Hirofumi Matsuoka

Hirofumi Matsuoka Former employee of Nintendo Company Limited, having worked mainly in the development department during his time with the company. Matsuoka was born in Kyoto, Japan in 1961. Outside of painting, Matsuoka admits he is an easy going fellow without many hobbies. After graduating the Kyoto University of Arts, he officially joined Nintendo in 1984, initially working as a Graphic Artist for the Research & Development 1 Division. ➥Extended Profile Matsuoka worked as lead designer on several classic titles including Metroid, Super Mario Land, Famicom Wars, and Mario Paint. After working on the highly lauded Wario Land and WarioWare series, Matsuoka formally resigned his position at the company to join former colleague Hirokazu Tanaka at Creatures Inc., a Nintendo affiliated company that's worked on several entries in the Pokemon franchise.

Work History Developer Creatures Inc. January 2004 - Present Developer Nintendo Co., Ltd. April 1984- December 2003 BA, Faculty of Visual Design Kyoto University of Art Fall 1980 – Spring 1984

Notable Works Personal Trainer: Walking (2008) - Director WarioWare Inc.,: Mega Microgame$ (2003) - Director Wario Land 4 (2001) - Director Mario Artist: Polygon Studio (2000) - Director Mario Artist: Paint Studio (1999) - Director Virtual Boy: Wario Land (1995) - Director Game Boy Gallery: 5 Games in 1 (1995) - Director Super Metroid (1994) - Designer Sound Fantasy (1993) - Producer Mario Paint (1992) - Director Game Boy Wars (1990) - Director Super Mario Land (1989) - Designer Famicom Wars (1988) - Designer Miho Nakayama's Tokimeki High School (1987) - Designer Metroid (1986) - Designer

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Profile: Hirofumi Matsuoka / 松岡 洋史
Author: Kyoto Ninja
Source: Game Credits. Facebook Japan. Nintendo Japan Homepage. Kyoto Report Investigative Methods.
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