Shigeru Miyamoto

Shigeru Miyamoto with Mario, Luigi, Wario, Yoshi, and Donkey Kong stuffed toys

Shigeru Miyamoto is the man who invented Mario. He grew up near his current home of Kyoto, about ten blocks from Nintendo headquarters. He rides his bike, or walks to work each day. He joined the industry as a designer for character art in 1977. He has worked on many famous Mario games, and the well known Japanese version of Super Mario Bros. 2, Doki Doki Panic.

External links

• Miyamoto Shrine—A website dedicated to Shigeru Miyamoto
• Zelda Central—Fan site based on the Legend of Zelda series
• The Mushroom Kingdom—Fan site based on Super Mario
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