An industry survey commissioned by the Develop Conference shows that nearly one third of participants consider Nintendo guru Shigeru Miyamoto to be their games development hero.

The survey took in some 9,000 games developers from across the world, meaning the third that dubbed Miyamoto their 'ultimate development hero' adds up to nearly 3,000 developers.

The Top 10, as outlined in the announcement from Develop organiser Tandem Events, looks like this:

1. Shigeru Miyamoto
Often referred to as ‘the father of modern video games’ for his role in creating legendary games franchises Mario, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, Star Fox, Pikmin and F-Zero and titles such as Nintendogs and Wii Music/

2. John Carmack
Co-founder of id Software and lead programmer on Doom and Quake.

3. Will Wright
Co-founder of Maxis and brains behind SimCity and The Sims franchise and, more recently, Spore. He now runs entertainment think tank Stupid Fun Club.

4. Dave Jones
Founder of Realtime Worlds (Crackdown, All Points Bulletin) and co-founder of Rockstar North, formerly DMA Design, where Jones created major game series Lemmings and Grand Theft Auto.

5. Sid Meier
Founder of MicroProse and developer of Civilization. Second person to be inducted in the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame behind Shigeru Miyamoto.

6. Peter Molyneux, OBE
Creator of God games Populous, Dungeon Keeper and Black & White, as well as Theme Park, Fable and Fable 2

7. David Braben
Brit programmer and founder of Frontier, Braben is best known for co-writing the hugely popular Elite. The studio’s work on The Outsider promises to deliver yet another ground-breaking title and a number of gameplay firsts.

8. Masaya Matsuura
Famed for pushing the frontiers of computer music, Masaya took the games industry by storm with the release of PaRappa The Rapper, winning notable awards and changing the landscape of gaming forever.

9. Michael Morhaime
President and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, the legendary creator of Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo series and the world’s biggest MMORPG World of Warcraft.

10. Jonathan Blow
Developer of award-winning title Braid.