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Super Mario World, The Legend Of Zelda Director Takashi Tezuka Retiring From Nintendo

Game Informer·Wesley LeBlanc·24 days ago
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Takashi Tezuka, the storied director behind games like The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario World , is retiring from Nintendo, the company has revealed. In Nintendo's latest fiscal report, there is a note titled "Announcement of Personnel Changes of Company Officers," and within it, news that Tezuka, an executive officer at the company, is retiring on June 26.  Tezuka, who co-created Yoshi and also directed The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island , most recently served as the producer for Super Mario Bros. Wonder , but at age 65, he's moving on from game development at the Kyoto-based company. He worked at Nintendo for more than four decades, having joined in 1984 at age 23. Over his 40-plus years at Nintendo, he has worked as a longtime collaborator with Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto , who serves as a representative director overseeing various projects there.…

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