Katsuya Eguchi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Katsuya Eguchi

game designer

Date of Birth: 15-May-1965

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Profession: video game developer, game director

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Katsuya Eguchi (Japanese: ?? ??, Hepburn: Eguchi Katsuya, born May 15, 1965) is a Japanese game designer, producer, and deputy general manager at Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development, most known for being a creator and a spokesperson of the Animal Crossing series.
He was born in 1965 in Tokyo, Japan and grew up in the Chiba Prefecture.
He began work at Nintendo in 1986 and spent some time doing promotional artwork before starting as a designer on Super Mario Bros.
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He first served as director for Star Fox in 1993.
Other games he has directed include Super Mario World, Star Fox 2, Wave Race 64, and Yoshi's Story.Eguchi served as a senior producer of his own EAD software development group, but currently serves as the Deputy General Manager of Nintendo's Entertainment Planning & Development division.