Shigeru Miyamoto is the number one most influential person of 2008, according to TIME's most recent poll (people's choice, not TIME's itself). Here is a link to an article that has more links, if you want more info.
http://www.gametrailers.com/viewnews.php?id=5859
Now, personally, I find that amazing. I know he was on the list in 2007, but wasn't he a fair distance from number one? He was in the 50's or something like that (I'm not looking for the old one, sorry). That a game designer would be considered the most influential is great for the games industry. It gives those who don't think games are anything but a child's plaything something to think about.
Now, what I want to know is if you agree with this (this is the discuss part of my title). Do you agree that Miyamoto deserved it, or do you think another person in the games industry deserved it? Did someone unrelated to the games industry diserve it? Personally, I believe that Miyamoto deserved it because he is influential not just to games he directly works on, but how they have developed over the years. Games are what they are today because of many people, but none so much as Miyamoto. That's my opinion. Obviously, please back up what you decide upon. I know I didn't put much info, but I don't want to be here all night, writing about Miyamoto.
http://www.gametrailers.com/viewnews.php?id=5859
Now, personally, I find that amazing. I know he was on the list in 2007, but wasn't he a fair distance from number one? He was in the 50's or something like that (I'm not looking for the old one, sorry). That a game designer would be considered the most influential is great for the games industry. It gives those who don't think games are anything but a child's plaything something to think about.
Now, what I want to know is if you agree with this (this is the discuss part of my title). Do you agree that Miyamoto deserved it, or do you think another person in the games industry deserved it? Did someone unrelated to the games industry diserve it? Personally, I believe that Miyamoto deserved it because he is influential not just to games he directly works on, but how they have developed over the years. Games are what they are today because of many people, but none so much as Miyamoto. That's my opinion. Obviously, please back up what you decide upon. I know I didn't put much info, but I don't want to be here all night, writing about Miyamoto.