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Hisashi Nogami is a Deputy General Manager and Producer at Nintendo, and the current producer of the Animal Crossing and Splatoon franchises. He was also one of the directors responsible for the design of the Mii system, originally on the Wii.
History[]
Nogami joined the company in 1994 during the Nintendo Dentsu Game Seminar. His first project was Yoshi's Island, where he worked on character and background design, including some of the enemies. He also worked on Yoshi's Story; his experience on the Yoshi series would later make him supervise the series.
He directed the first Animal Crossing along with Katsuya Eguchi, and, later on, he was the main director of Wild World and City Folk. He was also involved on the Mii Channel and the creation of the Mii system on the Wii, as well as the WaraWara Plaza on Wii U.
In 2013, he succeeded Eguchi as the manager of Nintendo EAD 2. In that position, he headed the development team of Splatoon, the first third-person shooter created by Nintendo.
Currently, he serves as a Deputy General Manager for Nintendo EPD and the main producer of the Animal Crossing and Splatoon franchises.
Hisashi Nogami presenting Splatoon 2 at the January 2017 Nintendo Switch Presentation.
Game Works[]
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) - Character Designer
- BS Zelda no Densetsu (1995) - Designer
- Tetris Attack (SNES) (1996) - Advisor
- Mario Kart 64 (1996) - C.G Character Designer
- Yoshi's Story (1997) - C.G Designer
- Banjo-Kazooie (1998) - Word Swooping
- Mario Artist: Talent Studio (2000) - Adviser
- Animal Crossing (2001) - Director [Note: System Director and Art Director][1]
- Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002) - Map Support
- Animal Crossing e+ (2003) - Director [Note: System Director and Art Director][1]
- Yoshi Topsy-Turvy (2004) - Supervisor
- Animal Crossing: Wild World (2005) - Director
- Yoshi's Island DS (2006) - Supervisor
- Mii Channel (2006) - Director
- Wii Sports (2006) - Mii Support
- Wii Play (2006) - Mii Support
- Personal Trainer: Walking (2008) - Mii Support
- Animal Crossing: City Folk (2008) - Director
- Tomodachi Collection (2009) - Mii Support
- WaraWara Plaza (2012) - Director
- Tomodachi Life (2013) - Mii Support
- Splatoon (2015) - Producer
- Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer (2015) - Producer
- Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival (2015) - Producer
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo (2016) - Producer
- Splatoon 2 (2017) - Producer
- Octo Expansion (2018) - Producer
- Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp (2017) - Supervisor
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons (2020) - Producer
- Splatoon 3 (2022) - Producer
- Expansion Pass (2023) - Producer
Special Thanks[]
- Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001) (Original Game Staff)
- Yoshi Touch & Go (2005)
- WarioWare: Smooth Moves (2006)
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) - Supervisor (Original Games)
- Wii Music (2008)
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf (2012)
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U (2014) - Supervisor (Original Games)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) - Original Game Supervisor
Gallery[]
Interviews[]
Nintendo Online Magazine[]
Iwata Asks[]
Nintendo Website[]
- Mii Channel Developer Interview (archived)
- Super NES Classic Interviews: Super Mario World & Yoshi's Island
- Ask the Developer Vol. 7: Splatoon 3