On March 19 at the GAME British Academy Video Games Awards, Shigeru Miyamoto will be awarded with a BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Fellowship, the “highest accolade the academy can bestow”, according to chairman David Parfitt. Says Miyamoto of the honor (or shall I spell, honour):
“I am very grateful to be able to receive such an honorable award from the British Academy. Our video games cannot be created by one person; since Donkey Kong until the most recent New Super Mario Bros. Wii, I have been working closely with a number of friends for three decades in order to develop fun and enjoyable games. I would like to receive this honorable award on behalf of all of these dependable colleagues.”
Always humble and gracious, that Miyamoto. I can’t think of a more deserving individual. ‘Grats, Shigeru!
