Go to
http://www.walkofgame.com/index.htm and vote for the best games/characters and lifetime achievements. Miyamoto is winning, but Mario isn't.
I voted:
Game/Character
Mario
Game/Character
Tetris
Game/Character
Zelda (The Legend of Zelda)
Game/Character
Link (The Legend of Zelda)
Lifetime Achievement
Shigeru Miyamoto
Lifetime Achievement
Will Wright