Hisashi Nogami

• Name — Hisashi Nogami • Native Name — 野上恒 • Born — 1971 • Birthplace — Yawata, Kyoto, Japan • Education — Osaka University of Arts • Employer — Nintendo • Years Active — 1994–present • Occupation — Video game designer, director and producer • Notable Works — Animal Crossing Splatoon • Title — Manager at Nintendo EAD (2013-2015) Manager at Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5 (2015-2019) Deputy General Manager at Nintendo EPD (2019-present) Hisashi Nogami is a Japanese video game designer, director, and producer at Nintendo. He is best known for his involvement in the Animal Crossing and Splatoon franchises.

Nogami was born in Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture in 1971. He graduated from the Design Department in the Osaka University of Arts during April 1994 and joined Japanese video game company Nintendo within the same year, becoming an artist for Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Several years later, Nogami went on to produce the Animal Crossing series, Splatoon series, and directed development of the Wii's Mii Channel among other projects. In June 2019, after years being Manager of his own group of development at Nintendo, he was promoted to the position of Deputy General Manager within the company's Entertainment Planning & Development division.

• Year — Game — Credit(s) • 1995 — Yoshi's Island — Character design • BS Zelda no Densetsu — Designer • 1996 — Super Mario 64 — CG Illustrator • Tetris Attack — Advisor • Mario Kart 64 — CG character design • | 1997 — Yoshi's Story — CG design • | 1998 — Banjo-Kazooie — Word swapping • | 2000 — Mario Artist: Talent Studio — Advisor • 2001 — Animal Crossing — Director • | 2002 — Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 — Map support • | 2004 — Yoshi Topsy-Turvy — Supervisor • 2005 — Animal Crossing: Wild World — Director • 2006 — Yoshi's Island DS — Supervisor • Mii Channel — Director • Wii Sports — Mii support • Wii Play • 2008 — Personal Trainer: Walking • Animal Crossing: City Folk — Director • | 2009 — Tomodachi Collection — Mii support • 2012 — WaraWara Plaza — Director • | 2013 — Tomodachi Life — Mii support • 2015 — Splatoon — Producer • Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer • Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival • | 2016 — Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo • 2017 — Splatoon 2 • Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp — Supervisor • 2020 — Animal Crossing: New Horizons — Producer • 2022 — Splatoon 3 • 2025 — Drag x Drive • 2026 — Yoshi and the Mysterious Book • Splatoon Raiders — General producer

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