Happy Bday Shiggy!

[Wraith]

I know abit late...but still...

Shigeru Miyamoto 55th bday was on the 16th of November!
I am just posting so i can show my respect to a man who CREATED entertainment as it is today!!
Lets wish for 55 more?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

[Mormon]

shiggy didnt create entertainment as it is today, no matter which way you spin it

[ShadowMarth]

He is largely responsible for the current state of the largest part of the entertainment industry. I'd say that qualifies.

[bignds]

Largest part of the entertainment industry? More so than Film? or Music? I heard that the games industry is now grossing more than then film industry, said that to my dad and he was having none of it, not because hes against games, far from it, but just found it unbelievable when compared to what a single movie may gross; i want conclusive evidence to show him.

But anyway, to what's at hand; damn he's getting old.

[Mormon]

I wouldn't say he's responsible for the "current state" either.

The "current state" is everyone buys stuff with crazy good graphics and is rated M. Oh, and most people live for online gaming.

Shiggy's not big on either of those.

[bignds]

The point being made is that what you've just listed wouldn't be around if it waszn't for him.

Who knows what gaming would be like today if it wasn't for Donkey Kong.

[ShadowMarth]

Seriously. The NES is largely responsible for saving video games from the historic crash, and Shiggy is largely responsible for the success of the NES. He made all the games that sold the console early on, and continued to drive the sales of it throughout... well, the last 20 years. He has been behind several of the most successful video games in history. To say his impact on the industry has been negligible is to be a ****ing dumbass. Who knows how long it might have taken for some console or company to gain the popularity to resurrect the failing industry, or what form it would have taken.

As for the figures biggy, you may be right there. I did a quick search, and came up with this from 2004.

The 2004 domestic Video and Computer Game Industry is estimated to be around $10B. This is a slightly misleading figure because it includes the sales of the console machines, in addition to the sales of the software, but we'll go with it.
The domestic US box office is estimated to be around $9B for 2004, and this is where the myth starts to take life. The problem is the movie industry is a lot bigger then just the U.S. box office. DVD sales and rentals for 2003 topped $16B. VHS sales and rentals for 2003 was $6.4B. VHS sales are declining fast, but most of that will just shift over to DVDs, which brings the grand total for non-box office movie sales to over $20B, twice the figure for the entire game industry.

Grumpy Gamer It's That Time of the Year Again

[Mormon]

I never said he didn't have a huge impact, man. Chill with the attacks.

He did revive the industry when it looked like death was imminent, yes. He made quite a few games that revolutionized how games were made.

I'm just saying the current state of the industry is not entirely shiggy's work. Other people have had some creative ideas too. He's had a huge impact, but he's not entirely responsible for video games as they are today.

[Lkr]

movies suck these days lol

[Mormon]

as usual, lkr throws in some ridiculously and unreasonably pessimistic statement with no explanation.

thanks <3