Legendary Nintendo Developer Takashi Tezuka Isn’t Retiring After All

Nintendo’s investor call clarified the status of 42-year veteran Takashi Tezuka: he is stepping down as an executive officer but will stay on as a producer. Tezuka, 65, has been with Nintendo since 1984 and worked closely with Miyamoto on both Super Mario Bros.

and The Legend of Zelda before going on to direct many of the developer’s most popular titles, from Super Mario World to A Link to the Past. He is also the creator of Yoshi. An investor asked, “Mr. Tezuka is stepping down today. Why is he stepping down? Could you please say a few words about this?” President Shuntaro Furukawa replied, “Tezuka has been involved since the days of Famicom software.

He will continue to be involved in development moving forward. I’ll let him speak for himself now,” and handed it over to Tezuka.

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