Hitoshi Yamagami

Hitoshi Yamagami (山上 仁志) is a video game developer and producer works for Nintendo, and was the leading manager of SPD Group No. 2.

Yamagami joined Nintendo and was assigned to Nintendo R&D1 in 1989. Shortly after that, he framed the concepts of several puzzle games, such as Dr. Mario and Panel de Pon. After that, in addition, he directed and produced some Mario franchise, including Game & Watch Gallery series, a few Wario series, and Dr. Mario series. He has also been particularly engaged in the Pokémon franchise and Fire Emblem series. In recent years, he is often involved in the development of age-restricted games with second and third party developers.

Mario-related games involved

 * Dr. Mario – Director
 * Mario Paint – Mouse Maker Staff
 * Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins – Testing Player
 * Yoshi's Cookie – Director (NES and Game Boy)
 * Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 – Testing Player
 * Tetris & Dr. Mario
 * Mario's Tennis – Director
 * Panel de Pon – Director
 * Tetris Attack – Director; Story Program, Communication Program (Game Boy)
 * Game & Watch Gallery – Director
 * Game & Watch Gallery 2 – Director
 * Game & Watch Gallery 3 – Director
 * Dr. Mario 64 – Director, Game Design
 * Game & Watch Gallery 4 – Director
 * Nintendo Puzzle Collection – Chief Director
 * Dr. Mario – Director, Game Design
 * Panel de Pon – Director, Conception, Game Design
 * Yoshi no Cookie – Producer
 * Wario World – Director
 * Densetsu no Stafy 3 – Producer
 * Yakuman DS – Producer
 * Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix – Producer
 * Dr. Mario & Puzzle League – Producer; Conception (Puzzle League)
 * Super Princess Peach – Producer
 * Tetris DS – Producer
 * Wario: Master of Disguise – Producer
 * Dr. Mario Online Rx – Producer
 * Dr. Mario Express – Producer
 * Dr. Luigi – Producer
 * Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Original Game Supervisor