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'''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 the ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong]]'', ''[[wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda (series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Star Fox (series)|Star Fox]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Pikmin|Pikmin]]'' series, among others. 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]]''.

 

In his early childhood, he was raised in the small, rural town of Sonobe, Japan, which is near his current home of Kyoto, about ten blocks from [[Nintendo]] headquarters. His home lacked a television, so he would spend a large amount of his time exploring the surrounding countryside. One time, he discovered a large series of caves. He returned with a lantern and spent the summer spelunking.