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| Name | Yoichi Yamada |
| Born | April 21, 1964 |
| Occupation | Director Planner |
| Known For | Legend of Zelda Series |
| Years active | 1987-Present |
Yoichi Yamada - Gameography
Yoichi Yamada is a video game planner at Nintendo who focuses primarily on The Legend of Zelda series. Yamada has been involved with the creation of the majority of The Legend of Zelda series games but has also been involved with other titles such as Star Fox, Wave Race 64 and Luigi’s Mansion. Since the GameCube era, Yamada has been one of the main planners and supervisors of the Zelda series, having worked on nearly every title of the series.
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| Date | Box | Title | Platform | Developer | Publisher | Role | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 |  | Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic | Famicom | Nintendo R&D4 | Nintendo | Course Designer | Platformer |
| 1987 |  | Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | Famicom NES | Nintendo R&D4 | Nintendo | Director | Action RPG Platform |
| 1988 |  | Super Mario Bros. 2 | Famicom NES | Nintendo R&D4 | Nintendo | Course Designer | Platformer |
| 1991 |  | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | Super Famicom Super Nintendo | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Assistant Director | Action-Adventure |
| 1993 | | Star Fox | Super Famicom Super Nintendo | Nintendo EAD Argonaut Software | Nintendo | Assistant Director | Rail Shooter Shoot 'em up |
| 1993 |  | Super Mario All-Stars | Super Famicom SNES | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Course Designer | Platformer Compilation |
| 1995 |  | Star Fox 2 | Super Famicom Super Nintendo | Nintendo EAD Argonaut Games | Nintendo | Assistant Director | On-rails Shooter |
| 1996 |  | Super Mario 64 | Nintendo 64 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Course Director | Platform |
| 1996 |  | Wave Race 64 | Nintendo 64 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Demo Sequence Director | Racing |
| 1998 |  | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Nintendo 64 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Game System Director | Action-Adventure |
| 2000 |  | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | Nintendo 64 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Memory Management Director | Action-Adventure |
| 2001 | | Luigi's Mansion | GameCube | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Assistant Director | Action-Adventure Survival Horror |
| 2001 |  | Pikmin | GameCube | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Debug Support | Real-Time Strategy Puzzle |
| 2001 |  | The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages | Game Boy Color | Capcom Flagship | Nintendo | Supervisor | Action-Adventure |
| 2001 |  | The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons | Game Boy Color | Capcom Flagship | Nintendo | Supervisor | Action-Adventure |
| 2002 |  | The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords | Game Boy Advance | Nintendo Capcom | Nintendo | Supervisor | Action-Adventure |
| 2002 |  | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | GameCube | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Assistant Director | Action-Adventure |
| 2004 |  | The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap | Game Boy Advance | Capcom Flagship | Nintendo | Supervisor | Action-Adventure |
| 2006 |  | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | GameCube Wii | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Sub-Director | Action-Adventure |
| 2007 |  | Link's Crossbow Training | Wii | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Sub-Director | Shooter |
| 2007 |  | The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass | Nintendo DS | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Supervisor | Action-Adventure |
| 2009 |  | The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks | Nintendo DS | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Supervisor | Action-Adventure |
| 2011 |  | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | Wii | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Planning | Action-Adventure |
| 2013 |  | The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Field Planning | Action-Adventure |
| 2015 |  | The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo EAD Grezzo | Nintendo | Game Planning Lead | Action-Adventure |
| 2017 |  | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Nintendo Switch Wii U | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo | Game Design | Action-Adventure |
| 2019 |  | The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo | Original Supervisor | Action-Adventure |
| Date | Box | Title | Platform | Developer | Publisher | Role | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | | Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic | Famicom | Nintendo R&D4 | Nintendo | Course Designer | Platformer |
| 1988 | | Super Mario Bros. 2 | Famicom NES | Nintendo R&D4 | Nintendo | Course Designer | Platformer |
| 1993 | | Super Mario All-Stars | Super Famicom SNES | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Course Designer | Platformer Compilation |
| Date | Box | Title | Platform | Developer | Publisher | Role | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | | Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | Famicom NES | Nintendo R&D4 | Nintendo | Director | Action RPG Platform |
| 1991 | | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | Super Famicom Super Nintendo | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Assistant Director | Action-Adventure |
| 1993 | | Star Fox | Super Famicom Super Nintendo | Nintendo EAD Argonaut Software | Nintendo | Assistant Director | Rail Shooter Shoot 'em up |
| 1995 | | Star Fox 2 | Super Famicom Super Nintendo | Nintendo EAD Argonaut Games | Nintendo | Assistant Director | On-rails Shooter |
| 1996 | | Super Mario 64 | Nintendo 64 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Course Director | Platform |
| 1996 | | Wave Race 64 | Nintendo 64 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Demo Sequence Director | Racing |
| 1998 | | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Nintendo 64 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Game System Director | Action-Adventure |
| 2000 | | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | Nintendo 64 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Memory Management Director | Action-Adventure |
| 2001 | | Luigi's Mansion | GameCube | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Assistant Director | Action-Adventure Survival Horror |
| 2002 | | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | GameCube | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Assistant Director | Action-Adventure |
| 2006 | | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | GameCube Wii | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Sub-Director | Action-Adventure |
| 2007 | | Link's Crossbow Training | Wii | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Sub-Director | Shooter |
| Date | Box | Title | Platform | Developer | Publisher | Role | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | Wii | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Planning | Action-Adventure |
| 2013 | | The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Field Planning | Action-Adventure |
| 2015 | | The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo EAD Grezzo | Nintendo | Game Planning Lead | Action-Adventure |
| Date | Box | Title | Platform | Developer | Publisher | Role | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | | The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages | Game Boy Color | Capcom Flagship | Nintendo | Supervisor | Action-Adventure |
| 2001 | | The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons | Game Boy Color | Capcom Flagship | Nintendo | Supervisor | Action-Adventure |
| 2002 | | The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords | Game Boy Advance | Nintendo Capcom | Nintendo | Supervisor | Action-Adventure |
| 2004 | | The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap | Game Boy Advance | Capcom Flagship | Nintendo | Supervisor | Action-Adventure |
| 2007 | | The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass | Nintendo DS | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Supervisor | Action-Adventure |
| 2009 | | The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks | Nintendo DS | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Supervisor | Action-Adventure |
| 2019 | | The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo | Original Supervisor | Action-Adventure |
| Date | Box | Title | Platform | Developer | Publisher | Role | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | | Pikmin | GameCube | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Debug Support | Real-Time Strategy Puzzle |