Shinya Hiratake

Shinya Hiratake is a planner at Nintendo EPD Tokyo. He was originally hired by Square Enix to work on Crystal Chronicles before Nintendo picked him up. He moved to the Tokyo office in 2009. He came up with the idea for the Captain Toad diarama levels in 3D World which led to his directorial debut in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.

Game Works

 * Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles - Assistant Planner
 * Mario Kart DS - Planning
 * New Super Mario Bros. - Map & Level Design
 * Wii Play - Assistant Director
 * Wii Sports - Assistant Director
 * Wii Sports Resort - Planning
 * Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Planning
 * Super Mario 3D Land - Level Design
 * Super Mario 3D World - Level Design
 * Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker - Director