Miyamoto was born on November 16, 1952 in the Japanese town of Sonobe. His parents were of "modest means", and his father taught the English language.
From an early age, Miyamoto explored the natural areas around his

 ...

1977–1984: Arcade beginnings and Donkey Kong
I feel that I have been very lucky to be a game designer since the dawn of the industry. I am not an

 ...

People have paid me a lot of lip service, calling me a genius story teller or a talented animator, and have gone so far as to suggest that I try my hand at movies, since my style of game design is, in their words, quite similar to making movies. But I feel that I am not a movie

 ...

Time called Miyamoto "the Spielbergof video games" and "the father of modern video games," while The Daily Telegraph says he is "regarded by many as possibly the most important game

 ...

• Shigeru Miyamoto at IMDb
• Shigeru Miyamoto on Nintendo Miiverse
• "Master of Play" profile in the New Yorker, December 20, 2010
• New York Times profile, May 25, 2008

 ...

Miyamoto has a wife, Yasuko, and two children. In 2010, his son was 25 and working at an advertising agency, while his daughter was 23 and studying zoology at the time. His children

 ...