Shigeru Miyamoto Research Paper

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“ The obvious objective of video games is to entertain people by surprising them with new experiences.” These words are from Shigeru Miyamoto, the man who created many popular icons in the gaming world. This man has been referred to as “ the father of modern video games ,” but he doesn’t receive a higher salary than any other employees at Nintendo on his own accord . Despite growing up about two decades before video games existed, Shigeru Miyamoto is one of the most well known people in the gaming industry.
Shigeru Miyamoto was born in Sonobe (now Nantan), Kyoto, Japan on November 16th in 1962. As a child he loved to explore the nature around his home and he loved to draw and paint pictures. He enrolled in the Kanazawa College of Art in 1970

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