Genyo Takeda

Genyo Takeda (竹田 玄洋, Takeda Gen'yō?, born on March 7, 1949, in Osaka, Japan) is the general manager of Nintendo's integrated research division, and has been working there since it was founded in 1981. He mostly works on improving hardware for home consoles and handhelds, but sometimes develops video games. In software development, he is notable for creating the Punch-Out!! and StarTropics franchises. He also created Nintendo's first arcade game, EVR Race, in 1975.