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Miyamoto, Ancel, Raynal Honored by French

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the bet-they-have-more-fun-shipping-a-game dept.

Gamasutra has a piece looking at the background behind the awarding of medals by the French government to Shigeru Miyamoto, Frédérick Raynal, and Michel Ancel. From the article: "'They deserve it don't you think? You know their work, their talent.' Of course, but still, how come? 'Well, you know, we're always talking with the Ministry of Culture, and it's our job to explain our industry to the political body.' So the idea just 'emerged' during casual conversations between some minister and some video game representative. And when two French game designers were picked, it suddenly seemed obvious that it couldn't be a serious initiative without including Japanese legend Shigeru Miyamoto."

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  1. Other names that spring to mind... by Dusabre · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Some other names that spring to mind but will never receive a French prize for certain reasons:
    Sid Meier
    Richard Garriott
    Joe Romero
    Ian Bell
    &
    Derek Smart (jokey jokey)

    1. Re:Other names that spring to mind... by slavemowgli · · Score: 2, Interesting

      "certain reasons"? I think you have it backwards there - it's the US-Americans [1] that have an irrational hatred for the French, not the other way around.

      1. Yes, not all of them, of course, but the percentage of those who do is surprisingly high even on Slashdot, which supposedly is a site for the more intelligent (who should thus also have less prejudices and stereotypes).

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