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Genyo Takeda | |
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竹田 玄洋 | |
| Born | March 7, 1949 |
| Alma mater | Shizuoka University[1] |
| Years active | 1972–2017 |
| Employer | Nintendo |
Genyo Takeda (竹田 玄洋, Takeda Gen'yō, born on March 7, 1949) is a retired Japanese game designer and executive who worked for the video game company Nintendo. Takeda was formerly the general manager of Nintendo's Integrated Research & Development division, and was the co-representative director and "Technology Fellow" of the company until his retirement in 2017.[2]
He joined Nintendo in 1972,[3] and was promoted to his best-known position when the Integrated Research & Development (IRD) division was founded in 1981. At IRD, he mostly worked on improving hardware for home consoles and handhelds, but sometimes developed video games. In software development, he is notable for creating the Punch-Out!! and StarTropics franchises. He also designed Nintendo's first arcade game, EVR Race, in 1975.[4] In September 2015, Takeda was promoted to co-representative director and given the title of "Technology Fellow" during the company wide executive shuffle following the death of former company president Satoru Iwata.
- ^ "NINTENDO'S GENYO TAKEDA ANNOUNCED AS 2018 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT RECIPIENT". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ McWhertor, Michael (April 27, 2017). "Nintendo veteran Genyo Takeda retiring". Polygon. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ "NOTICE OF THE 75TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS" (PDF). Nintendo. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ "Iwata Asks: Punch-Out!! - The Proposition is to Use Two Televisions". Nintendo. August 7, 2009. Archived from the original on January 11, 2010. Retrieved August 7, 2009.