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Shigeru Miyamoto, renowned game developer and creator of the iconic Mario franchise was presented with a lifetime achievement award at Japan's 29th AMD awards ceremony. Read on to learn more about the presentation and Miyamoto's legacy.
Shigeru Miyamoto Awarded Receives Japan's Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award
Attributes Success to Colleagues and Peers
(1) photo via The Guardian
On March 5, 2024. Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at Japan's 29th Association of Media in Digital Awards ceremony dedicated to celebrating Japan's digital media content. The ceremony acknowledged the successes of various games and entertainment ventures from 2023, which included the latest Super Mario Bros. Movie., Street Fighter 6, the Pokémon Sleep app, and the anime Oshi no Ko.
Established in 1995, the annual Japanese AMD Awards has become a cornerstone of Japan's media landscape, honoring achievements in video games, anime, music, and more. During the ceremony, Shigeru Miyamoto delivered an acceptance speech for the prestigious Lifetime Achievement award, reflecting on his remarkable four-decade-long tenure at Nintendo.
Miyamoto attributed his success to the collaborative efforts of his colleagues, spanning diverse fields from arcade machine engineering to modern-day internet technologies. "On the behalf of all the people I have worked together with to create things," declared the game developer as he accepted the award.
He expressed his desire to continue collaborating with professionals from various domains, sharing that he takes on a proactive approach to creation with his own creative insights. In addition to the lifetime achievement award, Miyamoto also graced the stage to present an Excellence Award to the 2023 film adaptation of The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
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[1] 4Gamer: 任天堂の宮本 茂氏が功労賞，「スト6」「Pokémon Sleep」「ザ・スーパーマリオブラザーズ・ムービー」が優秀賞を受賞した，「第28回AMDアワード」授賞式をレポート
[2] The Guardian: Nintendo’s design guru Shigeru Miyamoto: ‘I wanted to make something weird’
Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto receives lifetime achievement award
