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. He joined Nintendo in 1971, and was promoted to his current position when the integrated research division 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.