Editing Shigeru Miyamoto (section)

==Impact==
[[File:Takashi Tezuka, Shigeru Miyamoto and Kōji Kondō.jpg|thumb|[[Takashi Tezuka]], Miyamoto, and [[Koji Kondo]], 2015]]
''Time'' called Miyamoto "the [[Steven Spielberg|Spielberg]] of video games"<ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,984568,00.html| magazine=Time| title=The Spielberg of video games| date=July 20, 1996| author=Jackson, David S.| access-date=April 25, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426215011/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,984568,00.html| archive-date=April 26, 2014| url-status=live}}</ref> and "the father of modern video games,"<ref name="Time 10 questions" /> while ''The Daily Telegraph'' says he is "regarded by many as possibly the most important game designer of all time."<ref name="Daily Telegraph 1999" /> ''GameTrailers'' called him "the most influential game creator in history."<ref name="GT countdown">{{cite web |url=http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/0sjlce/gt-countdown-top-ten-game-creators |title=GT Countdown Video – Top Ten Game Creators |publisher=GameTrailers |access-date=February 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426223355/http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/0sjlce/gt-countdown-top-ten-game-creators |archive-date=April 26, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Miyamoto has significantly influenced various aspects of the medium. ''The Daily Telegraph'' credited him with creating "some of the most innovative, ground breaking and successful work in his field."<ref name="Daily Telegraph 1999">{{cite web |url=http://www.danielpemberton.com/shigerumiyamoto.html |title=danielpemberton.com |publisher=danielpemberton.com |access-date=September 17, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121208051104/http://www.danielpemberton.com/shigerumiyamoto.html |archive-date=December 8, 2012}}</ref> Many of Miyamoto's works have pioneered new video game concepts or refined existing ones. Miyamoto's games have received outstanding critical praise, some being considered the greatest games of all time.

Miyamoto's games have also sold very well, becoming some of the bestselling games on Nintendo consoles and of all time. As of 1999, his games had sold 250&nbsp;million units and grossed billions of dollars.<ref name="Daily Telegraph 1999" />

Calling him one of the few "video-game [[auteur]]s," ''The New Yorker'' credited Miyamoto's role in creating the franchises that drove console sales, as well as designing the consoles themselves. They described Miyamoto as Nintendo's "guiding spirit, its meal ticket, and its playful public face," noting that Nintendo might not exist without him.<ref name="New Yorker" /> ''The Daily Telegraph'' similarly attributed Nintendo's success to Miyamoto more than any other person.<ref name="Daily Telegraph 1999" /> ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' listed him in their "75 Most Important People in the Games Industry of 1995", elaborating that, "He's the most successful game developer in history. He has a unique and brilliant mind as well as an unparalleled grasp of what gamers want to play."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=75 Power Players: The Wizard|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=11|date=November 1995|page=50}}</ref>

===Industry===
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Miyamoto's first major arcade hit ''Donkey Kong'' was highly influential. It spawned a number of other games with a mix of running, jumping, and vertical traversal.<ref name="i am error naming">{{cite book | first = Nathan | last = Altice | title = I Am Error: The Nintendo Family Computer / Entertainment System Platform | chapter = Chapter 2: Ports | pages =53–80 | isbn = 9780262028776 | publisher = [[MIT Press]] | date = 2015 }}</ref> Particularly novel, the vertical genre was initially referred to as "''Donkey Kong''-type" or "''Kong''-style",<ref name="CVG26">{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]]|title=Gorilla Keeps on Climbing! Kong|pages=40–1|issue=26 (December 1983)|date=November 16, 1983|url=https://archive.org/details/computer-video-games-magazine-026/page/n38/mode/1up}}</ref><ref name="i am error naming" /> before finalizing as "platform".<ref name="i am error naming" /> Earlier games either use storytelling or [[cutscenes]], but ''Donkey Kong'' combines both to introduce the use of cutscenes to visually advance a complete story.<ref name="Lebowitz">{{cite book |last1=Lebowitz |first1=Josiah |last2=Klug |first2=Chris |title=Interactive Storytelling for Video Games: A Player-centered Approach to Creating Memorable Characters and Stories |date=2011 |publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]] |isbn=978-0-240-81717-0 |page=14 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QUrarEcvaO8C&pg=PA14 |access-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425124157/https://books.google.com/books?id=QUrarEcvaO8C&pg=PA14 |url-status=live}}</ref> It has multiple, distinct [[Level (video games)|levels]] that progress the storyline.<ref name="RG">{{cite news |title=Donkey Kong |url=https://www.retrogamer.net/retro_games80/donkey-kong-4/ |access-date=May 4, 2021 |work=[[Retro Gamer]] |publisher=[[Future Publishing Limited]] |date=September 13, 2008 |archive-date=June 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630133207/https://www.retrogamer.net/retro_games80/donkey-kong-4/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Lebowitz" /> ''[[Computer and Video Games]]'' called ''Donkey Kong'' "the most momentous" [[1981 in video games|release of 1981]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Glancey |first1=Paul |title=The Complete History of Computer and Video Games |magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]] |date=1996 |pages=15–6 |url=https://archive.org/details/book_complete_history_of_video_games/page/n13/mode/2up}}</ref>

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Miyamoto's best known and most influential game, ''Super Mario Bros.'', "depending on your point of view, created an industry or resuscitated a comatose one".<ref name="New Yorker" /> ''The Daily Telegraph'' said it "set the standard for all future videogames".<ref name="Daily Telegraph 1999" /> G4 noted its revolutionary gameplay and its role in "almost single-handedly" rescuing the video game industry after the [[North American video game crash of 1983]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.g4tv.com/top-100/478/super-mario-bros/|title=G4TV's Top 100 Games – 1 Super Mario Bros|year=2012|publisher=[[G4 (U.S. TV channel)|G4TV]]|access-date=June 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141123063703/http://www.g4tv.com/top-100|archive-date=November 23, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The game also popularized the [[side-scrolling video game]] genre. ''The New Yorker'' described Mario as the first folk hero of video games, with as much influence as [[Mickey Mouse]].<ref name="New Yorker" />

''[[GameSpot]]'' featured [[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|''The Legend of Zelda'']] as one of the 15 most influential games of all time, for being an early example of [[open world]], [[nonlinear gameplay]], and for its introduction of battery backup [[Saved game|saving]], laying the foundations for later [[action-adventure game]]s like ''[[Metroid]]'' and [[role-playing video game]]s like ''[[Final Fantasy]]'', while influencing most modern games in general.<ref name="gspot_zelda">{{cite web|title=15 Most Influential Games of All Time: The Legend of Zelda |website=[[GameSpot]] |url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/15influential/p9_01.html |access-date=January 24, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060130212907/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/15influential/p9_01.html |archive-date=January 30, 2006 }}</ref> In 2009, ''[[Game Informer]]'' called ''The Legend of Zelda'' "no less than the greatest game of all time" on their list of "The Top 200 Games of All Time", saying that it was "ahead of its time by years if not decades".<ref name="gi_best">{{cite magazine|author=Staff|title=The Top 200 Games of All Time|pages=44–79|issue=200|date=December 2009|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|issn=1067-6392|oclc=27315596}}</ref>

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At the time of the release of ''[[Star Fox (1993 video game)|Star Fox]]'', the use of filled, [[3D computer graphics|three-dimensional]] [[polygon (computer graphics)|polygons]] in a console game was very unusual, apart from a handful of earlier titles.<ref>{{cite web | author=News & Features Team | date=June 27, 2006 | title=Essential Games for the Animal Within | website=IGN | url=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/746/746646p2.html | access-date=September 4, 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061127025658/http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/746/746646p2.html | archive-date=November 27, 2006 | url-status=live }}</ref> Due to its success, ''Star Fox'' has become a Nintendo franchise, with five more games and numerous appearances by its characters in other Nintendo games such as the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series.

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His game ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' defined the field of 3D game design, particularly with its use of a dynamic [[Virtual camera system|camera system]] and the implementation of its analog control.<ref name="gamespotinf">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/15influential/p15_01.html |title=15 Most Influential Games of All Time |website=[[GameSpot]] |access-date=July 3, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060130160346/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/15influential/p15_01.html |archive-date=January 30, 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://ign64.ign.com/articles/091/091398p1.html| title=N64 Reader Tributes: Super Mario 64| website=IGN| access-date=October 21, 2006| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061019000017/http://ign64.ign.com/articles/091/091398p1.html| archive-date=October 19, 2006| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="1up1">{{cite web| url=http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3135350| title=The Essential 50 Part 36: Super Mario 64| website=[[1UP.com]]| access-date=October 21, 2006| archive-url=https://archive.today/20120526080712/http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3135350| archive-date=May 26, 2012| url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''{{'}}s gameplay system introduced features such as a target lock system and context-sensitive buttons that have since become common elements in 3D adventure games.<ref name="Essential 50">{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/features/essential-50-ocarina-time|title=The Essential 50 Part 40: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|website=[[1UP.com]]|access-date=October 23, 2007|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718054136/http://www.1up.com/features/essential-50-ocarina-time|archive-date=July 18, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/08/27/ign-presents-the-history-of-zelda?page=5 |title=IGN Presents the History of Zelda |first=Travis |last=Fahs |website=IGN |date=December 17, 2008 |access-date=January 16, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408010133/http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/08/27/ign-presents-the-history-of-zelda?page=5 |archive-date=April 8, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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The Wii, which Miyamoto played a major role in designing, is the first wireless motion-controlled video game console.<ref name="New Yorker" />

===Critical reception===
Miyamoto's games have received outstanding critical praise, and are widely considered among the greatest of all time.<ref name="New Yorker" />

Games in Miyamoto's ''The Legend of Zelda'' series have received outstanding critical acclaim. [[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|''A Link to the Past'']] is a landmark game for Nintendo and is widely considered today to be one of the greatest video games of all time. [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|''Ocarina of Time'']] is widely considered by critics and gamers alike to be one of the greatest video games ever made.<ref name="1up_ocarina">{{cite web| title=Ocarina of Time Hits Virtual Console | website=1UP.com | url=http://www.1up.com/news/ocarina-time-hits-virtual-console |url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629031529/http://www.1up.com/news/ocarina-time-hits-virtual-console | archive-date=June 29, 2011 | access-date=November 30, 2017 | quote="the apex of 6-4bit[sic] gaming and oft-cited "Best Game Ever Made, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, has touched down over the pond for play on the Wii Virtual Console in most PAL-enabled regions."}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | website=[[Metacritic]] | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-64 | access-date=February 3, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121132259/http://www.metacritic.com/game/nintendo-64/the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time | archive-date=November 21, 2010 | url-status=live }} Metacritic here states that ''Ocarina of Time'' is "[c]onsidered by many to be the greatest single-player video game ever created in any genre".</ref><ref name="best_games">{{cite web |url=http://www.filibustercartoons.com/games.htm |title=The Best Video Games in the History of Humanity |publisher=Filibustercartoons.com |access-date=September 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20060902002649/http://www.filibustercartoons.com/games.htm |archive-date=September 2, 2006 |url-status=usurped }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | last=Ryan | first=Michael E. | title=I Gotta Have This Game Machine! | magazine=Familypc | volume=7 | issue=11 | orig-date=2000 | page=112 | date=July 24, 2013 | quote=Considered by many to be the greatest video game ever}}</ref> ''Ocarina of Time'' was listed by [[Guinness World Records]] as the highest-rated video game in history, citing its [[Metacritic]] score of 99 out of 100.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gamers.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/nintendo.aspx |title=Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition&nbsp;– Records&nbsp;– Nintendo |author=Guinness World Records |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080405020333/http://gamers.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/nintendo.aspx |archive-date=April 5, 2008 }}</ref> ''Twilight Princess'' was released to universal critical acclaim, and is the third highest-rated game for the Wii.<ref name="Metacritic Wii all time" /> It received perfect scores from major publications such as [[ComputerAndVideoGames.com|CVG]], ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'', ''[[Game Informer]]'', [[GamesRadar]], and [[GameSpy]].<ref name="1UP">{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/reviews/legend-zelda|title=1up's Wii Review: Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|website=[[1UP.com]]|first=Jeremy|last=Parish|date=November 16, 2006|access-date=January 31, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070927213408/http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3155329&sec=REVIEWS|archive-date=September 27, 2007}}</ref><ref name="EGM">{{cite magazine|first=Jeremy|last= Parish|title=The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess review| magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|volume=211|pages=56–58|date=January 2007}}</ref><ref name="game informer">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/E9CD9493-4C3A-4FB9-BF2E-7A1E9E157B9E.htm |title=The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|access-date=December 5, 2006|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|first=Andrew|last=Reiner|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080801033641/http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/E9CD9493-4C3A-4FB9-BF2E-7A1E9E157B9E.htm|archive-date=August 1, 2008}}</ref><ref name="gamespy">{{cite web|url=http://wii.gamespy.com/wii/legend-of-zelda-wii/745573p1.html |title=The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Review |first=Bryn |last=Williams |date=November 13, 2006 |access-date=December 5, 2006 |publisher=[[GameSpy]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061202120515/http://wii.gamespy.com/wii/legend-of-zelda-wii/745573p1.html |archive-date=December 2, 2006 }}</ref><ref name="GamesRadar Wii">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/wii/legend-of-zelda-twilight-princess/review/the-legend-of-zelda-twilight-princess/a-20061118134521822031/g-20060509134454277061|title=Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Review. Wii Reviews|date=November 21, 2006|access-date=November 12, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726083641/http://www.gamesradar.com/wii/legend-of-zelda-twilight-princess/review/the-legend-of-zelda-twilight-princess/a-20061118134521822031/g-20060509134454277061|archive-date=July 26, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>

Critical analysis of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' has been extremely positive, with many touting it as one of the [[list of video games considered the best|best video games of all time]].<ref>Sources calling ''Super Mario Bros.'' one of the all-time best games include these:<br />
*{{cite web |url=http://www.g4tv.com/top-100 |title=G4TV's Top 100 Games |website=www.g4tv.com |publisher=[[G4 (U.S. TV channel)|G4]] |date=2012 |archive-date=November 23, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141123063703/http://www.g4tv.com/top-100 |access-date=March 30, 2017 }}
*{{cite web |url=http://gamingbolt.com/top-100-greatest-video-games-ever-made |title=Top 100 Greatest Video Games Ever Made |date=April 19, 2013 |website=www.gamingbolt.com |publisher=GamingBolt |archive-date=October 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026161536/http://gamingbolt.com/top-100-greatest-video-games-ever-made |access-date=March 30, 2017 }}
*{{cite magazine|title=The Top 200 Games of All Time |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |issue=200 |date=January 2010}}
*{{cite web |url=http://top100.ign.com/2003/ |archive-date=December 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207120250/http://top100.ign.com/2003/ |url-status=dead |title=IGN's Top 100 Games of All Time |work=[[IGN]] |year=2003 |access-date=December 17, 2014 }}
*{{cite web |url=http://top100.ign.com/2005/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207120250/http://top100.ign.com/2003/ |archive-date=December 7, 2014 |title=IGN's Top 100 Games of All Time |website=[[IGN]] |year=2003 |access-date=December 17, 2014 }}
*{{cite web |url=http://top100.ign.com/2007/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203021612/http://top100.ign.com/2007/ |archive-date=December 3, 2007 |title=The Top 100 Games of All Time! |website=IGN |year=2007 |access-date=October 28, 2017 }}
*{{cite web |url=http://ign.com/lists/top-100-games |title=Top 100 Games Of All Time |website=[[IGN]] |year=2015 |access-date=October 28, 2017 |archive-date=June 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614021412/http://www.ign.com/lists/top-100-games |url-status=live }}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/100-greatest-video-games-of-all-time/P10 |date=June 9, 2014 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712044110/http://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/100-greatest-video-games-of-all-time/P10 |archive-date=July 12, 2015 |title=The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time |website=slantmagazine.com |access-date=July 12, 2015 }}
*{{cite magazine |url=https://techland.time.com/2012/11/15/all-time-100-video-games/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307075016/http://techland.time.com/2012/11/15/all-time-100-video-games/ |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |title=All-TIME 100 Video Games |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=November 15, 2012 |access-date=October 28, 2017 }}
*{{cite web |url=https://time.com/4458554/best-video-games-all-time/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830154639/http://time.com/4458554/best-video-games-all-time/ |archive-date=August 30, 2016 |last1=Peckham |first1=Matt |last2=Eadicicco |first2=Lisa |last3=Fitzpatrick |first3=Alex |last4=Vella |first4=Matt |last5=Patrick Pullen |first5=John |last6=Raab |first6=Josh |last7=Grossman |first7=Lev |date=August 23, 2016 |title=The 50 Best Video Games of All Time |access-date=August 30, 2016 }}
*{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/features/2017/11/27/16158276/polygon-500-best-games-of-all-time-500-401 |author=Polygon Staff |date=November 27, 2017 |title=The 500 Best Video Games of All Time |website=Polygon.com |access-date=December 1, 2017 |archive-date=March 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303210843/https://www.polygon.com/features/2017/11/27/16158276/polygon-500-best-games-of-all-time-500-401 |url-status=live }}
* {{cite magazine|title=The Top 300 Games of All Time |magazine=Game Informer |issue=300 |date=April 2018}}</ref> In 2009, ''[[Game Informer]]'' put ''Super Mario Bros.'' in second place on its list of "The Top 200 Games of All Time", behind ''The Legend of Zelda'', saying that it "remains a monument to brilliant design and fun gameplay".<ref name="gi_best" />

''[[Super Mario 64]]'' is acclaimed by many critics and fans as one of the greatest and most revolutionary video games of all time.<ref name="IGN100-2003">{{cite web|url=http://top100.ign.com/2003/1-10.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100608114912/http://top100.ign.com/2003/1-10.html |archive-date=June 8, 2010 |title=IGN's Top 100 Games |website=IGN |year=2003 |access-date=February 2, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="IGN100-2005">{{cite web|url=http://top100.ign.com/2005/001-010.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301132404/http://top100.ign.com/2005/001-010.html |archive-date=March 1, 2010 |title=IGN's Top 100 Games |website=IGN |year=2005 |access-date=February 11, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="IGN100-2007">{{cite web|url=http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_5.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216163241/http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_5.html |archive-date=February 16, 2012 |title=IGN's Top 100 Games of All Time |website=IGN |year=2007 |access-date=February 2, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="GI100">{{Cite magazine| date= August 2001| title= Top 100 Games of All Time| magazine= [[Game Informer]]| page= 36}}</ref><ref name="yahoo100">{{cite web|url=http://uk.videogames.games.yahoo.com/specials/100games/1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127135433/http://uk.videogames.games.yahoo.com/specials/100games/1.html |archive-date=November 27, 2011 |title=The 100 Greatest Computer Games of All Time |publisher=[[Yahoo! Games]] |access-date=February 2, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="GF100">{{cite web | url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/contest/top10| title=Fall 2005: 10-Year Anniversary Contest&nbsp;— The 10 Best Games Ever| website=[[GameFAQs]] | access-date=January 26, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220160701/http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/contest/top10 |archive-date=February 20, 2007}}</ref>

According to Metacritic, ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' are the highest- and second-highest-rated games, respectively, for the Wii.<ref name="Metacritic Wii all time">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/all/wii?sort=desc |title=Highest and Lowest Scoring Games |website=Metacritic |access-date=September 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908112757/http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/all/wii?sort=desc |archive-date=September 8, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

A 1995 article in ''Maximum'' stated that "in gaming circles Miyamoto's name carries far more weight than [[Steven Spielberg]]'s could ever sustain."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Mario No Dinosaur|magazine=Maximum: The Video Game Magazine|issue=1|date=October 1995|pages=138–140}}</ref>

===Commercial reception===
More than 1 billion copies of games featuring franchises created by Miyamoto have been sold.<ref>{{Cite news |last=MacDonald |first=Keza |date=2023-12-30 |title=Nintendo's design guru Shigeru Miyamoto: 'I wanted to make something weird' |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/dec/30/nintendo-shigeru-miyamoto-interview-mario-zelda-switch-pikmin-splatoon |access-date=2023-12-30 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=February 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217232115/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/dec/30/nintendo-shigeru-miyamoto-interview-mario-zelda-switch-pikmin-splatoon |url-status=live }}</ref>

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Miyamoto's ''Mario'' series is, by far, the [[List of best-selling video game franchises|best-selling video game franchise of all time]], selling over 800&nbsp;million units. ''Super Mario Bros.'' is the sixth [[List of best-selling video games|best-selling video game of all time]]. The game was the all-time bestselling video game for over 20 years until its lifetime sales were surpassed by ''[[Wii Sports]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Getting That "Resort Feel" |url=http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/wiisportsresort/0/3 |work=Iwata Asks: Wii Sports Resort |publisher=Nintendo |quote=As it comes free with every Wii console outside Japan, I'm not quite sure if calling it "World Number One" is exactly the right way to describe it, but in any case it's surpassed the record set by Super Mario Bros., which was unbroken for over twenty years. |page=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927194716/http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/wiisportsresort/0/3 |archive-date=September 27, 2016}}</ref> ''Super Mario Bros.'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', and ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' were, respectively, the three bestselling games for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. Levi Buchanan of IGN considered ''Super Mario Bros. 3''{{'}}s appearance in the film ''[[The Wizard (1989 film)|The Wizard]]'' as a show-stealing element, and referred to the movie as a "90-minute commercial" for the game.<ref name="IGN-90minutes">{{cite web| url = http://retro.ign.com/articles/882/882647p1.html| title = The 90-Minute Super Mario Bros. 3 Commercial| first = Levi| last = Buchanan| date = June 18, 2008| website = IGN| access-date = January 25, 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081215104353/http://retro.ign.com/articles/882/882647p1.html| archive-date = December 15, 2008| url-status = dead}}</ref> ''[[Super Mario World]]'' was the bestselling game for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]].<ref name="nintendohistory1">{{cite web|url=http://www.next-gen.biz/features/nintendo-years|title=1990|website=The Nintendo Years|page=2|publisher=[[Next Generation Magazine|Next-Gen.biz]]|date=June 25, 2007|access-date=June 27, 2007|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905150552/http://www.next-gen.biz/features/nintendo-years|archive-date=September 5, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Mario Sales Data">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamecubicle.com/features-mario-units_sold_sales.htm |title=Mario Sales Data |access-date=August 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001050618/http://www.gamecubicle.com/features-mario-units_sold_sales.htm |archive-date=October 1, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Super Mario 64'' was the bestselling Nintendo 64 game,<ref name="GWR08">{{cite book| editor= Craig Glenday| title= Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2008| series= [[Guinness World Records]]| date= March 11, 2008| publisher= Guinness| isbn= 978-1-904994-21-3| page= [https://archive.org/details/guinnessworldrec00guin_0/page/50 50]| chapter= Hardware: Best-Sellers by Platform| chapter-url-access= registration|chapter-url= https://archive.org/details/guinnessworldrec00guin_0/page/50}}</ref> and as of May 21, 2003, the game had sold eleven million copies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ownt.com/qtakes/2003/gamestats/gamestats.shtm |title=All Time Top 20 Best Selling Games |publisher=Ownt.com |date=May 23, 2005|access-date=November 1, 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060221044930/http://www.ownt.com/qtakes/2003/gamestats/gamestats.shtm |archive-date=February 21, 2006}}</ref> At the end of 2007, ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' reported sales of 11.8&nbsp;million copies. As of September 25, 2007, it was the seventh [[2007 in video gaming#United States|best-selling video game in the United States]] with six million copies sold.<ref name="USsales">{{cite news| url=http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20070925-9999-1n25halo.html| title=Microsoft pins Xbox 360 hopes on 'Halo 3' sales| newspaper=[[U-T San Diego|The San Diego Union-Tribune]]| author=Sidener, Jonathan| date=September 25, 2007| access-date=October 29, 2007| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522103658/http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20070925-9999-1n25halo.html| archive-date=May 22, 2012| url-status=dead}}</ref> By June 2007, ''Super Mario 64'' had become the second most popular game on [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]], behind ''Super Mario Bros.''<ref>{{cite web| title = Wii VC: 4.7m downloads, 100 games| url = http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/supermario64/news.html?sid=6171850| website = [[GameSpot]]| date = June 1, 2007| author = Thorsen, Tor| access-date = October 22, 2007| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090605235007/http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/supermario64/news.html?sid=6171850| archive-date = June 5, 2009| url-status = live}}</ref> ''Super Mario Sunshine'' is the third [[List of best-selling GameCube video games|best-selling GameCube game]].<ref name="supermariobestselling">{{cite web |url=http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2015/09/30-best-selling-super-mario-games-of-all-time-on-the-plumbers-30th-birthday/ |title=30 Best-Selling Super Mario Games of All Time on the Plumber's 30th Birthday |last=O'Malley |first=James |date=September 11, 2015 |work=[[Gizmodo]] |publisher=[[Univision Communications]] |access-date=May 2, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228130418/http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2015/09/30-best-selling-super-mario-games-of-all-time-on-the-plumbers-30th-birthday/ |archive-date=February 28, 2017}}</ref>
The Mario series continued to see success in sales with entries like Super Mario 3D Land and New Super Mario Bros. 2 for the Nintendo 3DS and New Super Mario Bros. U, Super Mario 3D World, and Mario Maker all topping the charts for the Wii U. The Mario series continued its success on the Nintendo Switch with titles like Super Mario Odyssey and Super Mario Bros. Wonder selling tens of millions of copies. 

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The original game in ''The Legend of Zelda'' series is the fifth-bestselling game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. ''[[The Wind Waker]]'' is the fourth bestselling GameCube game. ''[[Twilight Princess]]'' was commercially successful. In the [[PAL region]], which covers most of Asia, Africa, South America, Australia, New Zealand, and most of Western Europe, ''Twilight Princess'' is the bestselling ''Zelda'' game ever. During its first week, the game was sold with three out of every four Wii purchases.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/thelegendofzelda/news.html?sid=6162373|title=Over 600,000 Wiis served|first=Brendan|last=Sinclair|website=[[GameSpot]]|date=November 27, 2006|access-date=January 7, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926213055/http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/thelegendofzelda/news.html?sid=6162373|archive-date=September 26, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> The game had sold 4.52&nbsp;million copies on the Wii as of March 1, 2008,<ref>{{cite web|access-date=May 1, 2008|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2008/080425e.pdf#page=6|title=Million-Seller Titles of NINTENDO Products|publisher=Nintendo|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910032513/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2008/080425e.pdf#page=6|archive-date=September 10, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> and 1.32&nbsp;million on the GameCube as of March 31, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2007/070427e.pdf|title=Supplementary Information about Earnings Release|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|date=April 27, 2007|access-date=September 17, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927171153/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2007/070427e.pdf|archive-date=September 27, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> Moving forward, ''The Legend of Zelda'' series continued to prove a force for sales and critical acclaim with titles like ''The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword'' for the Wii in 2011, ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds'' for the Nintendo 3DS, and the titular titles on the Switch, ''The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild'' which sold 32.62 million copies on the Switch<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248052/zelda-botw-unit-sales/ |title=Lifetime unit sales of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Nintendo Switch worldwide as of December 2024 |website=Statista |access-date=April 11, 2025}}</ref> (in addition to modest sales on the Wii U version) and ''The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom'' which sold 21.04 million units.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385879/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-units-sold/ |title=Lifetime unit sales generated by The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom worldwide as of September 2024 |website=Statista |access-date=April 11, 2025}}</ref> Both of these Zelda games rank among the top sellers for the Nintendo Switch. 

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The ''Mario Kart'' series is currently the [[List of best-selling video game franchises|most successful racing game franchise]] of all time. ''Mario Kart'' titles tend to be among the bestselling games for their respective consoles; ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' is the third bestselling video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' is the second bestselling Nintendo 64 game, ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash]]'' is the second bestselling game for the [[GameCube]],<ref name="supermariobestselling" /> and ''Mario Kart Wii'' is the second bestselling game for the [[Wii]]. ''"Mario Kart 8'' is the best selling game for the [[Wii U]] and its enhanced edition, ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' remains the best selling game on the [[Nintendo Switch]] as of April 2025. ''Mario Kart'' games similarly sell millions, such as in ''Mario Kart Super Circuit'' for the [[Game Boy Advance]], ''Mario Kart DS'' for the [[Nintendo DS]], and ''Mario Kart 7'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]].

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Miyamoto produced ''[[Wii Sports]]'', another of the bestselling games of all time and part of the [[Wii (video game series)|Wii series]]. ''[[Wii Fit]]'' designed by Miyamoto, was the [[List of best-selling video games#Top 20 console games of all time|third best selling console game]] not packaged with a console, with 22.67&nbsp;million copies sold.<ref name="nintendotop_wii">{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/wii.html|title=Nintendo Top Selling Software Sales Units: Wii|date=March 31, 2012|access-date=October 17, 2020|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|archive-date=November 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118111108/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/wii.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

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Outside of video games, Miyamoto produced ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', which ended up becoming the [[List of highest-grossing animated films|third-highest-grossing animated movie]] of all time, grossing $1.347 billion worldwide during its theatrical run as of July 14, 2023. It is also the [[List of highest-grossing films based on video games|highest-grossing film based on a video game]] (or video game series) by a huge margin, making it a huge [[Outlier|statistical outlier]]; for context, the second-highest-grossing film based on a video game is ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' (2024), which grossed $900 million less, for a total of about $492 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt18259086/ |title=Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=April 11, 2025}}</ref>

===Awards and recognition===
{{quote|quote = [Miyamoto] approaches the games playfully, which seems kind of obvious, but most people don't. And he approaches things from the players' point of view, which is part of his magic.|source = [[Will Wright (game designer)|Will Wright]], ''[[The New Yorker]]''<ref name="New Yorker" />}}

The name of the main character of the PC game ''[[Daikatana]]'', Hiro Miyamoto, is a homage to Miyamoto.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dir.salon.com/story/tech/feature/2002/01/02/ion_storm/index.html?pn=5 | title=A Hardcore Elegy for Ion Storm | website=[[Salon (website)|Salon.com]] | page=5 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061206142311/http://dir.salon.com/story/tech/feature/2002/01/02/ion_storm/index.html?pn=5 | archive-date=December 6, 2006| access-date=September 19, 2007}}</ref> The character [[List of characters in the Pokémon anime series#Gary Oak|Gary Oak]] from the [[Pokémon (anime)|''Pokémon'' anime series]] is named Shigeru in Japan and is the rival of [[Ash Ketchum]] (called Satoshi in Japan). ''[[Pokémon]]'' creator [[Satoshi Tajiri]] was mentored by Miyamoto.

In 1998, Miyamoto was honored as the first person inducted into the [[Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame]].<ref name="Game spot">{{cite web|date=May 12, 1998 |title=Miyamoto Will Enter Hall of Fame |website=GameSpot |url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/2463264.html |access-date=June 30, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106233011/http://www.gamespot.com/news/2463264.html |archive-date=November 6, 2012 }}</ref> In 2006, Miyamoto was made a ''Chevalier'' (knight) of the French [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] by the French Minister of Culture [[Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/2606/from_paris_with_love_de_chevalier_.php|title=From Paris with Love: de Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres|author=François Bliss de la Boissière|date=March 15, 2006|access-date=August 25, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112143553/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/2606/from_paris_with_love_de_chevalier_.php|archive-date=November 12, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On November 28, 2006, Miyamoto was featured in [[Time (magazine)|''TIME Asia'']]'s "60 Years of Asian Heroes".<ref name="time.com">{{cite magazine | url=http://www.time.com/time/asia/2006/heroes/bl_miyamoto.html | title=Shigeru Miyamoto: The video-game guru who made it O.K. to play | magazine=[[Time (magazine)|TIME Magazine]] | last=Wright | first=Will | author-link=Will Wright (game designer) | access-date=November 28, 2006 | date=November 13, 2006 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614082307/http://www.time.com/time/asia/2006/heroes/bl_miyamoto.html | archive-date=June 14, 2010}}</ref> He was later chosen as one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of the Year in both 2007<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100/article/0,28804,1595326_1615737_1615521,00.html |title=The TIME 100 (2007) – Shigeru Miyamoto |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|TIME Magazine]] |last=Wendel |first=Johnathan |author-link=Fatal1ty |access-date=May 3, 2007 |date=May 3, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112201603/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100/article/0,28804,1595326_1615737_1615521,00.html |archive-date=November 12, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and also in 2008, in which he topped the list with a total vote of 1,766,424.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1725112_1726934_1726935,00.html |title=Who is Most Influential? – The 2008 TIME 100 Finalists |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|TIME Magazine]] |access-date=April 12, 2008 |date=April 1, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110203011702/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1725112_1726934_1726935,00.html |archive-date=February 3, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> At the [[Game Developers Choice Awards]], on March 7, 2007, Miyamoto received the Lifetime Achievement Award "for a career that spans the creation of Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda, and Donkey Kong to the company's recent revolutionary systems, [[Nintendo DS]] and [[Wii]]."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/2007-game-developers-choice-awards-to-honor-miyamoto-pajitnov | last=Carless | first=Simon | date=February 12, 2007 | title=2007 Game Developers Choice Awards To Honor Miyamoto, Pajitnov | website=[[Gamasutra]] | access-date=February 12, 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070307054731/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=12732 | archive-date=March 7, 2007 | url-status=live }}</ref> [[GameTrailers]] and [[IGN]] placed Miyamoto first on their lists for the "Top Ten Game Creators" and the "Top 100 Game Creators of All Time" respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/video/top-ten-gt-countdown/44356|title=Top Ten Game Creators|publisher=Gametrailers.com|access-date=February 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218125925/http://www.gametrailers.com/video/top-ten-gt-countdown/44356|archive-date=February 18, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://games.ign.com/top-100-game-creators/1.html|title=Top 100 Game Creators of all Time|website=IGN|access-date=February 28, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402015830/http://games.ign.com/top-100-game-creators/1.html|archive-date=April 2, 2010}}</ref>

In a survey of game developers by industry publication ''[[Develop (UK magazine)|Develop]]'', 30% of the developers, by far the largest portion,<ref name="New Yorker" /> chose Miyamoto as their "Ultimate Development Hero".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/92401-Miyamoto-Is-Developers-Hero|title=Miyamoto Is Developers' Hero|website=The Escapist|author=Funk, John|date=June 15, 2009|access-date=February 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206104920/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/92401-Miyamoto-Is-Developers-Hero|archive-date=February 6, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> Miyamoto has been interviewed by companies and organizations such as CNN's Talk Asia.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/14/miyamoto.script/index.html|title=Shigeru Miyamoto Talk Asia Interview|publisher=CNN|author=Rao, Anjali|access-date=February 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401060304/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/14/miyamoto.script/index.html|archive-date=April 1, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> He was made a Fellow of [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] at the [[British Academy Video Games Awards]] on March 19, 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/7306468/Shigeru-Miyamoto-honoured-by-Bafta.html|title=Shigeru Miyamoto honoured by Bafta|last=Beaumont|first=Claudine|date=February 24, 2010|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|London Telegraph]]|publisher=Telegraph Media Group|access-date=March 23, 2010|location=London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312122325/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/7306468/Shigeru-Miyamoto-honoured-by-Bafta.html|archive-date=March 12, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, Miyamoto was also the first interactive creator to be awarded the highest recognition in Spain, the [[Princess of Asturias Awards|Prince of Asturias Award]], in the category of Communications and Humanities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fpa.es/en/press/news/shigeru-miyamoto-prince-of-asturias-award-for-communication-and-humanities/|title=Shigeru Miyamoto, Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities|date=May 23, 2012|publisher=Fundación Príncipe de Asturias|access-date=May 23, 2012|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707055244/http://www.fpa.es/en/press/news/shigeru-miyamoto-prince-of-asturias-award-for-communication-and-humanities/|archive-date=July 7, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/miyamoto-nominated-for-top-spanish-honour|title=Miyamoto nominated for top Spanish honour|first=Katherine|last=Brice|date=March 24, 2010|website=GamesIndustry.biz|publisher=Eurogamer Network|access-date=June 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609020921/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/miyamoto-nominated-for-top-spanish-honour|archive-date=June 9, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>

Miyamoto was awarded Japan's [[Person of Cultural Merit]] in 2019 in recognition for his contributions towards Japan's video game industry.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-10-29-shigeru-miyamoto-recognised-with-japanese-cultural-award | title = Shigeru Miyamoto recognised with Japanese cultural award | first = Haydn | last = Taylor | date = October 29, 2019 | access-date = October 29, 2019 | work = [[GamesIndustry.biz]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191029145054/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-10-29-shigeru-miyamoto-recognised-with-japanese-cultural-award | archive-date = October 29, 2019 | url-status = live }}</ref> He was the first person in the video game industry to receive the honor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/29/tech/shigeru-miyamoto-nintendo-trnd/index.html|title='Mario Bros.' creator Shigeru Miyamoto to be given one of Japan's highest honors|author=Allen Kim|website=CNN|date=October 29, 2019|access-date=October 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209174648/https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/29/tech/shigeru-miyamoto-nintendo-trnd/index.html|archive-date=December 9, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>