One of Nintendo's most important Mario and Zelda designers is set to retire
Takashi Tezuka, a key designer behind influential Nintendo titles like Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, is set to retire on June 26, 2026, after 42 years with the company. Tezuka, who co-designed early Mario and Zelda games with Shigeru Miyamoto, also served as a producer on later titles such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
- Entities
- Game: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
- Person: Shigeru Miyamoto
- Person: Kensuke Tanabe
- Person: Osamu Tezuka
- Game: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Game: Yoshi's Island
- Topic: Game Design
- Topic: Game Development
- Company: Nintendo
- Game: Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Game: Super Mario Bros.
- Person: Hideki Konno
- Game: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- Person: Eiji Aonuma
- Person: Koji Kondo
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