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Shigeru MIYAMOTO

宮本 茂
Family name (in kanji): 宮本
Given name (in kanji): 茂
Date of birth: 1952-11-16
Hometown: Sonobe, Kyoto, Japan
Chronology:
(1970) Enrolled in Kanzawa College of Art
(1998) Inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame
(2015) His game “Super Mario Bros.” was one of the first six games to be inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame.
(2016) His game “Legend of Zelda” was inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame.
(2017) His game “Donkey Kong” was inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame.
(2022) His game “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time” was inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame.
Non-anime staff credits:
Designer for "The Legend of Zelda" (VG)
Designer for "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" (VG)
Director for "Donkey Kong" (VG) (Japanese)
Director for "Super Mario 64" (VG)
Producer for "Luigi's Mansion" (VG)
Producer for "Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door" (VG) (Japanese)
Producer for "Pikmin 2" (VG)
Producer for "Pikmin" (VG)
Producer for "Super Mario 64" (VG)
Supervision for "Mario Party 4" (VG)
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Legend of Zelda for Wii U Delayed Until After 2015 (Mar 27, 2015)
Legend of Zelda Wii U Game's Footage Previews Epona (Dec 6, 2014)
Pikmin Short Movies Streaming on 3DS, Wii U (Nov 5, 2014)
Pikmin Short Movie CG Film Premieres at Tokyo International Film Festival (Sep 11, 2014)
Nintendo Discussing More Metroid in 2D & 3D (Jun 14, 2014)
Nintendo Develops Star Fox & 2 More Projects for Wii U (Jun 10, 2014)
Nintendo's 1st Free-to-Play Is Steel Diver, Not Mario or Pokémon (Jun 17, 2013)
Manga Creator Jiro Taniguchi to Be Knighted in France (Jun 3, 2011)
Summer Wars, Vinland Saga Win Media Arts Awards (Update 3) (Dec 3, 2009)
Weekend Wrapup - Week in Anime (Jul 9, 2006)
Interest:
Mario Creator Shigeru Miyamoto Shares Thoughts on 20 Years of Pokémon (Apr 19, 2016)
Other articles: Show:
The X Button - Exclusive Exclusions (Feb 11, 2015)
The X Button - Universal Defender (Dec 14, 2011)
The X Button - The Third Dimension (Mar 23, 2011)
The X Button - Show of Farce (Sep 22, 2010)
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The X Button - Feigned Frustration XIII (Jul 15, 2008)
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Staff in:
(English version)
(The) Super Mario Bros. Movie (U.S. movie) : Producer

Staff in:
Amada Anime Series: Super Mario (OAV) : Original creator (uncredited)
Animal Crossing (movie) : Supervision
F-Zero Falcon Densetsu (TV) : Supervision
(The) Imaginary (movie) : Special Thanks To
(The) Legend of Zelda (manga) : Original creator
(The) Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (manga Akira Himekawa) : Original creator (uncredited)
(The) Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (manga, S. Ishinomori) : Original creator (uncredited)
(The) Legend of Zelda: Four Swords (manga) : Original creator (uncredited)
(The) Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (manga) : Original creator (uncredited)
(The) Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (manga) : Original creator (uncredited)
(The) Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (manga) : Original creator (uncredited)
(The) Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (manga) : Original creator (uncredited)
(The) Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (manga) : Original creator (uncredited)
(The) Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (manga) : Original creator (uncredited)
(The) Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (manga) : Original creator (uncredited)
(The) Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - Link's Logbook (manga) : Original creator (uncredited)
(The) Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (manga) : Original creator (uncredited)
Super Mario Adventures (manga) : Original creator (uncredited)
(The) Super Mario Bros. Movie (U.S. movie) : Original creator
Super Mario Brothers: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Daisakusen (movie) : Original creator (uncredited), Original Character Design
Super Mario no Kōtsū Anzen (OAV) : Original creator (uncredited)
Super Mario no Shōbōtai (OAV) : Original creator
Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce (manga, Ataru Cagiva) : Original creator (uncredited)
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