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NOTE
- This article was originally
published at Nintendorks.com on November 16th
1999 in celebration of Shigeru Miyamoto's 47th
birthday, and the author's 18th. The article went
on to receive IGN's Snowglobe Award for
"Best Featured Article" by an IGN
affiliate.
Introduction…
If I was inclined to venture into the staggering
sales figures and huge profits brought to
Nintendo by his multiple game franchises and
breakthrough innovations… I could credit
Shigeru Miyamoto as a business genius, a man
devoted to building a financial empire on the
base of his hugely popular creations. He has
achieved all that any master businessman would
ever hope to achieve. But if I portrayed Shigeru
Miyamoto in this light, I would be a poor excuse
for a videogame journalist.
The man is, from the exterior shell to the very
core, an artist. An artist that creates what’s
in his heart. He makes the games he would want to
play, an admirable quality in this age of
demographics and marketing gimmicks. And although
his creations account for billions upon billions
in sales, Miyamoto is happy living a modest
lifestyle with his wife, his two sons, and his
daughter. “Modest?” …Yes. I hear
he even rides a bicycle to work, something not
due to financial restraints I’m sure. You
have to admire a millionaire that rides his bike
to work. It seems that Shigeru Miyamoto looks
beyond the dollar signs. Not one to fuss about
such things, Miyamoto has forfeited potential
millions in royalties from his creations. He’s
perfectly content with things remaining the way
they are, and wouldn’t so much as consider
working for a company besides Nintendo.
I’m honored to say that I’ve never met
a man more humble than Shigeru Miyamoto. Never is
he overly concerned with his appearance, as is
evident by his *ahem* natural hairstyle. He
typically wears jeans, a sports jacket, and
comfortable shoes to work. He’s even been
known to sport a stylish Mickey Mouse shirt-tie.
His desk is covered with various colorful toys, a
desk in which a banjo is always kept nearby. He
truly lives in a world all his own, happily and
by his own rules. One could argue that Miyamoto
lives his life similar to the way he creates his
games. It’s a beautiful thing.
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