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Shigeru Miyamoto Is A Well
Shigeru Miyamoto Is A Well
He is
considered one of the pioneers of the video game industry, and is often considered the "father of
modern video games". His highly successful career spanning over four decades began in 1977
when he joined Nintendo as an artist. His unique style of developing the storyline with the
characters first thus bringing out the creative aspect instead of just designing games that focus on
programming and technical aspects like other video game designers, led him to develop some of
the most popular of all time and best-selling video games and franchises. His big break came
when he created 'Donkey Kong' a video game that not only catapulted him to fame, introducing
his signature character 'Mario', but also ushered in a new wave in the video game industry. In the
era of Asteroids and Pac-Man, the game emerged as a best-seller in the early 1980s. This paved
the way for various other popular video games and franchises developed by this video game
prodigy including ‘Mario’, ‘Star Fox’, ‘F-Zero’, ‘The Legend of Zelda’ and ‘Pikmin’. Over time,
his responsibilities and position in the company increased resulting in him receiving several
promotions over the years. Currently he serves as deputy director of 'Nintendo'.
Shigeru Miyamoto was born on November 16, 1952, in the rural town of Sonobe,
located northwest of Kyoto in Japan, to Iijake Miyamoto and Hinako Aruha as their
second child. Little Miyamoto developed a talent for doodling and many times his studies
would take a backseat to this hobby. He also stays close to nature and will explore natural
surroundings in rural Kyoto. Such expeditions included discovering caves and bodies of
water which later motivated him to create many of his popular video games, most
prominently 'The Legend of Zelda'. He began attending the 'Kanazawa City College of
Industrial Arts' in 1970 and five years later he graduated to earn a degree in industrial
design. Before starting a career in video games, Miyamoto even contemplated a career as a
magna artist because of his love for the subject.
Career
Moving forward, he created a platform game, 'Mario Bros', based on the Jumpman
character from 'Donkey Kong' which he remodeled when Mario gave his character some
superhuman skills. He added the character Luigi, Mario's brother to the game. ‘Mario
Bros’ featured in the ‘Super Mario Advance’ series as a mini-game was released for the
first time in 1983. The game was a modest success and was re-released on several platforms
over the years. Subsequently, he created the sequel 'Mario Bros' titled 'Super Mario Bros',
which remains one of his most outstanding creations. The album was released in 1985 in
Japan and North America and after several years in Australia and Europe. The
monumental success of 'Super Mario Bros.' led to the development of a series of sequels
over the years and an extended franchise consisting of the anime film, 'Super Mario Bros.:
The Great Mission to Save Princess Peach!' (1986), a TV series, 'The Super Mario Bros
Super Show' (1989), and a feature film, 'Super Mario Bros' (1993).
Great Job
Donkey Kong became a smash hit garnering immense popularity in the US and
Canada and became the top seller of the 'Nintendo' in the summer of 1983. It received the
'Best Solitaire Videogame' award at the 1983 Arcade Awards (1982). 'Super Mario Bros'
was published for 8-bit home video game consoles, developed by 'Nintendo' in 1983 called
'Nintendo Entertainment System'. The game has not only been critically acclaimed, it has
managed to maintain the streak as the best-selling single-platform game of all time for
around 3 decades. An IGN poll conducted in 2005 called 'Super Mario Bros' "the best
game of all time". It also helped revive the stalled American video game market in the
1980s.
Shigeru Miyamoto adalah desainer dan produser video game Jepang yang terkenal.
Dia dianggap sebagai salah satu pelopor industri video game, dan sering dianggap sebagai
"bapak video game modern". Karirnya yang sangat sukses selama lebih dari empat
dekade dimulai pada tahun 1977 ketika ia bergabung dengan Nintendo sebagai seorang
seniman. Gaya uniknya mengembangkan alur cerita dengan karakter terlebih dahulu
sehingga menghadirkan aspek kreatif alih-alih hanya merancang game yang berfokus
pada pemrograman dan aspek teknis seperti desainer video game lainnya, membuatnya
Shigeru Miyamoto lahir pada 16 November 1952, di kota pedesaan Sonobe, yang
terletak di barat laut Kyoto di Jepang, dari Iijake Miyamoto dan Hinako Aruha sebagai
anak kedua mereka. Miyamoto kecil mengembangkan bakat untuk mencoret-coret dan
banyak kali studinya akan mengambil kursi belakang untuk hobi ini. Dia juga tetap dekat
dengan alam dan akan menjelajahi lingkungan alami di pedesaan Kyoto. Ekspedisi seperti
itu termasuk menemukan gua dan badan air kemudian memotivasi dia dalam membuat
banyak video game populernya, yang paling menonjol 'The Legend of Zelda'. Ia mulai
menghadiri College Sekolah Tinggi Seni Industri Kota Kanazawa 'pada tahun 1970 dan
lima tahun kemudian ia lulus untuk mendapatkan gelar dalam desain industri. Sebelum
memulai karir di permainan video, Miyamoto bahkan merenungkan karier sebagai artis
magna karena kecintaannya pada subjek.
Karier
Game pertama yang ia bantu kembangkan adalah game arcade kabinet 'Radar
Scope' yang diterbitkan pada Desember 1979 di Jepang dan pada November 1980 di
Pada tanggal 21 Februari 1986, ‘Nintendo’ merilis Legend The Legend of Zelda ’,
namun ciptaan Miyamoto yang fenomenal yang dirancang bersama dengan Takashi
Tezuka. Gim video aksi-petualangan ini muncul sebagai best-seller untuk 'Nintendo' yang
terjual lebih dari 6,5 juta kopi. Legend The Legend of Zelda ’sering dimasukkan dalam
daftar permainan terbesar dan berpengaruh, menyebabkan pengembangan seri‘ Legend of
Zelda ’yang diperluas yang telah bertahun-tahun mendapat pujian baik dari para kritikus
maupun publik. Saat tanggung jawabnya dalam 'Nintendo' meningkat, Miyamoto mulai
menuju 'Analisis & Pengembangan Nintendo Entertainment' Dia bekerja pada gim video
Dia tetap berperan dalam mengembangkan konsol video game rumahan Nintendo
'Wii' yang dirilis pada 19 November 2006. Pada tahun itu Menteri Kebudayaan Prancis,
Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres, menghormatinya sebagai Chevalier (ksatria) Ordre des
Arts et des Lettres Perancis. . Dia bersama Genyo Takeda dilantik sebagai penjabat
Direktur Perwakilan 'Nintendo' setelah presidennya Satoru Iwata meninggal pada Juli
2015. Dia memegang jabatan itu hingga September 2015. Selama waktu itu dia juga secara
resmi ditunjuk sebagai "Rekan Kreatif" dari perusahaan.
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