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I think that the entertainment industry itself has a history of chasing success. Any time a hit product comes out, all the other companies start chasing after that success and trying to recreate it by putting out similar products.

Shigeru Miyamoto

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Shigeru Miyamoto
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: November 16
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