Shigeru Miyamoto to keynote Game Developers Conference

Miyamoto is Nintendo’s Senior Marketing Director and General Manager, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development. He’s the creator of Mario, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, Star Fox, Wave Race and Pikmin for Nintendo’s consoles.

Put simply, the guy is a genius. He’s been described from time to time as the “Spielberg of videogames”. This is unfair - Spielberg has made some rubbish. Joe Versus the Volcano was two hours of my life that noone can give me back.

Miyamoto will deliver a speech at GDC 2007 where he will “reveal how a singular creative vision drives his work, not only in terms of his world-renowned software, but also in generating key technologies, including the current global phenomena, Nintendo DS and Wii. And he will challenge the audience to apply his approach in their own distinctive styles”.

One for the diary…

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