Mario, Italian-American, was he created by an Italian?
🤔 No.
👨🔧 Shigeru Miyamoto, born in Sonobe, Japan, is the co-creator of the Super Mario, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, Star Fox, F-Zero and Pikmin franchises on behalf of Nintendo
🎨 After studying industrial design (at Kanazawa University of Fine Arts), Miyamoto joined Nintendo in 1977.
🕹️ Shigeru Miyamoto is considered the greatest figure in video games.
🏆 In 1998 he was the first person inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame and in 2007 he received a Game Developers Choice Lifetime Achievement Award.
🎮 He is currently Creative Head of Nintendo, a position he has held since September 2015 and Tatsumi Kimishima's taking over as CEO.
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