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A late game is only late until it ships. A bad game is bad until the end of time

Shigeru Miyamoto

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Shigeru Miyamoto
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: November 16
Artist
Computer Scientist
Designer
Game Programmer
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Television Producer
Video Game Designer
Video Game Developer
Miyamoto Shigeru
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