Eiji Aonuma began his career at Nintendo shortly after graduating from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1988. His earliest role at the company was as a graphics artist, and he later moved into the director's role for the Super Famicom title Marvelous: Mouhitotsu no Takarajima. He was subsequently given the role of co-director for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, on which he worked alongside Shigeru Miyamoto. Following the completion of Ocarina of Time, Aonuma was tasked with producing a sequel on a tight deadline, and he served as the director of the subsequent game, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. Aonuma has since served as a primary producer on Nintendo's flagship Zelda titles, most recently with The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.

Erik Wolpaw is an American videogame writer and along with longtime friend Chet Faliszek they co-wrote the Old Man Murray commentary website. The website, which brought their satirical understanding of cliched game design to the attention of many senior figures within the games industry, has been referenced in many computer games since its creation.