- Known For
- Production
- Born
- November 16, 1952
- Place of Birth
- Sonobe, Kyoto, Japan
Shigeru Miyamoto
Shigeru Miyamoto (Japanese: 宮本 茂, Hepburn: Miyamoto Shigeru, born November 16, 1952) is a Japanese video game designer, producer and game director at Nintendo, where he has served as one of its representative directors as an executive since 2002. Widely regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential designers in video games, he is the creator of some of the most acclaimed and best-selling game franchises of all time, including Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, Star Fox and Pikmin. More than 1 billion copies of games featuring franchises created by Miyamoto have been sold. Born in Sonobe, Kyoto, Miyamoto graduated from Kanazawa Municipal College of Industrial Arts. He initially sought a career as a manga artist until developing an interest in video games. With the help of his father, he joined Nintendo in 1977 after impressing the president, Hiroshi Yamauchi, with his to…
Filmography
movieThe Legend of Zelda
2027 · Producer, Other
movieStar Fox – Prologue
2026 · Creator
movieThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie
2026 · Producer
tvEpic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks
2025 · Himself
tvIt's Me, Mario!
2025 · Characters
movieThe Super Mario Bros. Movie
2023 · Producer
tvHigh Score
2020 · Self (archive footage)
From Pong To Pokémon - The History Of Video Games
movieFrom Pong To Pokémon - The History Of Video Games
2017 · Self
movieShigeru Miyamoto's 1999 GDC Keynote
2017 · (Himself)
movieStar Fox Zero: The Battle Begins
2016 · Executive Producer
movieLa cartouche
2016 · Self
tvPikmin Short Movies
2014 · Executive Producer, Storyboard, Creator
movieTreasure in a Bottle
2014 · Executive Producer, Screenplay
movieMario & Zelda Big Band Live DVD
2003 · Self - Performer
tvF-Zero: GP Legend
2003 · Supervising Editor
movieZelda no Video
2003 · Himself
movieDonkey Kong Country: Speak No Evil, Dude
2000 · Characters
movieOtaku - Children of the Virtual Empire
1994 · Self
movie"Equinox" Serious Fun
1993 · Himself
movieMario Kirby Masterpiece Video
1993 · Characters
movieSuper Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach
1986 · Characters, Producer
Untitled Super Mario Bros. Film
movieUntitled Super Mario Bros. Film
— · Producer
Untitled Donkey Kong Film
movieUntitled Donkey Kong Film
— · Producer