Shigeru Miyamoto to present a keynote at the 2007 Game Developers Conference titled, “A Creative Vision”

Nintendo Press Release -

SAN FRANCISCO — Videogame development legend Shigeru Miyamoto will make a rare public appearance at the 2007 Game Developers Conference (GDC) for his first keynote since 1999. Dubbed “The Spielberg of Video Games” by Time Magazine, Miyamoto, Nintendo’s Senior Managing Director and General Manager, Entertainment Analysis & Development Division, will present the talk, “A Creative Vision.” In this session, he will reveal how a singular creative vision drives his work, not only in terms of his world-renowned software like the Super Mario Bros. and Legend of Zelda series, but also in generating key technologies, including the current global phenomena, Nintendo DS and Wii. GDC, CMP Technology’s annual conference dedicated to the art, science and business of games, takes place March 5-9, 2007 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco.

“A Creative Vision” marks Miyamoto’s first major talk since Nintendo’s release of Wii, and its smash-hit launch titles, Wii Sports and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, which all serve as examples of the design legend’s matchless artistic leadership. His much-anticipated title, Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii, is expected to release later in 2007. In his keynote, Miyamoto will invite the attending developers to apply the creative process he will outline in their own distinctive styles.

“The Game Developers Conference is a place for developers to learn from one another, and I think it is safe to say that every member of the community has at one time or another fantasized about having Shigeru Miyamoto as a mentor and teacher,” said Jamil Moledina, Executive Director of the GDC. “By guiding us through his creative vision with a keynote at this year’s GDC, Miyamoto is allowing all attendees this incomparable privilege.”