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Kouichi Kawamoto is the group manager of Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 4, alongside Takayuki Shimamura. Formerly, he was Producer and Technology Chief in Nintendo SPD's Nintendo Software Development & Design Department.

He is mostly notorious for his work on various Touch! Generations and "blue ocean" titles since the Nintendo DS era, including the Brain Age series, Ring Fit Adventure and Nintendo Labo, along with various other software. He also was the General Director of the Nintendo Switch, as well as the Producer of the Nintendo Switch 2.

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Initially, Kawamoto joined the company in 1997 as a programmer on Nintendo EAD, where he worked on various titles, like Mario Artist: Polygon Studio, where he was in charge of the "Sound Bomber" minigames that served as the basis for the WarioWare series (as such, Kawamoto was credited for "Concept" in all of its entries, even though he hasn't worked on WarioWare series himself). He was also the system director of The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, among other titles.

When Nintendo SPD was established, Kawamoto moved to its Nintendo SDD department, under Shinya Takahashi. In this position, he led the development of various games and apps geared towards the casual market (mostly through the Touch Generations line), including the popular Brain Age series and various minigames added to StreetPass Mii Plaza. He also directed various channels on Wii and Nintendo 3DS.

Around 2012, Kawamoto was moved to the position of producer; some of the titles he has produced ever since include Nintendo Badge Arcade, Miitopia, 1-2-Switch, Nintendo Labo, and Ring Fit Adventure. He also oversaw the production of the Nintendo Switch as General Director and was the producer of the Nintendo Switch 2.

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