Takehiro Izushi

Takehiro Izushi Current employee of Nintendo Company Limited, having worked mainly in the development department during his time with the company. Izushi was born in Kyoto, Japan in 1952. After graduating from Doshisha University, he officially joined Nintendo in 1975, initially working as an Electrical Engineer for the Research & Development 1 Division. ➥Extended Profile Takehiro Izushi was responsible for the concept and mechanical design of Custom Gunman and Custom Lion. After the Beam Gun Custom series, he engineered hardware for the Color TV Game series and Game & Watch series. Izushi was also involved in the development of the Bassmate Computer for American company Telko, as part of a special third-party commission. In 1996, when Gunpei Yokoi left Nintendo, Izushi took over as General Manager of R&D1. He produced a myriad of titles for the Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Pokemon Mini, and GameCube before vacating the position to work in a less involved supervisory and support role at the company.

Work History Supervisor Nintendo Co., Ltd. January 2005 - Present Developer Nintendo Co., Ltd. April 1975 - Present BS, Faculty of Electrical Engineering Doshisha University Fall 1971 – Spring 1975

Notable Works Metroid: Zero Mission (2004) - Producer Metroid Fusion (2002) - Producer Wario Land 4 (2001) - Producer Wario Land 3 (2000) - Producer Sin & Punishment (2000) - Producer Donkey Kong (G&W) (1982) - Programmer Octopus (G&W) (1981) - Programmer Fire (G&W) (1980) - Programmer Color TV Game Block Breaker (1979) - Programmer Color TV Game Racing 112 (1978) - Programmer Color TV Game 15 (1978) - Programmer Color TV Game 6 (1978) - Programmer Beam Gun Custom (1975) - Engineer

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Profile: Takehiro Izushi / 出石 武宏
Author: Kyoto Ninja
Source: Game Credits. Facebook Japan. Nintendo Japan Homepage. Kyoto Report Investigative Methods.
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