Shigeru Miyamoto

Shigeru Miyamoto

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Born
November 16, 1952
Awards
4 wins, 11 nominations

Shigeru Miyamato has been helping create games for Nintendo since 1981. In the late 1970s Nintendo was going bankrupt. Myamato then made two characters, Donkey Kong and Mario (then called Jumpman), for the game Donkey Kong (1981). He has been the supervisor of many games, like the Mario and Zelda…

Biography

Shigeru Miyamato has been helping create games for Nintendo since 1981. In the late 1970s Nintendo was going bankrupt. Myamato then made two characters, Donkey Kong and Mario (then called Jumpman), for the game Donkey Kong (1981). He has been the supervisor of many games, like the Mario and Zelda games.

Actor

Level Up NorgeLevel Up Norge(2016)as Self on E3 2017
Metroid Prime 3: CorruptionMetroid Prime 3: Corruption(2007)as Miyamoto

Second Unit or Assistant Director

Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros.(1999)

Self

Nintendo DirectNintendo Direct(2011)as Self
Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme ParksEpic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks(2025)as Self - Interviewee
Nintendo Mario Ambassador VideoNintendo Mario Ambassador Video(2023)as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon(2014)as Self, Self - Nintendo Game Designer
Cannon Arm and the Arcade QuestCannon Arm and the Arcade Quest(2021)as Self

Archive Footage

Qui se souvient de...(2024)as Self
GoldenEraGoldenEra(2022)as Self - Game Design Genius, Nintendo
Overworld(2022)as Self
SMG4SMG4(2011)as Self
Console WarsConsole Wars(2020)as Self - Game designer, Nintendo Co, Ltd.

Known for

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Conan O'Brien and Shigeru Miyamoto in Conan (2010)Shigeru Miyamoto