1. Shigeru Miyamoto

It wasn't a difficult selection. Nobody in the videogame arena has proven as innovative and irrefutably influential as Nintendo's legendary game designer, Shigeru Miyamoto. He earns our top pick because he has successfully created pioneering, industry-shaping videogames and hardware for nearly three decades. His contributions have been blatantly copied by competitors just as much as they've been applauded by players around the world.

His track record speaks for itself. From the mind of a single, unwaveringly happy man comes such timeless franchises as Donkey Kong, Mario Bros., and The Legend of Zelda. Through the years, Miyamoto has had his hand in just about every major Nintendo series, including Wave Race, Mario Kart, F-Zero and Star Fox. Yet, he has never rested on his laurels, continuing to develop new ideas and fresh game concepts, including the 3D sensation that was Super Mario 64, the ultra-accessible Pikmin and the simply addictive Nintendogs. He brought the analog stick and the rumble pak to console gamers and he was integral in the advent of Nintendo's dual-screen handheld.

Even now, almost 30 years after Donkey Kong arrived in arcades, Miyamoto's new software and hardware advancements continue to redefine the industry. When competitors bet on high-definition graphics, Miyamoto gambled on a simpler system with a gameplay-changing controller. He packed it with a game called Wii Sports and the rest is history. Since then, the Nintendo visionary has helped spread the industry beyond its normal parameters, hooking new players with unconventional software like Wii Fit.

Long after the 53-year-old veteran retires from the industry -- and we hope that day remains tucked away in the distant future -- his legacy will live on. If the videogame market has rock stars, Miyamoto is its biggest and brightest.

Notable Games
Donkey Kong (1981)
Super Mario Bros (1985)
The Legend of Zelda (1987)
Star Fox (1993)
Super Mario 64 (1996)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
Pikmin (2001)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006)
Super Mario Galaxy (2007)

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Runners Up:

2. Sid Meier

3. Will Wright

4. Sakaguchi

5. Gunpei Yokoi

6. KOJIMA!

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is it really a news I thought Miyamoto will get it since I first haired of the count down

he is really a Legend although my last Nintendo console was the NES !!!

As expected right ;)

Well, obviously. It couldn't have been anyone else.

Will Wright does NOT deserve third place. Was Molyneux in the top ten? Fumito Ueda?

Just lol, wiimusic anyone?

I think yu suzuki would deserve a mention:

-outrun
-VF series(1,2,3,4)
-virtua racing
-shenmue(1,2)

@Tremble, how can you say that after Mario Galaxy? The man shows time and time again why he matters and how nobody else, not even Will Wright, can consistently innovate and surprise the cynics.

Molyneux was 18th (Although, in my opinion, that is quite high).

Fumito Ueda was 46th, which was the most prominent reason I didn't take the rest of the list seriously.

Yep but ... wiimusic, how can someone be proclamed best dev ever after wiimusic...?

Hahah crazy ol Richard Garriott got 11. I love his goofy space traveling antics.