Today,
Shigeru Miyamoto, along with Michel Ancel (Rayman, Beyond Good and Evil, King Kong) and
Frederick Raynal (Alone in the Dark), became the first game creators
to be knighted under France's Order of Arts and Letters. Technically, the accolade does not include the addition of
"Sir" to one's name. But screw that. Three cheers for Sir Shiggy!Jeux-France has complete coverage.
[Thanks, Tim; via GameBrink]



















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I was like wtf...
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It's significant because it shows both the exceptional esteem the French hold Miyamoto, and that they believe video games are enough of an art that anyone in the field deserves to be thus honored. To my knowledge, no other country's government has bestowed such an honor on a video game designer.
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