Miyamoto nominated for Time 100

by Kyle Orland { Apr 23rd 2007 at 2:29PM }

In 2004 it was Ken Kutaragi. In 2005 it was the Halo designers. In 2006 it was ... no one.

Yes, Time's last list of the 100 most influential people in the world broke from tradition and didn't feel the need to include anyone from the game industry. While nobodies like Nicolas Ghesquiere and Rain got coveted spots on the list, the leaders of a $12.5 billion industry got bupkis.

Luckily, you can help rectify this situation. Yes, you, as Time's person of the year, can go independently rate the nearly 200 candidates who are being considered for the 2007 list, including Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto. As of this posting, Miyamoto is ranked 60th, between Indra Nooyi and Albert Osterhaus (a.k.a. two people you've never heard of) with 113 votes and an average rating of 75 out of 100.

The ranking system is based on total points accrued, not the average, so more votes equals a better rank. Vote early and vote often -- it's not like you have anything better to do at work.

[Thanks hvnlysoldr]

Tags: 100, Halo, industry, influence, Kutaragi, media, miyamoto, time, video games, VideoGames

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Fernando Rocker @ Apr 23rd 2007 2:40PM

You have my vote Miyamoto! Thanks for the games you created...

Shmil @ Apr 23rd 2007 2:43PM

I was gonna vote for Miyamoto but then i saw Colbert was on the list and as much as i like miyamoto and all his fabulous games...i had to go with Colbert

Jack of No Trades @ Apr 23rd 2007 2:46PM

Wow George W. Bush is on the list! Lol, the only thing he influenced was stupidity.

cheater @ Apr 23rd 2007 2:51PM

@Jack

It is why USA love him, cos USA have quite low IQ
Want to proof - see the "Idiocracy" movie cos it is what my view of USA :P

Anyway I got your vote Miya (85 out of 100)! but Bono has my high vote cos I'm Irish that he refused to be a knighthood.

Jack of No Trades @ Apr 23rd 2007 2:52PM

Miyamoto is a good designer/producer. In my opinion I think Hirokazu Yasuhara & Naoto Ōshima had better idea's.

hvnlysoldr @ Apr 23rd 2007 2:53PM

That's weird. I looked at the all stats page and it says Miyamoto is at #11 average 94 rating and 2,442 votes.

Yoshi Likes Boys @ Apr 23rd 2007 2:53PM

Come on Jack, you know full well that influence in these terms is an absolute value. Negative influence = influence nevertheless.

TIME completely screwed the pooch with that "You" MOTY last year, it should have been Ahmadinejad.

wackychan @ Apr 23rd 2007 3:01PM

"4. @Jack

It is why USA love him, cos USA have quite low IQ
Want to proof - see the "Idiocracy" movie cos it is what my view of USA :P

Anyway I got your vote Miya (85 out of 100)! but Bono has my high vote cos I'm Irish that he refused to be a knighthood."

We aren't stupid. We are just lazy. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.

JodyAnthony @ Apr 23rd 2007 3:03PM

"It is why USA love him, cos USA have quite low IQ
Want to proof - see the "Idiocracy" movie cos it is what my view of USA :P

Anyway I got your vote Miya (85 out of 100)! but Bono has my high vote cos I'm Irish that he refused to be a knighthood."

I'm sorry, you say citizens of the United States have a low IQ (generalize much?) and then go and vote for Bono of U2 fame "cos [you're] Irish that he refused to be a knighthood."

Kye @ Apr 23rd 2007 3:03PM

Shiggy FTW!

Woo hoo!

Fernando Rocker @ Apr 23rd 2007 3:04PM

@5

And just like every day, Jack bashing everything about Nintendo

Mike @ Apr 23rd 2007 3:09PM

Miyamoto. I think this guy's just a hood ornament now. Where he lost his touch a long time ago but is kept in a high position for morale purposes. Reminds me of a Black Sabbath reunion tour where they sound like garbage and the baby boomers are the only ones holding up their lighters.

Yaktastic @ Apr 23rd 2007 3:15PM

Holy crap i want that shirt... a katmari with a joystiq label and controllers from everything of importance (samba di amigo too!!)... let me guess, i am a few years too late on the boat for this one?

JZ @ Apr 23rd 2007 3:19PM

I'm with you Yaktastic! I really want that shirt. But i'm sure that boat has sailed a long time ago. Anyone know if it's still available?

cheater @ Apr 23rd 2007 3:28PM

@wackychan
IQ is nothing to do with stupid. It is about intelligence.

@JodyAnthony
And?....

Buckshot @ Apr 23rd 2007 3:35PM

Miyamoto got my vote.
WTF is up with this "Rain" person being #1?
And cheater, as far as supporting a poseur from an 80's band with a mullet, it's no wonder England pwns you.

JodyAnthony @ Apr 23rd 2007 3:37PM

whoops! joystiq ate the punchline of my comment.

it doesnt matter, i was just lamely making fun of bono.

cheater @ Apr 23rd 2007 3:40PM

Sure np

It was a joke for people who voted Bush.

Ken @ Apr 23rd 2007 3:58PM

Hit refresh and vote again! :)

Screw this Bono guy and Rain guy... and the guy who I can't even pronounce his name!

Askzander @ Apr 23rd 2007 4:01PM

Cheater, I hope you are being sarcastic because if you're not you are a total moron.
"IQ is nothing to do with stupid. It is about intelligence."
First of all, the first sentence has horrible grammar. I assume you were trying to say,"IQ has nothing to do with stupidity." If you were, you should know that stupidity is the lack of intelligence. So intelligence does have to do with stupidity.If you don't believe me here is a definition:
Stupidity is the quality or condition of being stupid, or lacking intelligence. This quality can be attributed to both an individual himself (John Smith is stupid) or his actions, words or beliefs (John Smith's policies are stupid). The determination of who is stupid is difficult, despite attempts to measure intelligence (and thus stupidity) such as IQ tests.
"JodyAnthony: I'm sorry, you say citizens of the United States have a low IQ (generalize much?) and then go and vote for Bono of U2 fame "cos [you're] Irish that he refused to be a knighthood."
cheater: And?...."
Your original sentence again, just for amusement: "but Bono has my high vote cos I'm Irish that he refused to be a knighthood."
First of all, it is incorrect to begins a sentence with "but." Second, the first word of a sentence should always begin with a capital letter. Third, "cos" should be all caps. Fourth, "COS" is not being used properly in that sentence. None of the following meanings of the word fit into your context:
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Chiefs of Staff
(1) Telephone service distinctions which include: rate differences between individual and party lines, flat rate and message rate, and restricted and extended area service. (2) A subgrouping of telephone customers or users for the sake of rate distinction or limitation of service.
class of shares
COS is a web-based comprehensive database of federal and private foundation funding sources. The search engine allows investigators to search for specific funding opportunities. For more information, interested parties can either contact the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) or access the web site at http://www.cos.com
Chief of Security Sec-1 Security "red-shirt"
A telemetry alarm that is clearly labeled as reporting a change in status from clear to alarm or from alarm to clear.
The direct (variable) costs of products and/or services provided to customers. In manufacturing this is called COGS
cosine: ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
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Crypto Operating System (COS) was the development name of a Mac compatible operating system supposedly developed by the German company Omega GmbH in the late 1990s. Omega caught the attention of technology media with impressive specifications and seemingly serious investor- and consumer information, but the operating system was never demoed publicly. The company repeatedly pushed the release date forward, gaining a reputation as vaporware or hoax. ...
Cos was an American sketch comedy/variety TV series that debuted on the ABC Network in September 1976. It was hosted by comedian Bill Cosby amd featured an ensemble cast who would perform sketches each week. The show was unsuccessful in the Neilsen ratings and was cancelled by November 1976. Cosby appeared on this series concurrently with his starring role in Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids and the film Mother, Jugs and Speed. ...
Fifth, that sentence makes no sense whatsoever.

Jack of No Trades @ Apr 23rd 2007 4:03PM

Askzander

Thank god for a dictionary.

cheater @ Apr 23rd 2007 4:13PM

Thanks Askzander for boring comment eve.

Of course, It was sarcastic for Bush on the poll.

Hop @ Apr 23rd 2007 4:15PM

Seems like not many people here play Second Life, and neither do I, but I was voting on other candidates and found that Philip Rosedale, the creator of Second Life, is also in the running.

Guys might want to edit that in.

Rubang B @ Apr 23rd 2007 4:20PM

His average is 93 now! He's tied for 2nd place average-wise, but total votes-wise puts him at 5th place.

Ken @ Apr 23rd 2007 4:25PM

Damn BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ fanboys must be voting "1s" on the 2-5th place contestants.

Matters @ Apr 23rd 2007 4:26PM

Perhaps the fact that a lot of other countries underestimate the US or assume we're all fat, lazy and stupid is part of the reason we've been successful as a country.

It's a serious disadvantage to assume stupid shit like that.

I wonder if our low IQ is a result of success or a contributing factor? If it's a result then I guess it's safe to say we're not alone :P If it's a contributing factor then how come countries with superior IQ haven't caught on yet?

Crazylink @ Apr 23rd 2007 4:28PM

Miyamoto is right behind Colbert. This could turn out epic.

tactics @ Apr 23rd 2007 4:29PM

askzander: nice.

-"superfan" tactics.

Rubang B @ Apr 23rd 2007 4:39PM

Shigeru is #2 now! It seems like they list them by average score, and then the total number of points is the tiebreaker. Now he's only behind Bhumibol (Shiggy's 93, Bhumibol's 96). Warren Buffet's right behind him at 93, and Rain, Bono, and Colbert all moved down to 92.

Rubang B @ Apr 23rd 2007 4:42PM

Hahaha, Al Gore is beating George W. Bush, AGAIN.

Ken @ Apr 23rd 2007 4:46PM

*calls his friends to vote*

C'monnn :)

Haha, just kidding... but since I'm bored at work, I'm refreshing and voting multiple times.

Rubang B @ Apr 23rd 2007 5:09PM

Oh crap, the Colbert fans must've found out about this! He's passed Miyamoto! But Bhumibol has lost a point! It's a 2 point game now!

Bhumibol - 95
Colbert - 94
Miyamoto - 93

hvnlysoldr @ Apr 23rd 2007 5:28PM

It's not the average who wins but the most Influence points. Take the average rating times votes to get the points. But this late into the game it is reflective of the high ranks.

kihadat @ Apr 23rd 2007 5:44PM

okay, i did my part. i must have voted like 30 times for shiggy. (100, of course)

but then, i saw Gore almost getting beat by Bush. Bush! He should be like in the bottom 100. Well, it is influential, not greatest. Still, I had to start voting for Gore. The environment is really getting messed up, and he's like the only person trying to get the message out.

Mr Khan @ Apr 23rd 2007 7:13PM

@ Mike

I'd ALMOST agree with you, as Miyamato seems to be branching off into the mundane a lot lately, but remember, it was he who caused all the delays in Twilight Princess by coming in and vastly restructuring the game sometime in 2005, thus proving he can still hash out the epic (as does his new work, Super Mario Galaxy), while still blathering on about things like his "wife-o-meter"

(goes away to vote many times)

NintendoFanbot @ Apr 23rd 2007 7:57PM

Screw this Miyamoto crap, and Iwata and Yamauchi and Yokoi crap. They were all purveyors of an kiddy-held industry!!! It was Sony that made gaming mainstream, and if Playstation wasn't so successful Miyamoto wouldn't know what to do for Wii. So vote Kutaragi!!!!

Besides what's Miyamoto done recently?

[/spewing sheer stupidity]