Shinji Kitahara

Shinji Kitahara Currently listed as a full-time employee of Nintendo Company Limited, a global manufacturer and developer of entertainment software and hardware. Throughout this time with the company, history of work spans mainly as a developer in the software development sector. Shinji Kitahara is a native resident of Japan. After graduating from their respective university program, Kitahara officially joined Nintendo in 2002, initially working as a Computer Programmer. Most recently, Kitahara has worked as a Planner on software related projects for the Entertainment Planning & Development Division. The first public work was game programming for Daigasso! Band Brothers released on the Nintendo DS. ➥ Extended Profile

Work History Nintendo Co., Ltd. Developer c. 2002 - Present

Notable Works Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (2026) - Planner / Game Design Ring Fit Adventure (2019) - Sub Director, Planner, Hardware Development Rusty's Real Deal Baseball (2013) - Program Director AR Games (2011) - Program Director Mono ya Okane no Shikumi DS (2009) - Program Director Daigasso! Band Brothers DX Senyō: Speaker Channel (2008) - Program Director Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (2008) - Programmer Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day (2006) - Programmer Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (2005) - Programmer DS Easy Dictionary (2005) - Programmer Daigasso! Band Brothers Request Selection Cartridge (2005) - Programmer Daigasso! Band Brothers (2004) - Programmer The Legend of Zelda: Navi Trackers (2004) - Program Support Other Works

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Profile: Shinji Kitahara / 北原 慎治 / きたはら しんじ
Company: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Source: Game Credits. Linkedin. Facebook Japan. Nintendo Japan Homepage. Kyoto Report Investigative Methods.
Author: Kyoto Ninja

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