Yoichi Yamada
aka:
Y. Yamada,
山田 洋一
Moby ID: 55547
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Yoichi Yamada (山田 洋一) is a Japanese video game designer from Kyoto. He joined Nintendo in 1986 and was co-director of most installments in the Zelda series, starting with The Adventure of Link (1987).
Credited on 26 games
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| Star Fox 2 (2019, Nintendo Switch) | Assistant Director |
| The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019, Nintendo Switch) | Original Supervisor |
| Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Super NES Classic Edition (2017, Dedicated console) | Assistant Director |
| The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017, Wii U) | Game Design |
| The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2016, Wii U) | Sub-Directors |
| The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes (2015, Nintendo 3DS) | Game Planning Lead |
| The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D (2015, Nintendo 3DS) | Memory Management Director |
| The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (2013, Nintendo 3DS) | Field Planning |
| The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011, Wii) | Planning |
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (2011, Nintendo 3DS) | Game System Directors |
| The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (2009, Nintendo DS) | Supervisors |
| The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (2007, Nintendo DS) | Supervisors |
| The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (2004, Game Boy Advance) | Supervisors |
| The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2002, GameCube) | Assistant Directors |
| The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Four Swords (2002, Game Boy Advance) | Supervisors |
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest (2002, GameCube) | Game System Directors |
| Pikmin (2001, GameCube) | Debug Support |
| Luigi's Mansion (2001, GameCube) | Assistant Directors |
| The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (2001, Game Boy Color) | Supervisors |
| The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (2001, Game Boy Color) | Supervisors |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 26 games with Shigeru Miyamoto
- 22 games with Takashi Tezuka
- 17 games with Yusuke Nakano
- 17 games with Takumi Kawagoe
- 17 games with Keizō Katō
- 16 games with Leslie Swan
- 16 games with Kōji Kondō
- 15 games with Daiki Iwamoto
- 15 games with Hironobu Kakui
- 15 games with Yoshiki Haruhana
Companies
- 26 games with Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- 25 games with Nintendo of America Inc.
- 24 games with Nintendo of Europe GmbH
- 18 games with Mario Club, Inc.
- 16 games with Nintendo EAD
- 16 games with Nintendo UK
- 11 games with Nintendo Australia Pty., Ltd.
- 9 games with Nintendo of Canada Ltd.
- 8 games with SRD Co. Ltd.
- 8 games with NOA Product Testing
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