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[[File:RisaTabata.jpg|thumb|'''Risa Tabata''', as seen in the Iwata Asks for ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''.]]
[[File:RisaTabata.jpg|thumb|Risa Tabata, as seen in the Iwata Asks for ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'']]
'''Risa Tabata''' is a video game producer and supervisor employed by Nintendo since 2001<ref name="MP3">[http://www.metroid-database.com/mp3/Iwata_Asks_Metroid_Prime_3_index.php Metroid Database's translation of the Japan-only Metroid Prime 3 Iwata Asks]</ref>. Tabata works as a producer for [[Nintendo SPD|Nintendo SPD Group No. 3]], primarily overseeing games made by [[Retro Studios]].
'''Risa Tabata''' is a video game producer and supervisor employed by [[Nintendo]] since 2001.<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/interview/rm3j/vol1/index.html|title=社長が訊く『メトロイドプライム3 コラプション』|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=July 5, 2024}}</ref> Tabata works as a producer for [[Nintendo SPD|Nintendo SPD Group No. 3]], primarily overseeing games made by [[Retro Studios]].


==History==
==History==
Tabata's first task at Nintendo was to assist [[Kensuke Tanabe]] in supervising ''[[metroidwiki:Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]'' at [[Retro Studios]].
Tabata's first task at Nintendo was to assist [[Kensuke Tanabe]] in supervising ''[[metroidwiki:Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]'' at [[Retro Studios]].


For ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', Tabata assumed the same position and briefly assumed producer role near the end of development when Tanabe had to call a week off due to lower back pains. After his return, Kensuke Tanabe let her retain a bigger role in supervising the direction of the project<ref>[http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/donkey-kong-country-returns/0/2 Iwata Asks: Donkey Kong Country Returns]</ref>.
For ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', Tabata assumed the same position and briefly assumed producer role near the end of development when Tanabe had to call a week off due to lower back pains. After his return, Kensuke Tanabe let her retain a bigger role in supervising the direction of the project.<ref>{{cite|url=iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/donkey-kong-country-returns/0/2|title=Iwata Asks: ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|accessdate=July 5, 2024}}</ref>


==Games credited==
==Games credited==
*''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'' – Voice Acting
*''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'' – Voice Acting
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' – Supervisor (Original Games)
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' – Supervisor (Original Games)
*''[[Captain Rainbow]]'' – Assistant Producer
*''[[Captain Rainbow]]'' – Assistant Producer
*''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''– Assistant Producer
*''[[Punch-Out!! (Wii)|Punch-Out!!]]'' ([[Wii]]) – Assistant Producer
*''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' – Assistant Producer
*''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' – Special Thanks
*''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' – Special Thanks
*''[[Mario Party 9]]'' – Special Thanks
*''[[Mario Party 9]]'' – Special Thanks
*''[[Game & Wario]]'' – Directing Support, Game Design (directed the [[Ashley (minigame)|Ashley]] and [[Island]] minigames in cooperation with [[Kensuke Tanabe]]<ref>[http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wiiu/gameandwario/0/3 Iwata Asks: Game & Wario]</ref>).
*''[[Game & Wario]]'' – Directing Support, Game Design (directed the [[Ashley (minigame)|Ashley]] and [[Islands]] minigames in cooperation with [[Kensuke Tanabe]]).<ref>{{cite|url=iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wiiu/gameandwario/0/3|title=Iwata Asks: ''Game & Wario''|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|accessdate=July 5, 2024}}</ref>
*''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' – Assistant Producer
*''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' – Assistant Producer
*''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' - Assistant Producer
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' - Original Game Supervisor
*''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'' - Special Thanks
*''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' - Assistant Producer
*''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' - Special Thanks
*''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'' - Project Management
*''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'' - Project Management
*''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) - Producer
*''[[Luigi's Mansion 2 HD]]'' - Project Management
*''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD]]'' - Original Game Supervisor
==Gallery==
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Facebook Nintendo 2016-06-17k.jpg|Tabata and a [[Toad (species)|Toad]] at {{wp|E3 2016}}
</gallery>
==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOBdwh570j8 Video interview featuring Risa Tabata]


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Photo of Risa Tabata.
Risa Tabata, as seen in the Iwata Asks for Donkey Kong Country Returns

Risa Tabata is a video game producer and supervisor employed by Nintendo since 2001.[1] Tabata works as a producer for Nintendo SPD Group No. 3, primarily overseeing games made by Retro Studios.

History[edit]

Tabata's first task at Nintendo was to assist Kensuke Tanabe in supervising Metroid Prime at Retro Studios.

For Donkey Kong Country Returns, Tabata assumed the same position and briefly assumed producer role near the end of development when Tanabe had to call a week off due to lower back pains. After his return, Kensuke Tanabe let her retain a bigger role in supervising the direction of the project.[2]

Games credited[edit]

Gallery[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 社長が訊く『メトロイドプライム3 コラプション』. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  2. ^ Iwata Asks: Donkey Kong Country Returns. Nintendo of America (American English). Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  3. ^ Iwata Asks: Game & Wario. Nintendo of America (American English). Retrieved July 5, 2024.