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Aya Kyogoku (Japanese: 京極あや, Hepburn: Kyōgoku Aya, born c. 1981) is a Japanese video game director and producer. She is the current manager of Nintendo's Entertainment Planning & Development (EPD) Production Group No. 5, which oversees the Animal Crossing, Splatoon, and Wii Sports franchises.
Aya Kyogoku (京極あや, born c. 1981) is a Japanese video game director and producer, who oversees the development of the Animal Crossing series, as the current manager of Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development (EPD) Group No. 5. [1] . Kyogoku directed Animal Crossing: New Leaf and Animal Crossing: New Horizons .
Mar 28, 2014 · Aya Kyogoku, who was the first female director at Nintendo's Entertainment Analysis and Development group, emphasizes that she always felt welcome there. But, she says, working with a team made...
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Kyogoku started working in the game industry in 2000 with Atlus and continued working there until September 2003, when she was hired by Nintendo. She got her start at the company as a scriptwriter on two The Legend of Zelda titles: Four Swords Adventures and Twilight Princess. She later moved to work on the Animal Crossing series, starting with Cit...
deSpira(2000) - Assistant PlannerWizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land(2001) - Assistant DirectorIwata Asks: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight PrincessIwata Asks: Animal Crossing: City FolkMar 20, 2020 · According to New Horizons director Aya Kyogoku, the change was designed as a way to shake things up for the long-running franchise. She particularly wanted to shift the way players interact...
Aya Kyogoku is a Japanese game director and producer known for her work on Nintendo ‘s Animal Crossing series. Kyogoku joined Nintendo in 2003 and worked as a designer for Zelda titles Four Swords Adventures and Twilight Princess. Her first Animal Crossing title was 2008’s City Folk.
Mar 29, 2016 · Although Kyogoku is arguably the most powerful woman at Nintendo right now, she remains under the radar of most fans, and her rise to prominence signals a change within the organizational structure and design process of the Japanese giant.
