Hiroyuki Kimura
Hiroyuki Kimura (木村 浩之 Kimura Hiroyuki, born in 1965) is a video game designer and producer who works for Nintendo. Kimura acted as the Manager and Producer of Software Development Group No. 4 of Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development Division since 2003. Upon consolidation of Nintendo EAD and Nintendo SPD in 2015, his current position at Nintendo EPD is unknown. He often assists Takashi Tezuka with his development duties.
History[edit]
Kimura entered Nintendo in 1988 and joined Nintendo EAD as a member of training. In his first work, Super Mario Bros. 3, he designed two characters, Lava Lotus and Spike. Afterward, he was assigned to Nintendo Research & Development 1, where he worked on the graphic design of a few Metroid series. After a while, he was assigned to EAD again, and directed most of the Super Mario Advance series. Since he has been appointed manager of Software Development Group No. 4 of EAD in the mid 2000s, he has produced all of the New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Maker, and Pikmin series.
Games[edit]
- Super Mario Bros. 3 - Character Designer
- Mario Clash - Director (with Toru Osawa)
- Mario Artist: Talent Studio - Director
- Super Mario Advance - Art Director
- Mario Kart: Super Circuit - Supervisor, Planner
- Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 - Director
- Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 - Director
- Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 - Director
- Yoshi Touch & Go - Director
- New Super Mario Bros. - Producer
- New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat - General Producer
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Producer (with Takashi Tezuka)
- New Super Mario Bros. 2 - Co-producer
- New Super Mario Bros. U - Co-producer
- New Super Luigi U - Co-producer
- Super Mario Maker - Co-producer
- Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS - Co-producer
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Progress Management
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe - Co-producer
- Super Mario Maker 2 - Co-producer
