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Masaaki Ishikawa is an art director at Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 9, mostly involved on the Mario Kart series. He originally joined the company at Nintendo EAD in 2004, designing characters, objects and user interfaces for various titles.
After working on projects like Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart 7 as character designer, Ishikawa was art director of New Super Mario Bros. 2, Mario Kart 8, ARMS and Mario Kart World.
Game Works[]
- Nintendogs (2005) - 3D Design
- Mario Kart DS (2005) - Object Design
- New Super Mario Bros. (2006) - Design Assistance
- Wii Sports (2006) - 3D Design
- Wii Play (2006) - UI Design
- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (2007) - NPC Design
- Link's Crossbow Training (2007) - UI Design
- New Super Mario Bros Wii (2009) - Character Design
- Mario Kart 7 (2011) - Character Design Lead
- New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012) - Art Director
- Mario Kart 8 (2014) - Art Director
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017) - Art Director
- ARMS (2017) - Direction (Art Director)
- Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (2020) - Mario Kart Supervisor
- Mario Kart World (2025) - Art Director
Special Thanks[]
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U (2014) - Supervisor (Original Games)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) - Original Game Supervisor
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe — Booster Course Pass (2022-2023)