Ash Ketchum
The name of the main character of the PC game "Daikatana", Hiro Miyamoto, is a homage to Miyamoto. The character Gary Oak from the "Pokémon" anime series is named Shigeru in Japan and is the rival of Ash Ketchum (called Satoshi in Japan). "Pokémon" creator Satoshi Tajiri was mentored by Miyamoto.