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Hitoshi Yamagami

A prominent developer at Nintendo, Yamagami joined the company in the late 1980's, where he joined the R&D department under legendary Nintendo producer Gunpei Yokoi. He started working as a programmer for the various Gameboy titles which were being developed at the time, but his superiors recognized his ability and he soon became a lead designer for many Famicom titles. As his experience grew, Yamagami soon became Nintendo's lead developer for puzzle games, developing titles such as Tetris, Yoshi's Cookie, Dr. Mario and many others. Later on, Yamagami was partnered with Intelligent Systems and with their help he created a new type of puzzle game in Panel de Pon series.

During his time at R&D1, Yamagami also began coordinating with other development teams on their own games. Of all the external teams, he most famously worked with Intelligent Systems on their flagship series, Fire Emblem, a relationship which continues to this very day. Yet despite working with other teams, he still was able to lead his own internal team, and became the lead designer for the Game & Watch Gallery series.

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  • The Wonderful 101 (2013)

    for WiiU

    The Wonderful 101, initially known as P-100, is an action game that is developed by Platinum Games and published by Nintendo. It is exclusive to the Wii U and was released on August 23, 2013 in Europe, on August 24, 2013 in Japan and on September 15, 2013 in North America.
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  • Endless Ocean: Blue World (2009)

    Developed by Arika for Wii

    Dive into a mysterious underwater world!
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  • Brain Age Express: Sudoku (2009)

    Developed by Nintendo SDD for DS

    Brain Age Express: Sudoku is a puzzle game developed by Nintendo SDD and released on Nintendo DS.
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  • Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters (2008)

    Developed by Nintendo SDD for DS

    Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters is a puzzle game developed by Nintendo SDD and released on Nintendo DS.
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  • Brain Age Express: Math (2008)

    Developed by Nintendo SDD for DS

    Brain Age Express: Math is a puzzle game developed by Nintendo SDD and released on Nintendo DS.
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