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'''Kensuke Tanabe''' (田邊賢輔) is a Nintendo employee and one of the producers of [[Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development]]. He joined the company in 1986 as a designer. He made his directorial debut with [[Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic]]. He is currently a Senior Officer in EPD, and manages EPD Group No. 6. He is in charge of a large portion of Nintendo's western output as well as the Paper Mario and WarioWare series.
 
'''Kensuke Tanabe''' (田邊賢輔) is a Nintendo employee and one of the producers of [[Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development]]. He joined the company in 1986 as a designer. He made his directorial debut with [[Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic]]. He is currently a Senior Officer in EPD, and manages EPD Group No. 6. He is in charge of a large portion of Nintendo's western output as well as the Paper Mario and WarioWare series.
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==History==
 
==History==
 
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Kensuke Tanabe joined Nintendo in 1986 after graduating from  Osaka University of Arts. He originally joined as a designer, working on taking Super Mario Bros. 2 from a simple tech demo for vertical scrolling to the final release.
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In the 1990s, he felt burnt out and took less significant roles like helping editing scripts for games. His role shifted from a designer to coordinator working with companies outside Nintendo starting with Donkey Kong Country. His superiors noticed he started taking work more seriously when he was sent overseas so, he was placed in charge of most Western games. In 2003, he was made the group manager of [[Nintendo SPD]] Group 3, which mainly managed Nintendo's Western developers.
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In 2010s, Tanabe was promoted to an Executive Officer with [[Keisuke Terasaki]] directly managing the group. In 2015, Nintendo SPD became a part of [[Nintendo EPD] and Tanabe became a Senior Officer and group manager of Nintendo EPD Group No. 6.
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==Game Works==
 
==Game Works==
 
*''[[Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic]]'' (1987) - Director, Course Design
 
*''[[Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic]]'' (1987) - Director, Course Design
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*''[[Battalion Wars]]'' (2005) - Producer
 
*''[[Battalion Wars]]'' (2005) - Producer
 
*''[[Metroid Prime Pinball]]'' (2005) - Producer
 
*''[[Metroid Prime Pinball]]'' (2005) - Producer
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*''[[Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' (GBA) (2005) - Producer
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*''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' (GBA) (2005) - Producer
 
*''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'' (2005) - Producer
 
*''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'' (2005) - Producer
 
*''[[Tottoko Hamtaro Nazonazo Q: Kumonoue no? Shiro]]'' (2005) - Producer
 
*''[[Tottoko Hamtaro Nazonazo Q: Kumonoue no? Shiro]]'' (2005) - Producer
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*''[[A Kappa's Trail]]'' (2009) - Producer
 
*''[[A Kappa's Trail]]'' (2009) - Producer
 
*''[[Aura-Aura Climber]]'' (2010) - Producer
 
*''[[Aura-Aura Climber]]'' (2010) - Producer
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*''[[Face Pilot: Fly with your Nintendo DSi Camera!]]'' (2010) - Producer
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*''[[Face Pilot: Fly With Your Nintendo DSi Camera!]]'' (2010) - Producer
 
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]'' (2010) - Producer
 
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]'' (2010) - Producer
 
*''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' (2010) - Producer
 
*''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' (2010) - Producer
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*''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' (2021) - Producer
 
*''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' (2021) - Producer
 
*''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'' (2022) - Producer
 
*''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'' (2022) - Producer
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*''[[Metroid Prime 4]]'' (TBA) - Producer
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*''[[Metroid Prime 4: Beyond]]'' (2025) - Producer
  
 
=== Special Thanks ===
 
=== Special Thanks ===

Latest revision as of 15:16, 18 June 2024

Kensuke Tanabe (田邊賢輔) is a Nintendo employee and one of the producers of Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development. He joined the company in 1986 as a designer. He made his directorial debut with Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic. He is currently a Senior Officer in EPD, and manages EPD Group No. 6. He is in charge of a large portion of Nintendo's western output as well as the Paper Mario and WarioWare series.

History

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Kensuke Tanabe joined Nintendo in 1986 after graduating from Osaka University of Arts. He originally joined as a designer, working on taking Super Mario Bros. 2 from a simple tech demo for vertical scrolling to the final release. In the 1990s, he felt burnt out and took less significant roles like helping editing scripts for games. His role shifted from a designer to coordinator working with companies outside Nintendo starting with Donkey Kong Country. His superiors noticed he started taking work more seriously when he was sent overseas so, he was placed in charge of most Western games. In 2003, he was made the group manager of Nintendo SPD Group 3, which mainly managed Nintendo's Western developers. In 2010s, Tanabe was promoted to an Executive Officer with Keisuke Terasaki directly managing the group. In 2015, Nintendo SPD became a part of [[Nintendo EPD] and Tanabe became a Senior Officer and group manager of Nintendo EPD Group No. 6.

Game Works

Special Thanks

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