Satoshi Tajiri (田尻 智, Tajiri Satoshi?, born
August 28, 1965[1])
is a Japanese video game designer best known as the creator of Pokémon and the founder of video game developer Game Freak, Inc. An avid fan of arcade games, Tajiri wrote for and edited his own video gaming fanzine GameFreak with Ken Sugimori, before evolving it into a development company of the same name. Tajiri claims that the joining of two GameBoys via a link cable inspired him to create a game which embodied the collection and companionship of his childhood hobby, insect collecting. The game, which became Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green (With Pokémon Blue being released as a third version, and as one of two main versions (Along with a second Red Version) outside of Japan), took six years to complete and went on to spark a multi-billion dollar franchise which reinvigorated Nintendo's handheld gaming. Tajiri continued to work as director for the Pokémon series until the development of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, when he
changed his role to simply executive producer.
Tajiri has also worked for numerous big game projects, including Mario spin-offs and the Legend of Zelda. His work has earned him
numerous accolades from his peers.
August 28, 1965[1])
is a Japanese video game designer best known as the creator of Pokémon and the founder of video game developer Game Freak, Inc. An avid fan of arcade games, Tajiri wrote for and edited his own video gaming fanzine GameFreak with Ken Sugimori, before evolving it into a development company of the same name. Tajiri claims that the joining of two GameBoys via a link cable inspired him to create a game which embodied the collection and companionship of his childhood hobby, insect collecting. The game, which became Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green (With Pokémon Blue being released as a third version, and as one of two main versions (Along with a second Red Version) outside of Japan), took six years to complete and went on to spark a multi-billion dollar franchise which reinvigorated Nintendo's handheld gaming. Tajiri continued to work as director for the Pokémon series until the development of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, when he
changed his role to simply executive producer.
Tajiri has also worked for numerous big game projects, including Mario spin-offs and the Legend of Zelda. His work has earned him
numerous accolades from his peers.
The Legend of Zelda (ゼルダの伝説, Zeruda no
Densetsu?)
is a high fantasy themed action-adventure game series created by Japanese game. The series centers primarily on Link, the playable character. Link is often given the task of rescuing Princess Zelda and Hyrule from Ganondorf, a Gerudo thief who is the primary antagonist of the series. However, other settings and antagonists have appeared throughout the games, with Vaati being a strong secondary antagonist during the lifespan of the Game Boy Advance. The story commonly involves a relic known as the Triforce, a set of three omnipotent golden triangles. The protagonist in each game is usually not the same incarnation of Link, but a few exceptions do
exist.
is a high fantasy themed action-adventure game series created by Japanese game. The series centers primarily on Link, the playable character. Link is often given the task of rescuing Princess Zelda and Hyrule from Ganondorf, a Gerudo thief who is the primary antagonist of the series. However, other settings and antagonists have appeared throughout the games, with Vaati being a strong secondary antagonist during the lifespan of the Game Boy Advance. The story commonly involves a relic known as the Triforce, a set of three omnipotent golden triangles. The protagonist in each game is usually not the same incarnation of Link, but a few exceptions do
exist.
Super Mario Bros. (スーパーマリオブラザーズ, Sūpā Mario Burazāzu?)
is a 1985 platform video game internally developed by Nintendo EAD and published by Nintendo as a pseudo-sequel to the 1983 game Mario Bros.The game has been highly influential, popularizing the side-scrolling genre.[citation needed] In 2005, IGN's poll named it as The Greatest Game Of All Time.[5] The game also sold enormously well, and was the best-selling game of all time for approximately three decades, until Wii Sports took that title. The commercial success of Super Mario Bros. has caused it to be ported to almost every one of Nintendo's major gaming consoles. Nintendo released special red variants
of the Wii and Nintendo DSi XL consoles in re-packaged, Mario-themed, limited edition bundles in late 2010 as part of the 25th
anniversary of the game's release
is a 1985 platform video game internally developed by Nintendo EAD and published by Nintendo as a pseudo-sequel to the 1983 game Mario Bros.The game has been highly influential, popularizing the side-scrolling genre.[citation needed] In 2005, IGN's poll named it as The Greatest Game Of All Time.[5] The game also sold enormously well, and was the best-selling game of all time for approximately three decades, until Wii Sports took that title. The commercial success of Super Mario Bros. has caused it to be ported to almost every one of Nintendo's major gaming consoles. Nintendo released special red variants
of the Wii and Nintendo DSi XL consoles in re-packaged, Mario-themed, limited edition bundles in late 2010 as part of the 25th
anniversary of the game's release
Pokémon (ポケモン, Pokemon, /ˈpoʊkeɪmɒn/ POH-kay-mon)
a media franchise published and owned by Japanese
video game company Nintendo and created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996, focused on the titular
creatures. Originally released as a pair of interlinkable Game Boy role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, Pokémon has since become the second-most successful and
lucrative video game-based media franchise in the world, behind only Nintendo's
own Mario franchise.[3]
Pokémon properties have since been merchandised into anime, manga, trading cards, toys, books, and other media
a media franchise published and owned by Japanese
video game company Nintendo and created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996, focused on the titular
creatures. Originally released as a pair of interlinkable Game Boy role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, Pokémon has since become the second-most successful and
lucrative video game-based media franchise in the world, behind only Nintendo's
own Mario franchise.[3]
Pokémon properties have since been merchandised into anime, manga, trading cards, toys, books, and other media