Shigeru Miyamoto

Japanese video game designer (born 1952) · Japan · Writers

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Shigeru Miyamoto is a Japanese video game designer, producer, game director and filmmaker at Nintendo, where he has served as one of its representative directors as an executive since 2002.

A life in dates

2026The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, a new animated film, came out on 3 April 2026.3 April 2026What this moment rests on, 2017“I think the first is that a game needs a sense of accomplishment.”In their words12 January 2017How the inventor of Mario designs a game - Vox January 12, 2017Read the whole statement

2012Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and HumanitiesAward2011“It isn't about "games", for me, personally, and it never really was. It was about creating something- anything- far bigger than yourself.”In their wordsSource: GDC 2011Read the whole statement

2010BAFTA FellowshipAward2009Digital Content Expo Asiagraph Award Tsumugi PrizeAward2008CEDEC Awards - Special AwardAwardJapan Game Awards Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry AwardAwardThe Jim Henson Celebration HonorAward2007Game Developers Choice Award - Lifetime AchievementAward2006“Originally, I wanted a machine that would cost $100.”In their words16 November 2006Source: November 16, 2006 Business Week interviewRead the whole statement

“Controller is so intuitive, even your mom can play.”In their wordsSource: E3 2006Read the whole statement

“I would say the games that we're working on now, like the new Zelda: Twilight Princess, have hardcore content.”In their wordsSource: 2006 Issue of Maxim (Note: "Revolution" was the working name for the Wii)Read the whole statement

Chevalier des Arts et des LettresAward1997AMD Award - Best Producer/DirectorAward1991“Challenge for the player is the most important thing. In the Mario games for example, the player can go back and try to finish the game without collecting a single coin.”In their words"The Man Behind Mario", The Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide [1991]Read the whole statement

1990Japan Inter-Design PrizeAward1952Born16 November 1952

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Miyamoto graduated from Kanazawa College of Art in Ishikawa Prefecture.

Miyamoto's Super Mario Bros. was bundled with the NES in America. The game and the system are credited with helping to bring North America out of the slump of the 1983 game industry crash.

Miyamoto was responsible for the controller design of the Super Famicom/Nintendo. Its L/R buttons were an industry first and have since become commonplace.

Miyamoto holding up a Wii Remote at E3 2006

Takashi Tezuka, Miyamoto, and Koji Kondo, 2015

In their own words 10

Shigeru Miyamoto

10 statements, newest first

I think the first is that a game needs a sense of accomplishment.
Jan 12, 2017, How the inventor of Mario designs a game - Vox January 12, 2017, Own words
If you release a game in a bad state, you will always regret it.
2016, Source: 2016 Interview about Star Fox Zero with TheJWittz at 11:15Text quote, Own words
It isn't about "games", for me, personally, and it never really was. It was about creating something- anything- far bigger than yourself.
2011, Source: GDC 2011, Own words

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Awards

Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities2012

BAFTA Fellowship2010

Digital Content Expo Asiagraph Award Tsumugi Prize2009

The Jim Henson Celebration Honor2008

CEDEC Awards - Special Award2008

Japan Game Awards Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award2008

Game Developers Choice Award - Lifetime Achievement2007

Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres2006

AMD Award - Best Producer/Director1997

Japan Inter-Design Prize1990

In their orbit

Spouse: Yasuko Miyamoto

About this person

Shigeru Miyamoto is a Japanese video game designer, producer, game director and filmmaker 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.

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In common with Shigeru

Glen PowellAround the same time: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie released

Akiko WadaAlso in Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach (1986)Yoshiki OkamotoAlso in Zelda no Video (2003)

Dichen LachmanAlso in The Legend of Zelda (2027)

John DiMaggioAlso in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

Luis GómezAlso in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)

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