miyamoto graduated from kanazawa municipal college of industrial arts with a degree in industrial design. however, he could not find a job. he also loved manga. before he thought about starting a career in video games, he wanted to become a professional manga artist. manga's classical kishōtenketsu narrative structure influenced him. western genre television shows also influenced him. the game that made him want to enter the video game industry was the 1978 arcade game "space invaders".