Shigeru Miyamoto  

Shigeru Miyamoto is a renowned Japanese video game designer who has created several popular franchises such as Mario, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, F-Zero, Pikmin and Nintendogs. He works mainly as a producer on games for Nintendo consoles. Miyamoto's games are known for their refined control mechanics, intuitive gameplay, simple storylines, and imaginative worlds that encourage players to discover things by themselves. Miyamoto began his career at Nintendo in 1977 as an artist and was tasked with working on one of the company's first coin-operated arcade games, Radar Scope. Despite not being successful in the United States, Miyamoto reused the game hardware to create Donkey Kong, which became a huge success and a turning point in video game history. The lead character, Mario (then called Jumpman), became an easily recognizable video game character and Nintendos mascot. Miyamotos contributions to Nintendo's success have made him one of the most influential figures in the gaming industry. He continues to work on games as a producer for Nintendo, creating franchises that are still popular today.