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Born
He was born in Sonobe, Kyoto in Japan. His father was Iijake Miyamoto, and his mother was Hinako Aruha. -
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Childhood
As a child he played baseball, painted, drew, and participated in puppet shows. In highschool he joined the manga club. -
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College
Miyamoto attended Kanazawa Munici College of Industrial Art & Design. He wasn't interested in classes, and spent lots of time playing banjo. He graduated in 1977 after 5 years. -
Nintendo
Miyamoto's father got him an interview with Nintendo, it was a toy company at the time. He got the job as the concept artist, and began to work on toys. -
Inspiration
Miyamota was inspired to enter the video game industry when "Space Invaders" was released. -
Donkey Kong
Nintendo had been clone games up until this point when Miyamoto made an original game. This game became Nintendo's first hit game. -
Famicom/NES
This was Nintendo's first home console, the Nintendo Entertainment System (the Famicom in Japan). Some major games were The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Brothers, and Duck Hunt. -
SNES/Super Famicom
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super Famicom in Japan) released as Nintendo's second home console. Some games include Super Mario Cart, Super Mario World, and Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past. -
Nintendo 64
This was the first popular 3D console made by Nintendo. Some games made by Miyamoto were Star Fox 64, Super Mario 64, and Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. -
GameCube
This was Nintendo's first console to use discs. Miyamoto worked on the games Metroid Prime, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Smash Brothers Melee. -
Wii
The Wii is one of the best selling consoles of all time, and used motion controls instead of the traditional gamepad. Miyamoto worked on Super Smash Brothers Brawl, Wii Sports, and Super Mario Galaxy. -
Wii U
The follow up to the Wii, and has a touchscreen gamepad. Some games Miyamoto worked on are Splatoon, Pikmin 3, and Super Mario Maker. -
Life
Shigeru Miyamoto is married to Yasuko Miyamoto, he has two children his son who is 30, and his daughter who is 28.
