Kensuke Tanabe: Difference between revisions

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|alma_mater=[[Osaka University of Arts]]

|occupation=[[Video game producer]], [video game designer|designer]

|employer=[[Nintendo]] (~~1986–present~~)

|employer=[[Nintendo]] ()

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|title = Manager at [[Nintendo SPD]] Production Group No. 3 (2004–2015)<br/>Manager at [[Nintendo EPD]] Production Group No. 6 (2015–2019)<br/> Senior Officer at Nintendo EPD (~~2019–present~~)

|title = Manager at [[Nintendo SPD]] Production Group No. 3 (2004–2015)<br/>Manager at [[Nintendo EPD]] Production Group No. 6 (2015–2019)<br/> Senior Officer at Nintendo EPD ()

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{{nihongo|”’Kensuke Tanabe”’|田邊賢輔|Tanabe Kensuke|born January 26, 1963}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Nintendo Official Guide Book – The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening |script-chapter=ja:「ゼルダの伝説夢をみる島」開発スタッフ名鑑 |language=ja |page=120 |date=July 1993 |isbn=4-09-102448-3 |publisher=[[Shogakukan|Shogakukan Inc]]}}</ref> is a Japanese [video game producer] and [video game designer|designer] working for [[Nintendo]], where he currently is Senior Officer at [[Nintendo EPD]].

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At first, Tanabe was part of the [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Entertainment Analysis and Development]] division.<ref name=”ign” /> He directed the platform games ”[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]” and ”[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]”, and worked on the scripts for the action-adventures ”[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]” and ”[[The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening]]”.<ref name=”gpara” /><ref name=”ign” /> In 2003, Tanabe moved to the [[Nintendo Software Planning & Development|Software Planning and Development]] division, where he became the manager of Production Group No. 3.<ref name=”bio” /><ref name=”ign”>{{cite web |url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/514/514185p1.html |title=E3 2004: Metroid Prime 2 Interview |date=May 12, 2004 |work=[[IGN]] |publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc |access-date=January 11, 2011 |archive-date=December 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216061540/http://cube.ign.com/articles/514/514185p1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Since then, he has become a producer, and has managed and overseen the development of externally developed first party Nintendo video games, such as ”[[Metroid Prime]]”, ”[[Donkey Kong Country]]”, ”[[Paper Mario]]”, ”[[Chibi-Robo]]” and other series.<ref name=”gpara” />

On January 21st, 2026, Tanabe recently announced his retirement from nintendo after nearly 40 years and that metroid prime 4 beyond was his last nintendo game after that it was soon annouced that Risa tanabe will be his successor.

==Works==

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==References==

{{Reflist}}https://www.resetera.com/threads/kensuke-tanabe-announces-his-retirement-from-nintendo-in-a-nintendo-dream-interview-mp4-was-his-final-game-risa-tabata-will-be-his-successor.1412092/

https://weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309405257646218805574

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Japanese video game developer

Kensuke Tanabe (田邊賢輔, Tanabe Kensuke; born January 26, 1963)^[2] is a Japanese video game producer and designer working for Nintendo, where he currently is Senior Officer at Nintendo EPD.

After he had graduated from the Visual Concept Planning Department of Osaka University of Arts, he decided to enter the video game industry, and joined Nintendo in April 1986.^[1]^[3]

At first, Tanabe was part of the Entertainment Analysis and Development division.^[4] He directed the platform games Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and Super Mario Bros. 2, and worked on the scripts for the action-adventures The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening.^[3]^[4] In 2003, Tanabe moved to the Software Planning and Development division, where he became the manager of Production Group No. 3.^[1]^[4] Since then, he has become a producer, and has managed and overseen the development of externally developed first party Nintendo video games, such as Metroid Prime, Donkey Kong Country, Paper Mario, Chibi-Robo and other series.^[3]