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May 5, 2017 · Birthday: November 16, 1952 ( Scorpio) Born In: Sonobe. Quick Facts. Also Known As: Miyamoto Shigeru. Age: 71 Years, 71 Year Old Males. Family: Spouse/Ex-: Yasuko Miyamoto. father: Iijake Miyamoto. mother: Hinako Aruha. children: Kenshi Miyamoto. Artists Business People. More Facts. Recommended Lists: Japanese People. Computer Scientists.
1: Early Life. Shigeru Miyamoto was born in Sonobe, a rural town northwest of Kyoto, Japan, on November 16, 1952. His father, Iijake Miyamoto, taught English, and his mother, Hinako Aruha, was a housewife. It was said Shigeru was their second child, but further details on siblings couldn’t be found.
Apr 4, 2023 · Film. Features. Apr 4, 2023 6:00am PT. Mario Powers Up: How Nintendo Visionary Shigeru Miyamoto and Illumination’s Chris Meledandri Plan to Super Smash Hollywood. By. Ethan Shanfeld, Brent Lang....
Iijake Miyamoto. Gender. Male. Description. Iijake Miyamoto is the father of Shigeru Miyamoto.
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1952-1980
Shigeru Miyamoto was born on November 16, 1952 in the town of Sonobe, Kyoto of Japan (his family had lived there for five generations). When he was a child he would explore the surrounding areas of his town and many of his childhood experiences would go on to influence his video games. In Kyoto there was a cave that Miyamoto frequently went to but didn't muster the courage to enter. Eventually though with a lantern in hand, he entered the cave and explored all of what was offered within. This...
1980-1984
Nintendo had been interested in the video game market for some time. They had created moderate successes and mediocre games, most of which were clones of other titles. Nintendo wanted to expand to North America and thus opened up an American branch that they titled Nintendo of America in New York (years later they would move to the Seattle area in the nearby town of Redmond, Washington). In the beginning there were less than ten employees and it would remain at that number for quite awhile. N...
1984-1990
Nintendo had previously infiltrated the console market with their Color TV-Gamesand, in Japan only, their manufacturing of the Magnavox Odyssey. But, this time they would venture into the realm of interchangeable cartridges and create games that would feature developing characters, exciting worlds and stories, among other innovations. Yamauchi knew that Miyamoto would be the key in developing the best of what the console had to offer, thus putting him in command of many titles which Nintendo...
Movies
1. Pikmin Short Movies(2014) - Executive Producer 2. Star Fox Zero – The Battle Begins(2016) - Executive Producer 3. The Super Mario Bros. Movie(2023) - Producer
Other Work
1. Super Nintendo World(2021) - Creative Director
2006 - Made a knight in French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres2007 - Selected to be in Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of the Year in 2007 and topped it in 2008 with over 1.5 million votes2007 - Received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2007 Game Development Conference awardsJan 27, 2024 · In this video, Did You Know Gaming takes a look at the life and work of arguably the video game industry's most impactful man. He created the highest grossin...
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