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Yoshio Sakamoto ( Japanese: 坂本 賀勇, Hepburn: Sakamoto Yoshio) (born July 23, 1959) is a Japanese video game designer, director, and producer. He has worked at Nintendo since 1982. He has directed several games in the Metroid series.
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Sakamoto joined Nintendo in 1982 and initially worked at the R&D1 department. His first video game was Donkey Kong on the Game & Watch where he designed the barrels. Following this, he worked on several Game & Watch games and assisted Shigeru Miyamoto on Donkey Kong Jr.. Later on, he worked on several classic Nintendo Entertainment System games inc...
Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)(1982) - Graphic DesignerIwata Asks: WarioWare: Smooth MovesIwata Asks: Metroid: Other MIwata Asks: Kiki Trick(translated by NintendoWorldReport)Yoshio Sakamoto (坂本 賀勇 Sakamoto Yoshio, born July 23, 1959) is a Japanese game designer who works for Nintendo. He is the co-creator of the Metroid series having worked as director, scenario designer, or script writer for many of the titles.
Jun 17, 2021 · Around 15 years ago, Yoshio Sakamoto had an idea for the next mainline Metroid game. Called Dread, the game would feature longtime protagonist Samus Aran constantly pursued by some kind...
Apr 23, 2010 · Here, Sakamoto talks to Gamasutra about why he feels the Metroid series has endured for so many console generations, despite changing developers over the years -- expanding on the widely-praised elegance of Super Metroid and the root of the game's emotional impact.
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Jun 15, 2021 · Check out this development history video with Metroid Dread Producer, Yoshio Sakamoto, as he shares some details around the recently announced game.
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Oct 9, 2021 · Producer Yoshio Sakamoto has been the guiding creative force for Metroid games since the beginning: Over a Zoom from Japan, I interviewed Sakamoto about Metroid, how the new game was conceived...