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Keijiro Inoue is a lead effects artist for Nintendo. He started in 1999 on Pokémon Stadium 2 and worked on effect design on several EAD games. Since around the Wii era, he has also taken on a design support role, mostly on the Mario Kart and The Legend of Zelda franchises. Notoriously, he worked as a senior technical and effect lead artist on Breath of the Wild.
Game Works[]
- Pokémon Stadium 2 (2000) - Battle Effects Designer
- Luigi's Mansion (2001) - Effect Design
- Pikmin (2001) - Effect Design
- Super Mario Sunshine (2002) - Effect Design
- The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition (2003) - Art Design
- Pikmin 2 (2004) - Effects Design
- Super Mario 64 DS (2004) - Effects Design
- Nintendogs (2005) - Effect Design
- Mario Kart DS (2005) - Effects Director
- Animal Crossing: Wild World (2005) - Effect Design
- New Super Mario Bros. (2006) - Effects Design
- Wii Sports (2006) - Effect Design
- Wii Play (2006) - Effect Design
- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (2007) - Cinema Scene Effects
- Mario Kart Wii (2008) - Design Support
- Wii Music (2008) - Design Support
- Wii Sports Resort (2009) - Effect Design Management
- The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (2009) - Cinema Scene Effects
- Nintendogs + Cats (2011) - Design Support
- Mario Kart 7 (2011) - Design Support
- Mario Kart 8 (2014) - Design Support
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) - Senior Lead Artist: VFX/Technical
- Expansion Pass (2017) - Supervisor: Art
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017) - Design Support
- ARMS (2017) - Art Support
- Super Mario Odyssey (2017) - VFX Art
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Switch) (2019) - Graphic Refining Director
- Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (2020) - Nintendo Zelda Team
- Miitopia (Switch) (2021) - Graphic Supervisor
- Nintendo Switch Sports (2022) - Lead - VFX Art
- Basketball (2024) - Design Support
- Metroid Prime Remastered (2023) - VFX Supervisor
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023) - Art Team Support
- Pikmin 4 (2023) - Art Supervisor
- Super Mario RPG (Switch) (2023) - Graphic Supervisor
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (2024) - Associate Graphic Director
- Mario Kart World (2025) - Design Support
Special Thanks[]
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003)
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006)
- Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (2007)
- Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
- Wii Fit (2007)
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009)
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
- New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012)
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf (2012)
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (2013)
- Luigi's Mansion (3DS) (2018)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)
- Super Mario Maker 2 (2019)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)