Shigeru Miyamoto was one of the first employees of Nintendo, a multinational consumer electronics and video game company.
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Wiki, Bio, Family, Siblings, Childhood & Education
Shigeru Miyamoto ( ) was born in Sonobe, Kyoto, Japan, on November 16, 1952. Iijake Miyamoto, his father, was an English teacher, and Hinako Arusha was his mother. He earned an industrial design degree from Kanazawa College of Art.
Shigeru Miyamoto’s Age, Height, Weight, and Body Dimensions
Shigeru Miyamoto was born on November 16, 1952, and will be 69 years old on July 21, 2022. His height is 1.65 meters, and his weight is 65 kilograms.
Shigeru Miyamoto’s Profession & Career
Shigeru Miyamoto began his career with Nintendo in 1977 in the planning department, when the company was still small. He started by assisting them in developing two arcade games, Sheriff and Radar Scope.
Shigeru Miyamoto created numerous games during the 1980s, including Donkey Kong, Popeye, Donkey Kong Jr., Mario Bros., Donkey Kong 3, Excitebike, Devil World, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Super Mario Bros. 2, and Super Mario Bros. 3.
Shigeru Miyamoto helped design the Nintendo 64 controller in the 1990s. Following the success of Super Mario World, F-Zero, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Yoshi, Super Mario Kart, Mario Paint, Star Fox, Super Mario All-Stars, Link’s Awakening, Yoshi’s Island, Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, Super Mario RPG, Star Fox 64, and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, he continued to work on more games.
Shigeru Miyamoto also created many games in the 2000s, including Pikmin, Luigi’s Mansion, Metroid Prime, Super Mario Sunshine, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Mario Kart: Double Dash, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Super Mario 64 DS, Pikmin 2, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, Nintendogs,
Shigeru Miyamoto began working as one of Nintendo’s representative directors in 2015. Shigeru Miyamoto is also the co-author of The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia, a book about The Legend of Zelda game series that he co-authored with Eiji Aonuma and Akira Himekawa and was released in 2011.
Achievements and Awards
He is the creator of several historical games, which have earned him numerous awards and nominations. His honors include the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame (1998), the Game Developers Choice Lifetime Achievement Award (2006), the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Fellowship Award (2010), and the NAVGTR Award for Game, Classic Revival (The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask).
Shigeru Miyamoto’s Wife, Marriage & Relationship
He is the husband of Yasuko Miyamoto. Shigeru and Yasuko have one son and one daughter. Kenshi Miyamoto is the name of his son.
Shigeru Miyamoto’s Salary and Net Worth
His net worth is estimated to be more than $45 million as of July 2022, with an annual salary of $1.4 million. He made his fortune as Nintendo’s first artist and one of their representative directors. He worked on video games that sold hundreds of millions of units worldwide. More than 450 million units of the Mario game series have been sold.
Quick Facts
Celebrated Name | Shigeru Miyamoto |
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Real Name | Shigeru Miyamoto |
Gender | Male |
Age | 69 years old |
Birth Date | 16 November 1952 |
Birth Place | Sonobe |
Nationality | American |
Height | 1.65 m |
Weight | 65 kg |
Sexual Orientation | Straight |
Marital Status | Married/Single/Divorced |
Wife | Yasuko Miyamoto |
Children | Yes (Kenshi Miyamoto) |
Dating | N/A |
Profession | Video game designer and producer |
Net Worth | $45 million |
Brands | N/A |
Hobbies | N/A |