The Age July 29, 2004
Shigeru Miyamoto is the game industry's most respected designer. The father of Mario and countless other much-loved gaming icons, Miyamoto's genius is stamped on every product he touches.
Nintendo has sold more than 300 million Miyamoto titles worth billions of dollars. His masterpieces, Super Mario 64 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, are often cited the best games ever made. Miyamoto may not be a household name, yet he is one of the past century's most successful artists.
