Genyo Takeda, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Genyo Takeda

Japanese video game designer

Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1949

Place of Birth: Ōsaka, Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan

Profession: engineer

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Genyo Takeda (?? ??, Takeda Gen'yo, born on March 7, 1949, in Osaka, Japan) is a retired Japanese game designer and executive who worked for the video game company Nintendo.
Takeda was formerly the general manager of Nintendo's Integrated Research & Development division, and was the co-representative director and "Technology Fellow" of the company until his retirement in 2017.He joined Nintendo in 1972, and was promoted to his best-known position when the Integrated Research & Development (IRD) division was founded in 1981.
At 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 designed Nintendo's first arcade game, EVR Race, in 1975.
In September 2015, Takeda was promoted to co-representative director and given the title of "Technology Fellow" during the company wide executive shuffle following the death of former company president Satoru Iwata.