Katsuya Eguchi
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![]() Eguchi on stage during Nintendo's press conference at E3 2012
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Native name | 江口 勝也 |
Born | Tokyo, Japan |
May 15, 1965
Employer | Nintendo (1986–present) |
Title | Deputy General Manager of Nintendo EPD |
Katsuya Eguchi (江口 勝也 Eguchi Katsuya?, born May 15, 1965) is a game designer, producer, and deputy general manager at Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development. He was born in 1965 in Tokyo, Japan and grew up in the Chiba Prefecture. He began work at Nintendo in 1986 and spent some time doing promotional artwork before starting as a designer on Super Mario Bros. 3. He first served as director for Star Fox in 1993. Other games he's been involved with include Super Mario World, Star Fox 2, Wave Race 64, Yoshi's Story, Animal Crossing, Wii Sports, and Wii Play. He is the producer of Animal Crossing: City Folk, Wii Music, and Wii Sports Resort.[1]
Eguchi served as a senior producer of his own EAD software development group, but currently serves as the Deputy General Manager of Nintendo's Entertainment Planning & Development division.[2]
Contents
Works
- Super Mario Bros. 3 - Designer (NES, 1988)
- Super Mario World - "Area Director" (SNES, 1988)
- Star Fox - Director (SNES, 1993)
- Star Fox 2 - Director (SNES, unreleased)
- Wave Race 64 - Director (N64, 1996)
- Yoshi's Story - Chief Designer (N64, 1998)
- Mario Artist: Talent Maker - Advisor (N64 64DD, 2000)
- Animal Forest - Director (N64, 2001)
- Animal Crossing - Director (GCN, 2002)
- Animal Crossing e+ - Director (GCN, 2003)
- Animal Crossing: Wild World - Producer (NDS, 2005)
- Wii Sports - Producer (Wii, 2006)
- Wii Play - Producer (Wii, 2006)
- Star Fox Command - Supervisor (NDS, 2006)
- Wii Music - Producer (Wii, 2008)
- Animal Crossing: City Folk - Producer (Wii, 2008)
- Wii Sports Resort - Producer (Wii, 2009)
- Nintendo Land - Producer (Wii U, 2012)
- Wii U – Hardware Producer (2012)
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Producer (3DS, 2013)
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D - Senior Producer (3DS, 2015)
- Splatoon - General Producer (Wii U, 2015)
- Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer - General Producer (3DS, 2015)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes - Supervisor (3DS, 2015)
Interviews
- Iwata Asks: Wii Sports - Development Staff Interview
- Iwata Asks: Animal Crossing: City Folk - Development Staff Interview
- Iwata Asks: Wii Music - Development Staff Interview
- Iwata Asks: Wii Sports Resort - Development Staff Interview