Shigeru Miyamoto, a Japanese video game designer (Nintendo, developer of Mario and The Legend of Zelda), was born in Sonobe, Kyoto, Japan, in 1952.
Shigeru Miyamoto (JP) is a Nintendo video game director, producer, artist, designer, and general manager who was born on November 16, 1952. He is regarded as one of the most innovative, admired, prolific, influential, and acclaimed video game developers of all time.
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