is a Japanese video game designer, director, and producer at Nintendo. He is best known for his involvement in the Animal Crossing and Splatoon franchises.
Biography Nogami was born in Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture in 1971. He graduated from the Design Department in the Osaka University of Arts during April 1994 and joined Japanese video game company Nintendo within the same year, becoming an artist for Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Several years later, Nogami went on to produce the Animal Crossing series, Splatoon series, and directed development of the Wii's Mii Channel among other projects. In June 2019, after years being Manager of his own group of development at Nintendo, he was promoted to the position of Deputy General Manager within the company's Entertainment Planning & Development division.
Works Year Game Credit(s) 1995 Yoshi's Island Character design BS Zelda no Densetsu Designer 1996 Super Mario 64CG Illustrator Tetris Attack Advisor Mario Kart 64 CG character design 1997 Yoshi's Story CG design 1998 Banjo-Kazooie Word swapping 2000 Mario Artist: Talent Studio Advisor 2001 Animal Crossing Director 2002 Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Map support 2004 Yoshi Topsy-Turvy Supervisor 2005 Animal Crossing: Wild World Director 2006 Yoshi's Island DS Supervisor Mii Channel Director Wii Sports Mii support Wii Play 2008 Personal Trainer: Walking Animal Crossing: City Folk Director 2009 Tomodachi Collection Mii support 2012 WaraWara Plaza Director 2013 Tomodachi Life Mii support 2015 Splatoon Producer Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival 2016 Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo 2017 Splatoon 2 Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Supervisor2020Animal Crossing: New Horizons Producer2022Splatoon 32025Drag x Drive2026Yoshi and the Mysterious BookSplatoon RaidersGeneral producer
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