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'''Shigeru Miyamoto''' (Japanese: 宮本 茂) (born: 16 November 1952) is the creator of some of [[Nintendo]]'s (and gaming's) most legendary video game franchises such as ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', ''[[RuleCWC|The Legend of Zelda]]'', and ''[[List of Chris's games#Nintendo 64 (N64)|Star Fox]]'', and is a colleague of former Nintendo of America president [[Reggie Fils-Aimé]].
'''''Super Mario Bros.''''' (Often referred to as the '''''Super Mario''''' series, or more simply the '''''Mario''''' series) is a Japanese video game franchise owned by [[Nintendo]] and created by Japanese video game designer [[Shigeru Miyamoto]].  Most of the games in the series feature the adventures of Mario, an Italian plumber, on his quest to save the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom from a villain named Bowser. Acting as the company's mascot, as well as being the eponymous protagonist of the series, Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creation.


Back in 2009, he engaged in preliminary discussions with [[Chris]] regarding the possibility of making a [[Sonichu (game)|''Sonichu'' game]] for the Nintendo platform. Unfortunately for Chris, these discussions, and the opportunity to develop a ''Sonichu'' game franchise with a major gaming label, ultimately fell through. Eventually, it came to light that "Miyamoto" was none other than [[Clyde Cash]], using the Nintendo designer's likeness as a disguise early on in his trolling career.
Despite his obsessive [[Chris and brand loyalty|brand loyalty]], the fact that his former icon, [[Sonic the Hedgehog]], was made to rival Mario, that he hated the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' franchise precisely for this reason (seeing it as a competitor to ''Pokémon''), and [[Sonic Boom Protests|how he reacted]] when he felt that said icon was being defaced, he oddly never showed any grudge towards the plumber. In fact, Chris actually owns a good chunk of his games. It's entirely possible that Chris, owning multiple Nintendo and Sega consoles, was somehow blissfully unaware of Sega's aggressive marketing campaign positioning themselves as serious rivals to Nintendo (and later, Sony), or perhaps he simply did not care about it.


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Super Mario Bros. (Often referred to as the Super Mario series, or more simply the Mario series) is a Japanese video game franchise owned by Nintendo and created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. Most of the games in the series feature the adventures of Mario, an Italian plumber, on his quest to save the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom from a villain named Bowser. Acting as the company's mascot, as well as being the eponymous protagonist of the series, Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creation.

Despite his obsessive brand loyalty, the fact that his former icon, Sonic the Hedgehog, was made to rival Mario, that he hated the Harry Potter franchise precisely for this reason (seeing it as a competitor to Pokémon), and how he reacted when he felt that said icon was being defaced, he oddly never showed any grudge towards the plumber. In fact, Chris actually owns a good chunk of his games. It's entirely possible that Chris, owning multiple Nintendo and Sega consoles, was somehow blissfully unaware of Sega's aggressive marketing campaign positioning themselves as serious rivals to Nintendo (and later, Sony), or perhaps he simply did not care about it.

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