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|image=[[File:Kensuke Tanabe.jpg]]<br>Kensuke Tanabe as seen in the Iwata Asks for ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'' | |||
|image=[[File:Kensuke Tanabe.jpg]] | |born=January 26, 1963<ref>Shokugan's ''Link's Awakening'' guide (translation available at [http://www.glitterberri.com/links-awakening/staff-list-interview/ glitterberri])</ref> | ||
|born=January 26 1963 <ref>Shokugan's ''Link's Awakening'' guide (translation available at [http://www.glitterberri.com/links-awakening/staff-list-interview/ glitterberri])</ref> | |role=Producer, game designer, manager, executive officer}} | ||
|role=Producer, game designer, manager}} | '''Kensuke Tanabe''' (田邊 賢輔) is a Japanese video game developer and producer employed by [[Nintendo]]. Tanabe, after graduating from the Visual Concept Planning Department of the [[wikipedia:Osaka University of Arts|Osaka University of Arts]], decided to join Nintendo and was first enrolled into [[Nintendo EAD]] in 1986. One of his first assignements was developing a prototype for a vertical scrolling-focused ''Super Mario''-style platformer, which would serve as the basis of ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]''.<ref>[https://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/04/super-mario-bros-2/ The Secret History of Super Mario Bros. 2]</ref> | ||
Tanabe currently works as the head of [[Nintendo EPD|Nintendo EPD Group No. 6]], a division of Nintendo focused on assisting coproductions with western developers. | |||
Tanabe currently works as the head of [[Nintendo | |||
==List of games== | ==List of games== | ||
*''[[Doki Doki Panic]]''/''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' - Director | *''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]''/''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' - Director, Course design | ||
*''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' - Level | *''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' - Level design, Map design<ref>[http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/3ds/papermario/0/0 Iwata Asks: Paper Mario: Sticker Star]</ref> (uncredited) | ||
*''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' - Japanese localization<ref>[http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/donkey-kong-country-returns/0/0 Iwata Asks: Donkey Kong Country Returns]</ref> | *''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' - Japanese localization<ref>[http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/donkey-kong-country-returns/0/0 Iwata Asks: Donkey Kong Country Returns]</ref> | ||
*''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' | *''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' - Screenplay advisor | ||
*''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' | *''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' - Special Thanks | ||
*''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' | *''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' - Special Thanks | ||
*''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' - Supervisor | *''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' - Supervisor | ||
*''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'' - Producer | *''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'' - Producer | ||
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'' - Producer | |||
*''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' - Producer | *''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' - Producer | ||
*''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'' - Producer | |||
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' - Producer | *''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' - Producer | ||
*''[[Captain Rainbow]]'' - Producer | |||
*''[[Punch-Out!! (Wii)|Punch-Out!!]]'' (Wii) - Producer | |||
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]'' - Producer | |||
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]'' - Producer | *''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]'' - Producer | ||
*''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' - Producer | *''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' - Producer | ||
*''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' - Special Thanks | |||
*''[[Mario Party 9]]'' - Special Thanks | *''[[Mario Party 9]]'' - Special Thanks | ||
*''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' - Producer | *''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' - Producer | ||
*''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'' - Special | *''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'' - Special advisor | ||
*''[[Game & Wario]]'' - Directing support, Game design (directed the [[Ashley (minigame)|Ashley]] and [[Islands]] minigames in cooperation with [[Risa Tabata]]<ref>[http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wiiu/gameandwario/0/3 Iwata Asks: Game & Wario]</ref>) | |||
*''[[Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move]]'' - Producer | *''[[Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move]]'' - Producer | ||
*''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' - Producer | *''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' - Producer | ||
*''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' - Producer | *''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' - Producer | ||
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]'' - Supervisor | *''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]'' - Supervisor | ||
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' - Supervisor | *''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' - Supervisor | ||
*''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'' - Producer | |||
*''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' - Producer | |||
*''[[WarioWare Gold]]'' - Producer | |||
*''[[Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)|Luigi's Mansion]]'' ([[Nintendo 3DS]]) - Producer | |||
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' - Original Game Supervisor | |||
*''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'' - Producer | |||
*''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' - Producer | |||
*''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' - Producer | |||
*''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'' - Producer | |||
*''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'' - Producer | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
E3 2019 Nintendo Booth Developers Signature Wall.jpg|Signature wall from the Nintendo booth at {{wp|E3 2019}}, featuring a doodle of [[Luigi]] by Tanabe | |||
</gallery> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{People}} | {{People}} | ||
[[Category:People]] | [[Category:People]] | ||
[[Category:Game | [[Category:Game designers]] | ||
[[Category:Nintendo]] | |||