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Shigeru Miymato is considered by many to be the most important person in video games. Having designed such classic games as Super Mario Brothers, and The Legend of Zelda. He is responsible for grossing Nintendo billions of dollars and has created six of the top ten top grossing games of all time.
Shigeru Miyamoto was born on November 16th 1952 in Kyoto Japan. Born and raised in Sonebe Japan, where he spent his childhood exploring the surrounding nature of his home town. A particular experience involving a large cave he discovered near his home would later translate over into his love of designing games. In 1970 Shigeru Miyamoto attended the Kanazawa Munici College of Industrial Arts and Crafts. Studying Industrial Design he graduated in 1975. In 1977 Shigeru Miyamoto began to work for Nintendo as a toy designer. It wasn’t until 1980 when Hiroshi Yamauchi asked Shigeru Miyamoto to design an arcade game for Nintendo of America, the division of Nintendo responsible for selling U.S. arcade games. Shigeru Miyamoto drew the design for Donkey Kong, the know legendary arcade game. By the end of 1982 Donkey Kong had sold over 60,000 units and grossed 180 million for Nintendo, forever solidifying Shigeru Miyamoto as a game designer.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
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