6 Quotes & Sayings By Shigeru Miyamoto

Shigeru Miyamoto (宮本しげる Miyamoto Shigeru?, born February 12, 1952) is a Japanese game designer and creator of the Mario series. As the creator of what is possibly one of the most successful video game franchises ever created, Miyamoto's name has become synonymous with video games. He has also created many other popular video game franchises, including the Donkey Kong series, The Legend of Zelda series, and Star Fox series. His works have been exhibited at art galleries around the world Read more

He also shares his time between Japan and the United States, where he runs his own company, Studio Ghibli.

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A delayed game is eventually good, a bad game is bad forever. Shigeru Miyamoto
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Games have grown and developed from this limited in-the-box experience to something that's everywhere now. Interactive content is all around us, networked, ready. This is something I've been hoping for throughout my career. Shigeru Miyamoto
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I think I can make an entirely new game experience, and if I can't do it, some other game designer will. Shigeru Miyamoto
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I don't want to criticize any other designers, but I have to say that many of the people involved in this industry - directors and producers - are trying to make their games more like movies. They are longing to make movies rather than making videogames. Shigeru Miyamoto
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I think what's really the most ideal thing is for the player themselves, within their own imagination, to carve out what they view as being the essence of the character. Shigeru Miyamoto