Nintendo's Miyamoto given the Prince of Asturias Award!

[kitler53]

Kynes said:

kitler53 said:
i haven't heard of the Prince of Asturias Award before. what exactly is it given for?

 

The Prince of Asturias Awards (Spanish: Premios Príncipe de Asturias) are a series of annual prizes awarded in Spain by the Prince of Asturias Foundation to individuals, entities or organizations from around the world who make notable achievements in the sciences, humanities, and public affairs.

The prize was established on 24 September 1980 by the twelve year-old Prince of Asturias, heir to the throne of Spain, "to consolidate links between the Principality and the Prince of Asturias, and to contribute to encouraging and promoting scientific, cultural and humanistic values that form part of mankind's universal heritage."^[1] The awards are presented in Oviedo, the capital of the Principality of Asturias, at a ceremony presided by Felipe, Prince of Asturias. A sculpture, expressly created for the prize by Spanish sculptor Joan Miró, is presented yearly to the recipients of the prize.

The categories are:

• 1.1 Arts
• 1.2 Communications and Humanities
• 1.3 International Cooperation
• 1.4 Literature
• 1.5 Social Sciences
• 1.6 Sports
• 1.7 Technical and Scientific Research
• 1.8 Concord

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Asturias_Awards

 

He has been given the Communications and Humanities award. In some categories the Prince of Asturias Award is a Nobel Lite award.

thanks!