The producers of The Legend of Zelda and Splatoon series have been promoted to deputy CEO of Nintendo. One of them is the producer of the series The Legend of Zelda Eiji Aonuma (Eiji Aonuma).
Eiji Aonuma
As noted by Gamesindustry.
The second post of deputy CEO went to Hisashi Nogami. Whether he will remain at the head of the Splatoon project is not specified.
Aonuma and Nogami’s career growth was announced by the Nintendo Life press portal. It is also noted there that Aya Kyogoku, the face of the Animal Crossing series, also received a new position as part of the official permutations. She became a manager in the so-called “fifth Nintendo Development Group” (Production Group No. 5). This team oversees the development of both Animal Crossing and Splatoon.
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