This article is about the founder of Square. For the swordsman, see Miyamoto Musashi.
Masafumi Miyamoto
Born
1957 (age 66–67)
Japan
Alma mater
Waseda University
Occupation(s)
Investor, businessman
Masafumi Miyamoto (宮本 雅史, Miyamoto Masafumi, born 1957) is a Japanese investor and businessman best known as the founder of the video game developer Square. Miyamoto graduated from Waseda University in 1983, and joined his father's electric power conglomerate, Den-Yu-Sha as a programmer in their software division. After transforming the games division from a group of generalist programmers into specialists working together on a common project, the group was spun out into its own company in 1986. Miyamoto served as president of the company until 1991, though he remained a major shareholder in the company.
MasafumiMiyamoto (宮本 雅史, MiyamotoMasafumi, born 1957) is a Japanese investor and businessman best known as the founder of the video game developer Square...
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indicating it as a "large company". Square was started in October 1983 by MasafumiMiyamoto as a computer game software division of Den-Yu-Sha, a power line construction...
possible by wearing a pair of anaglyph glasses. Square president MasafumiMiyamoto initially conceived the game as an opportunity for developer Nasir...
popular worldwide due to the puzzle game Tetris, then-Square president MasafumiMiyamoto requested that a development team create a game for the handheld console...
to his contacts at Square. Nasir had the opportunity to meet with MasafumiMiyamoto, founder and president of Square, who decided to hire him. The programmers...
shareholders had doubts about the merger, notably Square's founder MasafumiMiyamoto, who would find himself holding significantly less shares and having...
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and the first Game Boy game produced by Square. Square president MasafumiMiyamoto requested developers create a Game Boy game after he noticed the success...
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Following the success of Tetris for the Game Boy, Square president MasafumiMiyamoto wanted to make their own version of it for the console, but the staff...
developed by Suda. The character designs were by Takashi Miyamoto, while the music was composed by Masafumi Takada. Prior to its remaster, the game did not see...
not understand what was going on in the story. The music was composed by Masafumi Takada. Due to his extensive creative control as compared to the original...
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