Hirofumi Matsuoka

Hirofumi Matsuoka is a former employee of Nintendo. A veteran of Nintendo Research & Development 1, Matsuoka directed several games in the Wario series and was also involved in the Metroid series, as a designer for the original game and a graphic artist for Super Metroid.

Some time following the completion of WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, Hirofumi Matsuoka left Nintendo to join Creatures, Inc..

Games credited

 * Super Mario Land - Design
 * Mario Paint - Director, Graphic Designer
 * Virtual Boy Wario Land - Director
 * Wario Land II - Special Thanks
 * Mario Artist: Polygon Studio - Director
 * Mario Artist: Talent Studio - Assistant Director
 * Mario Artist: Communication Kit - Special Thanks
 * Wario Land 4 - Director
 * WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! - Chief Director, System, Game Design
 * WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! - Original GBA staff
 * WarioWare: Twisted! - Special Thanks