is the "Technology Fellow" of Nintendo and former general manager of Nintendo's integrated research division (IRD). He joined Nintendo in 1972, and was promoted to his best-known position when the integrated research division was founded in 1981. At Nintendo IRD, he mostly worked on improving hardware for home consoles and handhelds, but sometimes developed video games. In software development, he is notable for creating the Punch-Out!! and StarTropics franchises. He also created Nintendo's first arcade game, EVR Race, in 1975.