Development and Creators

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The creative leads and corporate history behind the franchise's production.

Kazumi Totaka

Kazumi Totaka (戸高一生, Totaka Kazumi; born August 23, 1967) is a Japanese video game composer and sound director who is best known for his various compositions in many Nintendo games. He occasionally does voice acting as well, most notably voicing Yoshi from the Mario series, and Captain Olimar from the Pikmin games. He also directed the development of Wii Music. Totaka has worked for Nintendo since 1990.

Takashi Tezuka

Takashi Tezuka , nicknamed Ten Ten, is a Japanese video game designer and gaming company executive. Since 1984, he has directed, produced, or supervised development of numerous games released by Nintendo. He is currently the executive officer of their board of directors, and senior officer of their Entertainment Planning & Development division. He is set to retire from his position on the company's board on June 26, 2026.