Tadashi Sugiyama
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joined Nintendo in 1983, and served as one of the original young design staff for Nintendo's creative department. Sugiyama contributed graphic design to several games and worked with several talented Nintendo staff like Shigeru Miyamoto
, Kenji Miki, Yoichi Yamada, and Satoru Iwata
. Sugiyama originally worked as a graphic designer and character artist on several early Famicom titles. One of his early famous creations were the character designs of Popo and Nana from Ice Climbers. Sugiyama went on to co-direct (with Yoichi Yamada) the blockbuster sequel, Zelda 2: Adventures of Link. Sugiyama was one of the central designers working on Shigeru Miyamoto's GBA-GCN Connectivity experiments, most which never saw release.
Sugiyama currently serves as a senior producer of his own EAD Software Development Group in the central Kyoto headquarters.
Shigeru Miyamoto
is a Japanese video game designer and producer. Miyamoto was born and raised in Kyoto Prefecture; the natural surroundings of Kyoto inspired much of Miyamoto's later work....
, Kenji Miki, Yoichi Yamada, and Satoru Iwata
Satoru Iwata
is the fourth president of Nintendo, succeeding the long-standing previous president of the company, Hiroshi Yamauchi in 2002. He was responsible in great part for defining Nintendo's strategy both before and during the release of its Nintendo GameCube video game console in 2001, a vision which...
. Sugiyama originally worked as a graphic designer and character artist on several early Famicom titles. One of his early famous creations were the character designs of Popo and Nana from Ice Climbers. Sugiyama went on to co-direct (with Yoichi Yamada) the blockbuster sequel, Zelda 2: Adventures of Link. Sugiyama was one of the central designers working on Shigeru Miyamoto's GBA-GCN Connectivity experiments, most which never saw release.
Sugiyama currently serves as a senior producer of his own EAD Software Development Group in the central Kyoto headquarters.
Works
- Ice ClimberIce Climberis a vertical platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for release on the Nintendo Famicom in Japan and the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America in 1985...
- Graphic Design (NESNes-Localities:In Norway:* Nes, Akershus, a municipality in the county of Akershus in Norway* Nes, Buskerud, a municipality in the county of Buskerud in Norway* Nes, Hedmark, a former municipality in the county of Hedmark in Norway...
, 1984) - Zelda 2: Adventure of Link - Director (NESNes-Localities:In Norway:* Nes, Akershus, a municipality in the county of Akershus in Norway* Nes, Buskerud, a municipality in the county of Buskerud in Norway* Nes, Hedmark, a former municipality in the county of Hedmark in Norway...
, 1987) - Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic - Designer (FCD, 1987)
- Super Mario Bros. 2Super Mario Bros. 2Super Mario Bros. 2, often abbreviated SMB2, is a platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System as a sequel to the 1985 game Super Mario Bros. The game was also remade as part of the Super Mario All-Stars collection for the Super Nintendo Entertainment...
- Assistant Director (NESNes-Localities:In Norway:* Nes, Akershus, a municipality in the county of Akershus in Norway* Nes, Buskerud, a municipality in the county of Buskerud in Norway* Nes, Hedmark, a former municipality in the county of Hedmark in Norway...
, 1988) - PilotwingsPilotwingsis a video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System . It was developed by Nintendo's Entertainment Analysis and Development division, led by producer Shigeru Miyamoto. The game was originally released in Japan on December 21, 1990, shortly after the launch of the SNES...
- Director (SNES, 1990) - Super Mario KartSuper Mario Kartis a go-kart racing video game developed by Nintendo EAD for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System . The first game of the Mario Kart series, it was launched in Japan on August 27, 1992, in North America on September 1, 1992, and in Europe on January 21, 1993. Selling eight million copies...
- Director (SNES, 1992) - F-Zero XF-Zero X, is a futuristic racing video game for the Nintendo 64 console. Developed by Nintendo's EAD division, it was released in Japan, Europe and North America, in 1998. In 2000, an expansion of the game was exclusively released in Japan providing numerous extra features not in the original game. F-Zero...
- Director (N64, 1998) - F-Zero Xpansion KitF-Zero X, is a futuristic racing video game for the Nintendo 64 console. Developed by Nintendo's EAD division, it was released in Japan, Europe and North America, in 1998. In 2000, an expansion of the game was exclusively released in Japan providing numerous extra features not in the original game. F-Zero...
- Director (N64 DD, 2000) - Mario Kart: Super Circuit - Supervisor (GBA, 2001)
- Luigi's MansionLuigi's MansionLuigi's Mansion, known as in Japan, is an action-adventure game published by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube. It was released in Japan on September 14, 2001, in North America on November 18, 2001, and in Europe on May 3, 2002. The game was a launch title for the GameCube...
- Design Director (GCNGCNGCN may refer to:*Nintendo GameCube, a video game console*Gamma Ray Burst Coordinates Network, a system by which Gamma-Ray Burst information is relayed from the first responding observatory to the rest of the GRB community...
, 2001) - The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker - Supervisor (GNCGNCGNC can refer to several things:*General Nutrition Centers*Gibraltar Nynex Communications, a former telecommunications operator in Gibraltar*Guagua National Colleges a private school in Guagua Pampanga.*Guidance, Navigation and Control...
, 2002) - Mario Kart: Double Dash - Producer (GCNGCNGCN may refer to:*Nintendo GameCube, a video game console*Gamma Ray Burst Coordinates Network, a system by which Gamma-Ray Burst information is relayed from the first responding observatory to the rest of the GRB community...
, 2004) - Wii FitWii Fitis a video game developed by Nintendo for the company's home video game console, Wii, designed by Hiroshi Matsunaga. It is an exercise game consisting of activities using the Wii Balance Board peripheral...
- Producer (WiiWiiThe Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
, 2007) - Wii Fit PlusWii Fit Plusis a fitness video game by Nintendo for the Wii console. The game is an enhanced version of Wii Fit and was announced at Nintendo's E3 2009 media briefing on June 2, 2009. The game was released in Japan on October 1, 2009 and in North America three days later on October 4. It was released in South...
- Producer (WiiWiiThe Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
, 2009)