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William “Bill” Trinen is one of the key people at Nintendo Treehouse. He started as a translator with his first game being Ocarina of Time. He is also the translator for Shigeru Miyamoto and has presented a few times in Nintendo Directs.
History[]
Bill Trinen started his career by learning Japanese in high school. In college, he spent a year aboard at Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo, Japan. He then started to work with Nintendo by translating Bug Reports for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Seeing his skill, they decided to hire him full-time. 6 months into the job, he was assigned to be Miyamoto's intepreter.
Games[]
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
- Mario Party - Manual Editing, Localization
- Super Mario Bros. Deluxe - Translator
- Game & Watch Gallery 3 - Translator
- Mario Party 2 - Manual Editing, Localization
- Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards - Localization
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - English Translation
- Paper Mario - Localization Support
- Dr. Mario 64 - Localization
- Mario Party 3 - Localization
- F-Zero: Maximum Velocity - Localization
- Mario Kart: Super Circuit - Localization
- Advance Wars - Localization
- Luigi's Mansion - Localization
- Golden Sun - Translation Coordination
- Pikmin - Localization
- Animal Crossing - English Translation
- Mario Party 4 - Localization
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - Localization
- Golden Sun: The Lost Age - Translation
- WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! - Localization
- Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour - Localization, Opening Movie Script
- Kirby Air Ride - Localization
- Mario Party 5 - Localization
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga - Localization
- Mario Kart: Double Dash! - Localization
- WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! - Localization
- Pikmin 2 - Localization
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - Localization
- Mario Power Tennis - Localization Management
- Super Mario 64 DS - Localization
- Mario Party 6 - Localization Management
- Star Fox: Assault - Localization Management
- WarioWare Touched - Localization Management
- Mario Party Advance - Localization Management
- Yoshi Topsy-Turvy - English Text
- WarioWare: Twisted! - Localization Management
- Kirby: Canvas Curse - Localization
- Advance Wars: Dual Strike - Localization Management
- Mario Party 7 - Localization Management
- Mario Kart DS - Localization
- Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time - Localization Management
- Animal Crossing: Wild World - Localization Management
- Mario Tennis: Power Tour - Localization Management
- New Super Mario Bros. - Localization Management
- Big Brain Academy - Localization Management
- Star Fox: Command - Localization Management
- Elite Beat Agents - Localization Management
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Localization Management
- Kirby: Squeak Squad - Localization Management
- Super Paper Mario - Localization Management
- WarioWare: Smooth Moves - Localization Management
- Mario Party 8 - Localization Management
- Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day - Localization Management
- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - Localization Management
- Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn - Localization Management
- Super Mario Galaxy - Localization Management
- Mario Party DS - Localization Management
- Advance Wars: Days of Ruin - Localization Management
- Professor Layton and the Curious Village - Localization Management
- Dr. Mario Online Rx - Localization Management
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D - Localization
- Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. - Advisor
Special Thanks[]