is a Japanese video game designer and producer. Sugiyama joined Nintendo in 1983, and served as one of the original young design staff for Nintendo's creative department. Sugiyama contributed graphic design to several games and worked with several notable Nintendo staff, including Mario series creator Shigeru Miyamoto and the late president Satoru Iwata. Sugiyama originally worked as a graphic designer and character artist on several early Famicom titles. One of his early famous creations were the character designs of Popo and Nana from Ice Climber. Sugiyama went on to co-direct Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. Sugiyama was also one of the central designers working on Miyamoto's GBA-GCN Connectivity experiments, most of which never saw release.Nintendo Power #244 Wii Fit Plus Feature
Ludography Year Title Credit(s)1983BaseballGraphic artist1984Clu Clu Land1985Ice Climber1987Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Director Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic Character designer 1988Super Mario Bros. 2 1990PilotwingsDirector 1992Super Mario Kart Director, CG artist1993Super Mario All-StarsAssistant director, graphic artist1996Mario Kart 64Art director1998F-Zero X Director 2000F-Zero X Expansion Kit 2001Mario Kart: Super CircuitSupervisor Luigi's MansionArt director 2002The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Supervisor 2003Mario Kart: Double Dash Producer2004Mario vs. Donkey Kong Advisor2007Picross DSSupervisorSuper Paper MarioGraphic supervisorWii FitProducer2009Wii Fit Plus2011Steel DiverStar Fox 64 3D2013Wii Fit U 2014Steel Diver: Sub Wars2016Star Fox ZeroStar Fox GuardTank Troopers
Interviews Iwata Asks: Wii Fit - Development Staff Interview. .
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