About Hiroyuki Kimura
Born 1965. Hiroyuki Kimura is a Japanese engineer.
is a Japanese video game director and producer who works for Nintendo. After that, he was originally assigned to Gunpei Yokoi and the Nintendo R&D1 team. Kimura designed a variety of games for Nintendo including several of the NES Zapper software and the Metroid series. Shortly after working on Super Metroid, Kimura was transferred to Shigeru Miyamoto and the Nintendo EAD group.
He is also the manager of Nintendo's Entertainment Planning & Development (EPD) Group No. 10, which oversees the Super Mario 2D games and the Pikmin franchise.
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Who is Hiroyuki Kimura?
Japanese video game designer (born 1985)
When was Hiroyuki Kimura born?
Hiroyuki Kimura was born on 1 June 1965 in Ishikawa Prefecture.
What is Hiroyuki Kimura's occupation?
Hiroyuki Kimura is an engineer.
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Hiroyuki Kimura is Japanese.
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