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| 2026 | |
| 2023 | |
| 2016 | Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | PIKMIN Short Movies · as Executive Producer |
| 1986 |
| 2025 | Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2022 | GoldenEra · as Self - Game Design Genius, Nintendo |
| 2021 | Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest · as Self |
| 2020 | Console Wars · as Self - Game Designer, Nintendo Co, Ltd. |
| 2020 | High Score (2020) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2016 | Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed · as Self |
| 2016 | Level Up Norway · as Self On E3 2017 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · as Self |
| 2011 | Nerdy Nummies · as Self |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Video Game Revolution · as Self |
| 2003 | CNBC Originals · as Self - Game Designer |
| 2002 | Icons · as Self |
| 2000 | ZDF-History · as Self |
| 1998 | X-Play (2021) · as Self |
| 1997 | The Electric Playground · as Self |
| 1994 | Otaku · as Self |
| 1993 | "Equinox" Serious Fun · as Himself |
| 2024 | Toad Sex-Ed · as Characters |
| 2014 | PIKMIN Short Movies · as Storyboard |
| 2010 | Death Battle! · as Mario Created By |
| 2008 | The Legend of Zelda: The Sage of Darkness · as Based On The Video Game By |
| 2003 | F-Zero GP Legend · as Supervising Editor |
| 2000 | Donkey Kong Country: Speak No Evil, Dude · as Characters |
| 1997 | Donkey Kong Country · as Characters |
| 1991 | Super Mario World · as Characters |
| 1990 | The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 · as Characters |
| 1989 | The Legend of Zelda · as Characters |
| 1989 | The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! · as Characters |
| 1986 | Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach · as Characters |