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|image=[[File:200px-Shigeru Miyamoto cropped.jpg|260px|'''Shigeru Miyamoto''' at E3 2006.]]
|image=[[File:200px-Shigeru Miyamoto cropped.jpg|260px|'''Shigeru Miyamoto''' at E3 2006.]]
|born=November 16, 1952 (68 years old)
|born=November 16, 1952 (age {{age|November 16, 1952}})
|role=Game developer, game designer
|role=Game developer, game designer
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{{quote|What if, on a crowded street, you look up and see something appear that should not, given what we know, be there. You either shake your head and dismiss it, or you accept that there is much more to the world than we think. Perhaps it really is a doorway to another place. If you choose to go inside you may find many unexpected things....|Shigeru Miyamoto}}
{{quote|What if, on a crowded street, you look up and see something appear that should not, given what we know, be there. You either shake your head and dismiss it, or you accept that there is much more to the world than we think. Perhaps it really is a doorway to another place. If you choose to go inside you may find many unexpected things....|Shigeru Miyamoto}}
'''Shigeru Miyamoto''' (his name in Japanese: 宮本 茂) (born November 16, 1952) is a video game developer best known for being the creator of several [[Nintendo]]-related franchises, namely ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda (series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' franchise. He rides his bike, or walks to work each day, usually with his wife, whom he met on the job (she was a general manager for his current occupation). He joined the industry as a designer for character art in 1977. He has worked on many famous ''Mario'' games and the well-known original version of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]''.
'''Shigeru Miyamoto''' (his name in Japanese: 宮本 茂) (born November 16, 1952) is a video game developer best known for being the creator of several [[Nintendo]]-related franchises, namely ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda (franchise)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' franchise. He rides his bike, or walks to work each day, usually with his wife, whom he met on the job (she was a general manager for his current occupation). He joined the industry as a designer for character art in 1977. He has worked on many famous ''Mario'' games and the well-known original version of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]''.


==Biography==
==Biography==
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*The 'Fellowship' award in the British Academy Video Game Awards.
*The 'Fellowship' award in the British Academy Video Game Awards.


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== Hand Drawn Artwork==
==Hand-drawn artwork==
<center><gallery>
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File:NSBW New Year.jpg|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
File:SMB25th.jpg|''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]
NSBW New Year.jpg|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
SMB25th.jpg|''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]
File:Miyamoto signature.png|Miyamoto's Signature
Miyamoto signature.png|Miyamoto's signature
</gallery></center>
</gallery>


==Quotes==
==Quotes==
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==External links==
==External links==
*Shigeru Miyamoto's page on [[wikipedia:Shigeru Miyamoto|Wikipedia]]!
*[[wikipedia:Shigeru Miyamoto|Shigeru Miyamoto on Wikipedia]]

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