Based on the TIME 100 poll, the world’s most influential person in 2008 is Nintendo video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the man behind Mario, Donkey Kong, and The Legend of Zelda. His two latest games are Wii Fit and Mario Kart Wii.
Shigeru Miyamoto is often referred to as the “father of modern video gaming”.

Congrats to Shigeru Miyamoto who got over 2.4 million votes in the TIME 100 poll. Here’s a rare interview with Shigeru Miyamoto including what we could see in video games in the future:

Right behind Shigeru Miyamoto in the TIME 100 poll is Rain and Stephen Colbert. Rain came in with 1.6 million votes, while Stephen Colbert had almost 1.5 million votes. Although neither of them won, it did not stop the Rain vs Stephen Colbert dance off challenge. Watch the dance off: