Japanese video game author wins Spanish prize   MADRID (AP) --
Japan's Shigeru Miyamoto, considered the father of the modern
video game, has been awarded Spain's Prince of Asturias Award
for Communication and Humanities.  Miyamoto, 59, is the author
of the Mario Bros. series that has become one of the most
marketed video game sagas in history.  Asturias award organizers
praised Miyamoto, saying he converted "the video game into a
social revolution and has managed to popularize it among a
sector of the population that had not previously accessed this
kind of entertainment, while also making it a medium capable of
bringing people together regardless of sex, age or social or
cultural status."  Wednesday's award is one of eight handed out
yearly by a foundation named for Spain's Crown Prince Felipe.
Others categories include arts, sports and scientific research.