Katsuya Eguchi
Katsuya Eguchi (Japanese: 江口 勝也, Hepburn: Eguchi Katsuya, born April 7, 1965) is a Japanese game designer, director and producer, most known for being a creator of the Animal Crossing series.
Katsuya Eguchi | |
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| 江口 勝也 | |
Eguchi on stage during Nintendo's press conference at E3 2012 | |
| Born | April 7, 1965 Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | video game designer, director and producer |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Employer | Nintendo |
| Notable work | Star Fox Animal Crossing Wii Sports |
| Title | Manager at Nintendo EAD (2003-2013) Deputy General Manager of Nintendo EAD (2013-2015) Deputy General Manager of Nintendo EPD (2015-present) Director at the board of directors in SRD Co., Ltd. |
He was born in 1965 in Tokyo, Japan and grew up in 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 has directed include Super Mario World, Star Fox 2, Wave Race 64, and Yoshi's Story.
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.
After Nintendo's acquisition of SRD Co., Ltd. (System Research and Development) in 2022, Eguchi was chosen to be the Nintendo representative at the group as part of the board of directors of the company.