The people have voted and they love Shigeru Miyamoto

7956e5c709375f742d7a85bd95a73500

Congratulations to Shigeru Miyamoto for being voted as Time Magazine’s most influential person in 2008. The beloved innovator behind classic franchises such as Mario, Donkey Kong, and Zelda garnered nearly two million votes and finally gets some noteworthy recognition outside of the gaming community. Now all that’s left is a Nobel Prize or something like that…

Full list of results

Totally off tangent afterthought: I wouldn’t be surprised if a religion devoted to Miyamoto popped up within the next 20 years. Now that’s an interesting notion. Count me in if it ever happens.