Iwata - Miyamoto is the father of modern video games
I would like to thank you for suggesting some interesting ideas full of dreams. Please let me supplement your comments on the award to Mr. Miyamoto, as some here may be unaware of it. It was reported the other day that he was selected as one of the recipients of this year’s Prince of Asturias Awards in Spain, which are also referred to as Spanish Nobel Prizes. The award ceremony will be held in late October this year, so I understand that Mr. Miyamoto will visit there to officially accept his award. The awards are presented in several categories like Nobel Prizes, and he will be awarded for “Communication and Humanities.” As the reason for his selection, The Prince of Asturias Foundation cited in its statement, “Shigeru Miyamoto is the main architect of the revolution in teaching, educational and constructive video games. He is noted for excluding violence from his creations and for innovating through programs and formats that help exercise the mind in its many facets, in addition to being of great value from an educational standpoint. Miyamoto is not only the father of the modern video game. Thanks to his great imagination, he has managed to create virtual dreams that enable millions of people of all ages to interact, generating new forms of communication and relationships capable of bridging ideological, ethnic and geographic boundaries.”
Although Mr. Miyamoto himself prepared his comment as soon as the subject announcement was made by the foundation, he is, in fact, very humbled whenever he receives such an honorable award because he cannot create video games all by himself. I am always asked by him not to voluntarily talk about the prize unless someone mentions it. On the other hand, I told you today that Nintendo aims to increase the gaming population and I think that this award is a very significant step for our final goal of improvement of the social acceptance of video games. We are happy that the award can be regarded as the appreciation of what we have been trying to do. As one of his co-workers, I am very proud of him receiving such a prestigious award. - Satoru Iwata
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Although Mr. Miyamoto himself prepared his comment as soon as the subject announcement was made by the foundation, he is, in fact, very humbled whenever he receives such an honorable award because he cannot create video games all by himself. I am always asked by him not to voluntarily talk about the prize unless someone mentions it. On the other hand, I told you today that Nintendo aims to increase the gaming population and I think that this award is a very significant step for our final goal of improvement of the social acceptance of video games. We are happy that the award can be regarded as the appreciation of what we have been trying to do. As one of his co-workers, I am very proud of him receiving such a prestigious award. - Satoru Iwata
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