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[Retirement]
— OatmealDome (@OatmealDome) May 8, 2026
Takashi Tezuka is retiring from his position of Executive Officer at Nintendo on Jun 26.
Some of his most notable contributions include working alongside Shigeru Miyamoto to create games like Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda for the NES. pic.twitter.com/4m8It0pDgF
End of a long era he was one half the quirky creative duo with Miyamoto who was the the wild creative that came up with concepts and mechanical ideas while Tezuka was the technical force alongside him coming up with design executions and structures for the games to take shape.
