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| Name | Katsuya Eguchi |
| Born | May 15, 1965 Fuchu-City, Tokyo Japan |
| Occupation | Designer Director Producer |
| Known For | Animal Crossing Series |
| Years active | 1987-Present |
Katsuya Eguchi - Gameography
Katsuya Eguchi is a Japanese video game producer at Nintendo. Eguchi is mainly known as the producer of the Animal Crossing series and has focused the majority of his career on games that would attract a broader more casual audience. In his early career he acted as a level designer on such titles as Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World before moving on the role of director.
Eguchi directed Star Fox for the Super Nintendo, Wave Race 64 for the Nintendo 64 and Animal Crossing for the GameCube. Eguchi was promoted in mid 2000 to Manager of Nintendo EAD software Group No. 2. As the manager of Nintendo EAD 2, Eguchi would lead his team to Produce numerous Animal Crossing titles as well as Wii Sports, Wii Play and Splatoon.
In 2013, Eguchi was promoted to Deputy General Manager of all Nintendo EAD development studios. After Nintendo’s restructuring in 2015, he acquired the title of Deputy General Manager of Nintendo EPD along with Yoshiaki Koizumi.
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| Date | Box | Title | Platform | Developer | Publisher | Role | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 |  | Famicom Grand Prix: F-1 Race | Famicom Disk System | Nintendo R&D4 HAL Laboratory | Nintendo | Designer | Racing |
| 1987 |  | Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | Famicom NES | Nintendo R&D4 | Nintendo | Dungeon Designer | Action RPG Platform |
| 1988 |  | Super Mario Bros. 3 | Famicom NES | Nintendo R&D4 | Nintendo | Course Designer | Platformer |
| 1990 |  | Super Mario World | Super Famicom Super Nintendo | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Area Director | Platformer |
| 1993 | | Star Fox | Super Famicom Super Nintendo | Nintendo EAD Argonaut Software | Nintendo | Director | Rail Shooter Shoot 'em up |
| 1995 |  | Star Fox 2 | Super Famicom Super Nintendo | Nintendo EAD Argonaut Games | Nintendo | Director | On-rails Shooter |
| 1996 | | Wave Race 64 | Nintendo 64 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Director | Racing |
| 1997 |  | Yoshi's Story | Nintendo 64 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Course Designer | Platformer |
| 2000 |  | Mario Artist: Talent Studio | Nintendo 64DD | Nintendo R&D1 | Nintendo | Adviser | Art |
| 2001 | | Animal Crossing | GameCube | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Director | Life Simulation |
| 2001 |  | Super Smash Bros. Melee | GameCube | HAL Laboratory | Nintendo | Special Thanks | Fighting |
| 2001 |  | Wave Race: Blue Storm | GameCube | Nintendo Software Technology | Nintendo | Original Wave Race Project Lead | Racing |
| 2002 |  | Animal Crossing e+ | GameCube | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Director | Life Simulation |
| 2005 | | Animal Crossing: Wild World | Nintendo DS | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Producer | Social Simulation |
| 2006 |  | Star Fox Command | Nintendo DS | Q Games | Nintendo | Supervisor | Action |
| 2006 | | Wii Sports | Wii | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Producer | Sports |
| 2006 |  | Wii Play | Wii | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Producer | Party |
| 2007 |  | Check Mii Out Channel | Wii | Nintendo | Nintendo | Producer | Social App |
| 2008 | | Animal Crossing: City Folk | Wii | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Producer | Social Simulation |
| 2008 |  | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Wii | Game Arts HAL Laboratory Sora Ltd. | Nintendo | Supervisor | Fighting |
| 2008 |  | Wii Music | Wii | Nintendo EAD Group No. 2 | Nintendo | Co-Producer | Music |
| 2009 |  | Wii Sports Resort | Wii | Nintendo EAD Group No. 2 | Nintendo | Producer | Sports |
| 2011 |  | Pilotwings Resort | Nintendo 3DS | Monster Games Nintendo SPD | Nintendo | Special Thanks | Flight Simulator |
| 2012 | | Animal Crossing: New Leaf | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo EAD Monolith Soft | Nintendo | Producer | Social Simulation |
| 2012 |  | Nintendo Land | Wii U | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Producer | Party |
| 2013 |  | Wii Sports Club | Wii | Nintendo EAD Group No. 2 Bandai Namco | Nintendo | Producer | Sports |
| 2013 |  | The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Supervisor | Action-Adventure |
| 2014 |  | Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U | Wii U Nintendo 3DS | Bandai Namco Studios Sora Ltd. | Nintendo | Supervisor | Fighting |
| 2015 |  | Splatoon | Wii U | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | General Producer | Third-Person Shooter |
| 2015 |  | Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | General Producer | Social Simulation |
| 2015 |  | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D | Nintendo 3DS | Grezzo | Nintendo | Senior Producer | Action-Adventure |
| 2015 |  | The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo EAD Grezzo | Nintendo | Supervisor | Action-Adventure |
| 2016 |  | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD | Wii U | Tantalus Nintendo EPD | Nintendo | Senior Producer | Action-Adventure |
| 2016 |  | Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo EAD Monolith Soft | Nintendo | General Producer | Social Simulation |
| 2016 |  | Tank Troopers | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo EPD Vitei | Nintendo | General Producer | Action |
| 2017 |  | Arms | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo | General Producer | Fighting |
| 2017 |  | Splatoon 2 | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo | General Producer | Shooter |
| 2018 |  | Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers | Nintendo 3DS | Vanpool | Nintendo | Special Thanks | Action Tower Defense |
| 2018 |  | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | Nintendo Switch | Retro Studios Monster Games Nintendo SPD3 | Nintendo | Special Thanks | Platformer |
| 2018 |  | Luigi's Mansion | Nintendo 3DS | Grezzo Co. Ltd. | Nintendo | Special Thanks | Action-adventure |
| 2018 |  | Starlink: Battle for Atlas | Nintendo Switch | Ubisoft Toronto Virtuos | Ubisoft | Producer | Action-Adventure |
| 2019 |  | Luigi's Mansion 3 | Nintendo Switch | Next Level Games | Nintendo | Project Management | Action-Adventure |
| 2019 |  | The Stretchers | Nintendo Switch | Tarsier Studios | Nintendo | Producer | Action Puzzle |
| 2020 |  | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo EPD | NIntendo | General Producer | Social Simulation |
| 2020 |  | Part Time UFO | Nintendo Switch Android / iOS | HAL Laboratory | Nintendo HAL Egg (mobile) | General Producer | Puzzle |
| 2020 |  | Kirby Fighters 2 | Nintendo Switch | HAL Laboratory Vanpool | Nintendo | General Producer | Fighting |
| 2020 |  | Paper Mario: The Origami King | Nintendo Switch | Intelligent Systems | Nintendo | Project Management | RPG Action-Adventure |
| 2020 |  | Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics | Nintendo Switch | NDcube | Nintendo | Producer | Party |
| 2020 |  | Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition | Nintendo Switch | Monolith Soft Nintendo EPD | Nintendo | Producer | Action RPG |
| 2020 |  | Good Job! | Nintendo Switch | Paladin Studios | Nintendo | Producer | Puzzle Action |
| 2021 |  | Buddy Mission Bond | Nintendo Switch | Koei Tecmo | Nintendo | Producer | Adventure |
| 2021 |  | WarioWare: Get It Together! | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo EPD Intelligent Systems | Nintendo | Project Management | Action |
| 2022 |  | Splatoon 3 | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo | General Producer | Third-person Shooter |
| Date | Box | Title | Platform | Developer | Publisher | Role | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | | Famicom Grand Prix: F-1 Race | Famicom Disk System | Nintendo R&D4 HAL Laboratory | Nintendo | Designer | Racing |
| 1987 | | Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | Famicom NES | Nintendo R&D4 | Nintendo | Dungeon Designer | Action RPG Platform |
| 1988 | | Super Mario Bros. 3 | Famicom NES | Nintendo R&D4 | Nintendo | Course Designer | Platformer |
| 1997 | | Yoshi's Story | Nintendo 64 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Course Designer | Platformer |
| 2015 | | Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | General Producer | Social Simulation |
| Date | Box | Title | Platform | Developer | Publisher | Role | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | | Super Mario World | Super Famicom Super Nintendo | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Area Director | Platformer |
| 1993 | | Star Fox | Super Famicom Super Nintendo | Nintendo EAD Argonaut Software | Nintendo | Director | Rail Shooter Shoot 'em up |
| 1995 | | Star Fox 2 | Super Famicom Super Nintendo | Nintendo EAD Argonaut Games | Nintendo | Director | On-rails Shooter |
| 1996 | | Wave Race 64 | Nintendo 64 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Director | Racing |
| 2001 | | Animal Crossing | GameCube | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Director | Life Simulation |
| 2002 | | Animal Crossing e+ | GameCube | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Director | Life Simulation |
| Date | Box | Title | Platform | Developer | Publisher | Role | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | | Animal Crossing: Wild World | Nintendo DS | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Producer | Social Simulation |
| 2006 | | Wii Sports | Wii | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Producer | Sports |
| 2006 | | Wii Play | Wii | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Producer | Party |
| 2007 | | Check Mii Out Channel | Wii | Nintendo | Nintendo | Producer | Social App |
| 2008 | | Animal Crossing: City Folk | Wii | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Producer | Social Simulation |
| 2008 | | Wii Music | Wii | Nintendo EAD Group No. 2 | Nintendo | Co-Producer | Music |
| 2009 | | Wii Sports Resort | Wii | Nintendo EAD Group No. 2 | Nintendo | Producer | Sports |
| 2012 | | Animal Crossing: New Leaf | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo EAD Monolith Soft | Nintendo | Producer | Social Simulation |
| 2012 | | Nintendo Land | Wii U | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Producer | Party |
| 2013 | | Wii Sports Club | Wii | Nintendo EAD Group No. 2 Bandai Namco | Nintendo | Producer | Sports |
| 2015 | | Splatoon | Wii U | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | General Producer | Third-Person Shooter |
| 2015 | | Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | General Producer | Social Simulation |
| 2015 | | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D | Nintendo 3DS | Grezzo | Nintendo | Senior Producer | Action-Adventure |
| 2016 | | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD | Wii U | Tantalus Nintendo EPD | Nintendo | Senior Producer | Action-Adventure |
| 2016 | | Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo EAD Monolith Soft | Nintendo | General Producer | Social Simulation |
| 2016 | | Tank Troopers | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo EPD Vitei | Nintendo | General Producer | Action |
| 2017 | | Arms | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo | General Producer | Fighting |
| 2017 | | Splatoon 2 | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo | General Producer | Shooter |
| 2018 | | Starlink: Battle for Atlas | Nintendo Switch | Ubisoft Toronto Virtuos | Ubisoft | Producer | Action-Adventure |
| 2019 | | The Stretchers | Nintendo Switch | Tarsier Studios | Nintendo | Producer | Action Puzzle |
| 2020 | | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo EPD | NIntendo | General Producer | Social Simulation |
| 2020 | | Part Time UFO | Nintendo Switch Android / iOS | HAL Laboratory | Nintendo HAL Egg (mobile) | General Producer | Puzzle |
| 2020 | | Kirby Fighters 2 | Nintendo Switch | HAL Laboratory Vanpool | Nintendo | General Producer | Fighting |
| 2020 | | Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics | Nintendo Switch | NDcube | Nintendo | Producer | Party |
| 2020 | | Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition | Nintendo Switch | Monolith Soft Nintendo EPD | Nintendo | Producer | Action RPG |
| 2020 | | Good Job! | Nintendo Switch | Paladin Studios | Nintendo | Producer | Puzzle Action |
| 2021 | | Buddy Mission Bond | Nintendo Switch | Koei Tecmo | Nintendo | Producer | Adventure |
| 2022 | | Splatoon 3 | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo | General Producer | Third-person Shooter |
| Date | Box | Title | Platform | Developer | Publisher | Role | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | | Star Fox Command | Nintendo DS | Q Games | Nintendo | Supervisor | Action |
| 2008 | | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Wii | Game Arts HAL Laboratory Sora Ltd. | Nintendo | Supervisor | Fighting |
| 2013 | | The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Supervisor | Action-Adventure |
| 2014 | | Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U | Wii U Nintendo 3DS | Bandai Namco Studios Sora Ltd. | Nintendo | Supervisor | Fighting |
| 2015 | | The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo EAD Grezzo | Nintendo | Supervisor | Action-Adventure |
| Date | Box | Title | Platform | Developer | Publisher | Role | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | | Super Smash Bros. Melee | GameCube | HAL Laboratory | Nintendo | Special Thanks | Fighting |
| 2011 | | Pilotwings Resort | Nintendo 3DS | Monster Games Nintendo SPD | Nintendo | Special Thanks | Flight Simulator |
| 2018 | | Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers | Nintendo 3DS | Vanpool | Nintendo | Special Thanks | Action Tower Defense |
| 2018 | | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | Nintendo Switch | Retro Studios Monster Games Nintendo SPD3 | Nintendo | Special Thanks | Platformer |
| 2018 | | Luigi's Mansion | Nintendo 3DS | Grezzo Co. Ltd. | Nintendo | Special Thanks | Action-adventure |