Takashi Tezuka

Takashi Tezuka (手塚 卓志, Tezuka Takashi, born November 17, 1960 in Osaka, Japan), sometimes credited under his nickname Ten Ten, is a video game designer working for Nintendo. A graduate of the Design Department of Osaka University of Arts, he joined the company in April 1984 and was involved with some of the most critically acclaimed Nintendo series, including Mario and The Legend of Zelda. Tezuka is fond of fantasy novels such as J. R. R. Tolkien... More

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