Editing Goro Abe

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'''Goro Abe''' (阿部 悟郎 ''Abe Gorō'') is a Japanese video game designer and programmer working for [[Nintendo]] since 1999. He is one of the key developers of the [[WarioWare (series)|''WarioWare'' series]] since the first title of the franchise, and directed many of the games.

==Life and work==
Goro Abe was born in 1975 in Toda in the Saitama Prefecture of [[Japan]]. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine in the Department of Health Sciences and Nursing at the University of Tokyo. Abe joined Nintendo in 1999 and worked as one of the programmers of the game ''[[Wario Land 4]]'' which was released in 2001.<ref>[http://stars.ign.com/objects/963/963097_biography.html Goro Abe Biography at IGN]</ref><ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/game/gameboy-advance/wario-land-4/credits ''Wario Land 4'' Staff Credits at MobyGames]</ref>

He took part in the development of all ''WarioWare'' titles, starting with the first game ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania]]'' released in 2003. While he worked as one of the designers and programmers of the original ''WarioWare, Inc.'', the game's multiplayer remake ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]'' directed by him was Goro Abe's first experience being at the head of the team.<ref name="smooth_moves_iwata_asks_interview">[http://wiiportal.nintendo-europe.com/19488.html Iwata Asks: Wii, Volume 1 - ''WarioWare: Smooth Moves'' (page 1) at Nintendo of Europe's Wii Portal]</ref>  

[[File:Goro Abe 2004 JMAF.jpg|frame|left|Goro Abe speaking at the award ceremony of the 2004 Japan Media Arts Festival.]]
Afterwards, he also directed the next two titles of the franchise, ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'' and ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'', being the chief director of the former game while [[Ryuichi Nakada]] took this role for ''Touched!''<ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/game/gameboy-advance/warioware-twisted/credits ''WarioWare: Twisted!'' Staff Credits at MobyGames]</ref><ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/warioware-touched/credits ''WarioWare: Touched!'' Staff Credits at MobyGames]</ref> ''WarioWare: Twisted!'' was awarded the Grand Prize in the Entertainment Division at the 2004 [[wikipedia:Japan Media Arts Festival|Japan Media Arts Festival]]. Goro Abe went to the festival's award ceremony to receive the prize and spoke to the audience, representing the ''Twisted!'' development team.<ref>[http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/festival/2004/entertainment/000435/index.php 2004 Grand Prize winner ''WarioWare: Twisted!'' at Japan Media Arts Plaza]</ref>

Abe also worked as the chief director of ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]''. At the moment the [[Wii#Wii Remote|Wii Remote]] was revealed to him, Abe got the idea to create a ''WarioWare'' game for the [[Wii]].<ref name="smooth_moves_nwr_interview">[http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/specialArt.cfm?artid=11588 ''WarioWare: Smooth Moves'' E3 Interview at Nintendo World Report]</reF> Goro Abe was involved in everything, from the initial experiments using the Wii and the Wii Remote. to pulling everything together into the finished product. He decided which ideas from the staff were best for the game.<ref name="smooth_moves_iwata_asks_interview"/>

[[Masahiro Sakurai]] contacted Goro Abe during the development of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' because of [[Wario]]'s appearance in this game, asking Abe to review the Wario character design for ''Brawl''.<ref name="smooth_moves_nwr_interview"/>

In the development of the sixth ''WarioWare'' title, ''[[WarioWare: Snapped!]]'', Abe took the role of the supervisor.<ref>''WarioWare: Snapped!'' Staff Credits</ref> He was also involved in the making of the seventh and eighth games, ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]'' and ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'', and had the initial idea for them. Abe already noted his thoughts for ''WarioWare: D.I.Y.'' in September 2003, about the time when ''Mega Party Game$!'' was finished. He thought that since [[microgame]]s only last a few seconds, gamers could easily create microgames themselves. Abe still wrote the game's concept for "Iris", which was the code name of a [[Game Boy Advance]] successor that was the foundation for the [[Nintendo DS]]. However, Abe felt that it was somehow missing something.

Later, plans for the Nintendo DS arose. While Abe thought that the system was perfect for drawing pictures due to its touchscreen, he was involved in developing other games then and therefore put ''D.I.Y.'' on hold again. During development of ''WarioWare: Smooth Moves'', Abe heard that with WiiConnect24, players could exchange data. He thought about the possibility of adding and sharing microgames as well as transferring microgames between the Nintendo DS and the Wii, allowing players to play their games on the home console. Development of ''WarioWare: D.I.Y.'' eventually started after that of ''Smooth Moves'', and the game still kept Goro Abe's basic concept when it was released in 2009.<ref>[http://nintendods.com/iwata-asks-chapter.jsp?interviewId=5&volumeId=1&chapterId=1 Iwata Asks: ''WarioWare: D.I.Y.'' (page 1) at NintendoDS.com]</ref>

==Games credited==
*''[[Wario Land 4]]'' - Programmer
*''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'' - Game Design, Graphic Design, Microgame Programming, Boss Programming, Subgame Programming
*''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]'' - Director, Game Design
*''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'' - Chief Director, Game Design
*''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'' - Director, Game Design
*''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'' - Chief Director, Game Design
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' - Supervisor (Original Games)
*''[[WarioWare: Snapped!]]'' - Supervisor
*''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]'' - Chief Director, Game Contents
*''[[Game & Wario]]'' - Director, Game Design
*''[[Super Smash Bros for 3DS/Wii U]]'' - Supervisor (Original Games)
*''[[Mario Party 10]]'' - Special Thanks
*''[[WarioWare Gold]]'' - Chief Director
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' - Original Game Supervisor
*''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' - Chief Director
*''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'' - Chief Director

==Gallery==
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ND Abe WWDIY 2010 Nengajo.jpg|2010 ''nengajō'' for ''Nintendo Dream'' by Goro Abe, based on ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]''
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==References==
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==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/goroemon Twitter account]

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