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Shigeru Miyamoto has received “The Jim Henson Celebration Honor” from The Jim Henson Company — this is the company’s highest honor.

The Henson awards program was established in 2005 and is meant to acknowledge “organizations, individuals or products that reflect the core values and philosophy of the legendary Jim Henson and the company he founded”.

The highest Henson Honor goes to an individual, organization or product that makes the world a better place by inspiring people to celebrate life. As the creator of some of the world’s best-known video games such as Donkey Kong, Super Mario Bros. and the Zelda series (which have collectively sold more than 350 million copies), and the person who ultimately oversees every Nintendo game, Shigeru Miyamoto has reignited America’s love for gaming with the creation of Nintendo’s hugely popular Wii console.

Taking the application of video games a giant step forward, Miyamoto recently developed the Wii Fit, dedicated to improving people’s physical health and well being. The game not only serves to entertain and give players a workout, it is also being used as a rehabilitation tool - known as “Wii-hab” - by physical and occupational therapists to help patients with balance, endurance and core strengthening.

Spore, the recently released PC video game, was also honored for demonstrating “ground-breaking technology in a creative way”.

Congrats to Miyamoto and Nintendo for making a difference!

Tags: Shigeru Miyamoto, Spore, Wii Fit, Wii-hab