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Line 1: {{~~work~~creator}} [[File:~~Miyamoto~~Linkamoto E3 2004.jpg\|~~frame~~thumb\|Shiggy, Shiggy, Shiggy, can't you see? [[The Tetris Effect\|Sometimes your games just hypnotize me]].]] {{quote\|''"What if everything that you see is more than what you see? The person next to you is a warrior and the space that appears empty is a door to another world? What if something appears that shouldn't? You either dismiss it or accept that there is more to the world than you think. Perhaps it is really a doorway, and if you choose to go inside, you'll find many unexpected things."''\|'''[[Shigeru Miyamoto]]'''}} Shigeru Miyamoto (b. November 16, 1952) is a game developer for the [[Nintendo]] company. He is credited with the creation of a few of gaming's most celebrated franchises, including ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', and ''[[Star Fox (series)\|Star ~~Fox~~FOX]]'', all of which have sold millions upon millions of units worldwide. His chief video game character, [[The Mario\|Mario]] ("Jumpman" when Donkey Kong was first released), is the mascot of the company, and arguably ''the'' most recognized character in all of video games, comparable to what Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny are for animation. [[He Also Did\|His other achievements include]] mentoring Masahiro Sakurai, the creator of ''[[Kirby]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', and Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of [[Pokémon]]. He is so well regarded that even competitors and their fans admit that he has given more to the Video Game industry than just about everyone else, possibly ''combined''. ~~Recently~~[https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/08/11/nintendo-gags-miyamoto According to ''IGN''] For a period of time around 2008 he was issued a gag order from Nintendo forbidding him from revealing anything he does in his off-time, as he frequently bases his games on his hobbies and Nintendo wants no information leaked about possible future franchises. He has since conducted interviews however.▼ ▲He is so well regarded that even competitors and their fans admit that he has given more to the Video Game industry than just about everyone else, possibly ''combined''. Recently he was issued a gag order forbidding him from revealing anything he does in his off-time, as he frequently bases his games on his hobbies and Nintendo wants no information leaked about possible future franchises. He's also been awarded a knighthood by the French Ministry of Culture. They must really like Mario. Line 17 ⟶ 16: * ''[[Donkey Kong]]'' * ''[[F-Zero]]'' * ''[[Kung -Fu Master\|Kung-Fu]]'' (the NES port) * ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' * ''[[Metroid Prime]]'' (part of the overall ''[[Metroid]]'' series) Line 24 ⟶ 23: * ''[[Nazo no Murasamejo]]'' * ''[[Pikmin]]'' * ''[[Star Fox (series)\|Star ~~Fox~~FOX]]'' * ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' * ''[[Wave Race]]'' Line 30 ⟶ 29: ---- ''...And I just love Zelda and DK<br />Guess that's why [[~~X Box~~Xbox\|they]] [[Play Station 3\|broke]] and you're so paid.'' {{reflist}} [[Category:Video Game Creators]] [[Category:Shigeru Miyamoto]]▼ [[Category:Creator]] [[Category:Pages with working Wikipedia tabs]] ▲[[Category:~~Shigeru Miyamoto~~{{PAGENAME}}]]