Kenji Nishizawa

Kenji Nishizawa is a Nintendo employee who started as a programmer on R&D1. He patented the password system used in the NES versions of Metroid and Kid Icarus.

Currently he works on Nintendo's "New Business Promotion" office, where he is in charge of software created in cooperation with external business, like the Jibun de Tsukuru: Nintendo DS Guide, a tour guide utility with information of several Japanese landmarks.

List of games

 * Donkey Kong Jr. (1982) - Programmer
 * Kid Icarus (1986) - Assistant (as Kenji)
 * Famicom Wars (1988) - Director (as Ken Chan)
 * Game Boy Wars (1991) - Adviser
 * Metroid II: Return of Samus (1991) - Debugger
 * Star Fox 64 (1997) - Technical Supporter
 * Hey You, Pikachu! (1998) - Management
 * Custom Robo (1999) - Technical Support
 * Custom Robo V2 (2000) - Technical Support
 * Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest (2002) - Support
 * Jibun de Tsukuru: Nintendo DS Guide (2010) - Project Manager

Special Thanks

 * Metroid (1986) (as Ken Zuri)
 * Super Mario Land (1989)
 * Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War (1996)
 * Custom Robo GX (2002)
 * GiFTPiA (2003)
 * Pokémon Channel (2003)
 * Custom Robo: Battle Revolution (2004)

Interviews

 * Iwata Asks: Jibun de Tsukuru: Nintendo DS Guide