14 DAY TRIAL // Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto had been nominated some time ago to appear in Time's top 100 most influential people of 2006 list. 1UP tracked the line of events closely, only to discover that Nintendo's designer did actually make the list. He is currently on the 92nd position and Time's Johnathan (Fatal1ty) Wendel has an article on the man who blessed our childhood. This is just an excerpt:
"By making video gaming accessible and fun for people like my grandma, Shigeru Miyamoto, 54, head of the Wii design team, has opened the world I live in every day to people who never even wanted to visit it before. He showed us that video games are for everyone, something social and active that brings people together. I'm hopeful that competitive video gaming will rightfully be considered a pro sport like any other, and I will spend the rest of my life championing video gaming as an equal to pro football or basketball. That job is a little easier thanks to Miyamoto-san and his ingenious team at Nintendo."
If you asked me, it wasn't even a question of "if" the man would find his rightful place among the 100 most influential people of 2006, or any year since 1980 for that matter. More than that, I think the creator of worldwide beloved game series such as Mario, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, Star Fox, Wave Race and Pikmin for Nintendo's gaming systems would finally receive the credit he deserves being placed among the first 50 at least.
Then again, I haven't lived that much to see other great and positive influences brought to the world.