Yasuo Inoue

Yasuo Inoue Current employee of Nintendo Company Limited, having worked mainly in the development department during his time with the company. Inoue was born in Hikone, Japan in 1969. His favorite television series is Space Battleship Yamamoto, and his favorite sport is soccer. After graduating from the Kyoto Seika University, he officially joined Nintendo in 1994, initially working as a Graphic Artist for the Research & Development 1 Division. ➥Extended Profile Inoue's first project at the company, was contributing to design on Metroid II: Return of Samus. He also played the lead role on designing the pilot characters in F-Zero: Maximum Velocity. The majority of his contributions however, are mainly designing logos, manual and artwork for a variety of Nintendo games. Inoue's Facebook profile can be found here.

Work History Developer Nintendo Co., Ltd. April 1991 - Present BA, Faculty of Visual Design Kyoto Seika University Fall 1987 - Spring 1991

Notable Works Xenoblade Chronicles X (2015) - Manual Editor' Wii Fit Plus (2009) - Artwork Wii Fit (2007) - Artwork F-Zero: Maximum Velocity (2001) - Character Artist Metroid II: Return of Samus (1991) - 2D Designer

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Profile: Yasuo Inoue / 井上 泰夫 / いのうえ やすお
Author: Kyoto Ninja
Source: Game Credits. Facebook Japan. Nintendo Japan Homepage. Kyoto Report Investigative Methods.
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