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Shigeru's video game, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, has the highest average review score of any game ever made.
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Shigeru has a Shetland Sheepdog named Pikku (pronounced Pick) that was the inspiration for the video game Nintendogs.
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Miyamoto often rides a bicycle to work.
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In 1977, with a degree in industrial design, Miyamoto arranged a meeting with Hiroshi Yamauchi, head of Nintendo of Japan and also friend of his father. Yamauchi hired Shigeru as a "staff artist" and assigned him to the planning department.
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Shigeru was said to have an 'eclectic taste' in music for his age, being interested in music groups such as the Loving Spoonful, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and The Beatles.
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In 1970, Shigeru enroleed in the Kanazawa College of Art, and graduated five years later.
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When Shigeru was a child, he was always menaced by a neighbour's dog, kept at bay by a chain attached to a post inspiring the Chain Chomp enemy from the Mario series.
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Stories describe Shigeru's fascinated discoveries of hidden caves, lakes, and other natural features which were linked to his famous video game series,The Legend of Zelda, in particular took inspiration from his childhood exploration.
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As a child, Shigeru loved to draw, paint pictures, and explore the landscape surronding his house.
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Shigeru's famous video game character, Mario, is currently Nintendo's mascot.
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In 1980, Shigeru was an artist and was given the task of designing one of the first coin-op arcade games. The resulting title was a game called,Radar Scope, which was not a big success in the United States Nintendo hoped for.
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Video games designed by Miyamoto typically feature refined control mechanics, intuitive gameplay, simplistic story lines and imaginative worlds, in which the players are encouraged to discover things for themselves.
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He was the first person to be inducted into the Academy Interactive Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame.
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He is surprised how technology changed so fast.
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Trys to make games for people between the ages of 5 and 95.
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The Super Mario Land series were the only Mario games that he wasn't director for.
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He hardly ever plays video games.
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In Donkey Kong you play as Jump Man. Later he will be known as Mario. Since his debut in the game, Mario has appeared in more than one-hundred games spamming over a dozen gaming platforms.
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He made the L and R buttons for the SNES and made the useful analog stick.
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He is left-handed.
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He is currently the Director and General Manager for Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development. He is also Senior marketing director.
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He is often called one of the fathers of the modern video game. He is also the world's most celebrated game designer.
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His favorite games that he made are Super Mario Bros. and Donkey Kong.
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He has a wife named Yasuko and two children. Neither of their children has expressed a desire to go into the family business.
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Super Mario 64 was his first 3-D game that he made.
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Shigeru Miyamoto has rejected from other game companies just to stay with Nintendo.
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He likes playing the guitar, banjo, the piano, and softball. He also likes to swim and ski.
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His favorite movie is Raiders of the Lost Ark.
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Shigeru Miyamoto has sold more video games than any other game designer in history.
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His wife was a general manager of Nintendo of Japan in 1977.
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He is currently 54 years old.
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Donkey Kong was the first video game that Shigeru Miyamoto made.
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As a young boy, Miyamoto loved to draw, paint pictures, and explore the landscape surrounding his home.
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Shigeru Miyamoto is the creator of the Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong, Star Fox, Nintendogs, Wave Race, and Pikmin video game series.
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Shigeru Miyamoto created the Pikmin series for Nintendo Gamecube.
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Shigeru Miyamoto was Nintendo's first artist.
