The TIME 100 — Are They Worthy?

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SHIGERU MIYAMOTO

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AGE: 54
OCCUPATION: Game Designer for Nintendo game systems
NUMBER OF TIME COVERS: 0
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0

PRO: Most successful game designer, creator of Super Mario, Donkey Kong and The Legend of Zelda, whose new platform, the Wii, is currently the top-selling game console.

CON: His perfectionist tendencies often result in games being significantly delayed and, despite the Wii's gameplay innovation, its graphics are far behind the competition.

Tell Us Who You'd Pick

With so many different fields and individuals to choose from, we want to hear your thoughts on our list. Who should have been included and wasn't? Were any members of the list more influential than others?