Shigeru Miyamoto is a living legend. From Donkey Kong, to Mario, to Zelda, F-Zero, Star Fox, Pilotwings, Pikmin, Wii Sports, and countless more - he's been involved with more of the greatest games of all time than any other creator.
But how much do we actually know about the lifelong Nintendo employee?
Here are ten facts of such mind-numbing dullness that they have sent ten children into a somnambulistic coma.
But how much do we actually know about the lifelong Nintendo employee?
Here are ten facts of such mind-numbing dullness that they have sent ten children into a somnambulistic coma.
10. As a child, Shigeru Miyamoto would put on puppet shows for his friends and family.
9. When he was seven or eight, while walking in the woods behind his house, Miyamoto found a hole in the ground. Returning the next day with a lantern, he discovered that it led to a small cavern.
8. Recalling another childhood incident, Miyamoto once said: "I can still recall the kind of sensation I had when I was in a small river, and I was searching with my hands beneath a rock, and something hit my finger, and I noticed it was a fish."
7. Though Miyamoto's father was an English teacher, his own grasp of English isn't very good.
6. Miyamoto can play both the banjo and guitar.
5. Miyamoto claims that one of his hobbies is guessing the distances between things. He always carries a tape measure with him to see if he guessed correctly.
4. Before Donkey Kong became known as a "platformer", Miyamoto described it as a "running/jumping/climbing" game.
3. Shigeru Miyamoto is married with two children. As of writing, his son is aged 32 and works in advertising, and his daughter is 29. In the past, she studied zoology.
2. Shigeru Miyamoto: he's a brown-haired man.
1. According to Wikipedia, Miyamoto enjoys rearranging furniture in his house, even late at night.
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