Shigeru Miyamoto

Shigeru Miyamoto (2019)

Shigeru Miyamoto ( Japanese 宮本 茂 , Miyamoto Shigeru , born November 16, 1952 in Sonobe (today: Nantan ), Kyoto Prefecture , Japan ) is a developer at the Japanese video game company Nintendo . He created well-known series such as Super Mario , Pikmin , The Legend of Zelda , F-Zero , Donkey Kong and Star Fox and was General Manager of Nintendo's main development department, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development , until its dissolution . In this position he oversaw most of the internal game development. After Satoru Iwata's death, he was temporarily managing director of Nintendo together with Gen'yō Takeda from July 11, 2015 to September 16, 2015 . On September 16, 2015, he assumed the office of Creative Fellow.

Shigeru Miyamoto (center) with Takashi Tezuka (left) and Kōji Kondō (right) on September 13, 2015

Miyamoto lives with his family in his hometown of Nantan .

Life

After studying at the Kanazawa School of Crafts , Miyamoto joined the Nintendo company in 1977. His first task was the case design for two TV games: Racing 112 (launch 1978 カラーテレビゲームレーシング112 ), a car driving simulation and block Kuzushi (1979 カラーテレビゲームブロック崩し), a collection of breakout variants.

Miyamoto designed screen figures for arcade machines for Gunpei Yokoi's Nintendo R & D1 department. First for Space Fever (1979), a Space Invaders clone and then for Sheriff (1979) and Space Firebird (1980). For Sheriff and another machine, Radar Scope (1980), Miyamoto designed the artwork for the housing.

After these first compulsory tasks, he began to implement a Popeye machine , which, however, only appeared later due to license problems. Before that, the slot machine game Donkey Kong was completed, with which Miyamoto made the breakthrough. His character Mario (then called Jumpman ) became a classic and has appeared repeatedly in video games ever since. With Mario, he made “Nintendo from a troubled takeover candidate to temporarily the largest computer games company in the world”. Numerous other well-known Nintendo characters come from him, too. B. Link from The Legend of Zelda game series .

In 1998, Miyamoto was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame as the first member , and in March 2006 he was awarded the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his contribution to game programming. During the Game Developers Conference 2007 he was given the Lifetime Achievement Award for his life's work. The Internet platform IGN put Miyamoto in first place in the Top 100 Game Creators of All Time . The GameTrailers platform voted Miyamoto first in the Top Ten Game Creators . At the beginning of 2010 he received another lifetime achievement award at the 13th Japan Media Arts Festival. In the same year he also received the BAFTA Fellowship Award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts for his life's work.

Today he no longer develops himself, but is in charge of many large Nintendo projects. Miyamoto is known to have been involved in the development of Pikmin 3 and Splatoon for the Wii U and Luigi's Mansion 2 for the Nintendo 3DS .

Miyamoto was awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize 2012 in the Communication and Human Sciences category ( comunicación y humanidades ). 2019 he was invited by the Japanese Ministry of Education to the Person of Cultural Merit appointed.

particularities

Miyamoto is known to like to incorporate elements of real life into his video game designs: For example, the "chain dog" found in many Mario games is based on a childhood memory of him, a neighbor dog. He came across the idea for the Gamecube strategy game Pikmin while observing ants in his garden. A bathroom scale inspired him to Wii Fit and attending a dog training course for his new Shetland Sheepdog gave him the idea of Nintendogs . The idea for The Legend of Zelda came to him when he climbed into a cave near his hometown as a child. He wanted to convey the thrill he experienced to other people as well.

According to his own statements, many of his games are shaped by German influences. He cites architecture as an example. The locks in the games are based on German castles.

Play with his participation

Miyamoto at E3 2013

game	year	console	Miyamoto's role
Radar scope	1980	Arcade	Housing artwork
Donkey Kong	1981	Arcade	Director
Donkey Kong Jr.	1982	Arcade	Director
Mario bros.	1983	Arcade	Designer
Devil World	1984	Famicom / NES	Designer
Donkey Kong 3	1984	Arcade	Director
Ice climber	1985	Famicom / NES	Producer
Super mario bros.	1985	Famicom / NES	Director
Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels	1986	Famicom	Director
The Legend of Zelda	1986	Famicom / NES	Producer / Director
Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic	1987	Famicom	Producer
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link	1987	Famicom / NES	Producer
Super Mario Bros. 2 (Super Mario USA)	1988	Famicom / NES	Director
The Legend of Zelda: Game & Watch	1989	Game & Watch	Client
Mother	1989	Famicom / NES	Producer
Super Mario Bros. 3	1988/1990	Famicom / NES	Director
F-Zero	1990/1991	Super Famicom / Super NES	Producer
Super Mario World	1990/1991	Super Famicom / Super NES	Producer
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	1991/1992	Super Famicom / Super NES	Producer
Super Mario Kart	1992	Super Famicom / Super NES	Producer
Mario Paint	1992	Super Famicom / Super NES	Producer
Wave Race	1992	Game Boy	Producer
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening	1993	Game Boy	Producer
Star Fox	1993	Super Famicom / Super NES	Producer
Super Mario All-Stars	1993	Super Famicom / Super NES	Producer / Director
Yoshi's Safari	1993	Super Famicom / Super NES	Producer
Donkey Kong	1994	Game Boy	Producer
Mother 2 (EarthBound)	1994/1995	Super Famicom / Super NES	Producer
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island	1995	Super Famicom / Super NES	Producer
Super Mario RPG	1996/1997	Super Famicom / Super NES	Producer
Super mario 64	1996/1997	Nintendo 64	Producer / Director
Wave Race 64	1996/1997	Nintendo 64	Producer
Mario kart 64	1996/1997	Nintendo 64	Producer
Star Fox 64	1997	Nintendo 64	Producer
Yoshi's story	1997/1998	Nintendo 64	Supervising Producer
1080 ° snowboarding	1998	Nintendo 64	Producer
F-Zero X	1998	Nintendo 64	Producer
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	1998	Nintendo 64	Producer / supervisor
F-Zero Expansion Kit	1999	Nintendo 64DD	Producer
Mario Artist	1999	Nintendo 64DD	Producer / Director
Super Smash Bros.	1999	Nintendo 64	Producer
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask	2000	Nintendo 64	Producer / supervisor
Paper Mario	2001	Nintendo 64	Producer
Super Mario Advance	2001	Game Boy Advance	Producer
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons	2001	Game Boy Color	Producer
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages	2001	Game Boy Color	Producer
Wario Land 4	2001	Game Boy Advance	Producer
Luigi's mansion	2001	GameCube	Producer
Wave Race: Blue Storm	2001	GameCube	Producer
Mario Kart: Super Circuit	2001	Game Boy Advance	Producer
Pikmin	2001	GameCube	Producer
Super Smash Bros. Melee	2001	GameCube	Producer
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2	2002	Game Boy Advance	Producer
Doshin the Giant	2002	GameCube	Producer
Super Mario Sunshine	2002	GameCube	Producer
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3	2002	Game Boy Advance	Producer
Metroid Prime	2002	GameCube	Producer
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem	2002	Gamecube	counselor
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker	2003	GameCube	Producer
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest	1998/2003	GameCube	Producer
F-Zero GX	2003	GameCube	Producer
Mario Golf Toadstool Tour	2003	GameCube	supervisor
Donkey Konga	2003	GameCube	supervisor
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords	2003	Game Boy Advance	Producer
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga	2003	Game Boy Advance	Producer
Donkey Kong Country	2003	Game Boy Advance	Producer
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes	2004	GameCube	Producer
Pikmin 2	2004	GameCube	Producer
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door	2004	GameCube	Producer
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat	2004	GameCube	General Producer
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap	2004	Game Boy Advance	Producer
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest	2004	Game Boy Advance	Producer
Super Mario 64 DS	2005	DS	Producer
Mario Kart DS	2005	DS	General Producer
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures	2005	GameCube	Producer
Star Fox: Assault	2005	GameCube	Producer
Nintendogs	2005	DS	Producer
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess	2006	GameCube & Wii	Producer
Super Paper Mario	2007	Wii	Producer
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass	2007	DS	General Producer
Super Mario Galaxy	2007	Wii	Producer
Mario & Sonic at the Olympics	2007/2008	Wii / DS	Senior Producer
Mario Kart Wii	2008	Wii	General Producer
Mario Kart Wii Channel	2008	Wii	General Producer
Wii Fit	2008	Wii	idea giver
Wii Fit Channel	2008	Wii	idea giver
Super Smash Bros. Brawl	2008	Wii	Producer
Wii Music	2008	Wii	General Producer
New Play Control! Pikmin / New Play Control! Pikmin 2	2008/2009	Wii	supervisor
Wii Fit Plus	2009	Wii	idea giver
Wii Sports Resort	2009	Wii	Senior Producer
New Super Mario Bros. Wii	2009	Wii	General Producer
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks	2009	DS	General Producer
Super Mario Galaxy 2	2010	Wii	Producer
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword	2011	Wii	Producer
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D	2011	3DS	Producer
New Super Mario Bros. U	2012	Wii U	General Producer
Pikmin 3	2013	Wii U	Producer
Star Fox Zero	2015	Wii U	Supervisor Producer
Super Mario Run	2016/2017	Smartphone	Producer
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild	2017	Nintendo Switch	Producer / supervisor
Super Mario Odyssey	2017	Nintendo Switch	Producer

Web links

Commons : Shigeru Miyamoto  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Shigeru Miyamoto at MobyGames (English)
• The painter at Nintendo - Shigeru Miyamoto - Miyamoto's career

Individual evidence

1. ↑ nintendo.co.jp (PDF).
2. ↑ nintendo.co.jp (PDF).
3. ↑ ^{a b} Alex Pham: Shigeru Miyamoto: Nintendo video game designer finds real-world inspiration. In: Los Angeles Times. July 4, 2010, accessed June 30, 2013 . 
4. ↑ 中 川 真知 子 : 宮本茂 さ ん が 「任天堂 の 宮本 さ ん」 に な る ま で の お 話 . In: Kotaku. July 10, 2010, Retrieved June 30, 2013 (Japanese). 
5. ↑ Color TV Racing 112 on the Nintendo Wiki. (English)
6. ↑ Color-TV-Block_Kusure ( Memento of the original from December 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at consollection.de 
7. ↑ ^{a b} Mister Nintendo - The man who is Super Mario's mother. In: Focus. November 9, 2010, accessed December 23, 2013 . 
8. ↑ IGN: 1. Shigeru Miyamoto ( Memento of the original from June 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved June 1, 2010 
9. ↑ GT Top Ten Game Creators on youtube.com, accessed May 29, 2017
10. ↑ Award-winning works in the 2009 Japan Media Arts Festival. ( Memento from April 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
11. ↑ Super Mario Bros: 25 Mario facts for the 25th anniversary. In: The Guardian Games Blog, September 13, 2010, accessed March 6, 2012.
12. ↑ Pikmin Review GameSpy , December 16, 2001, accessed March 6, 2012.
13. ↑ Interview E3 2001 ( Memento from May 19, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) Miyamoto Shrine, May 16, 2001, accessed on March 6, 2012.
14. ↑ Kevin Maßmann: Miyamoto: "Star Fox Zero should first be developed by Monolith Soft". ntower, June 17, 2015, accessed June 18, 2015 .