The results of Time’s online poll to determine the “World’s Most Influential People in 2009,” as decided by the mouth-breathing internet, has ranked Nintendo game designer Shigeru Miyamoto as the world’s 42nd most influential person.
That’s one spot behind pop star Miley Cyrus, which might sting a bit for Mr. Miyamoto, but many, many spots ahead of people who have actual influence. Miyamoto scored a spot much higher than folks like Pope Benedict XVI, the Dalai Lama and United States Secretary of State Hilary Clinton.
For Time’s 2008 version of the publicly voted list, Miyamoto landed at numero uno. Clearly after the release of Wii Music, the man’s good faith with the teeming masses has dipped.
Your TIME 100 [Time.com]
Andrew
April 28, 2009 at 11:45 AM
The whole poll was rigged by 4chan. So it doesn’t really count.
Report PermalinkRayblx
April 28, 2009 at 12:53 PM
Here’s an article that people may find interesting to read:
http://musicmachinery.com/2009/04/15/inside-the-precision-hack/
Welcome to the internet, Time.
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April 28, 2009 at 4:56 PM
@Rayblx,
Report PermalinkWow, that goes above and beyond just a standard vote rigging