What is Kensuke Tanabe?
{{Infobox Person |name=Kensuke Tanabe |image=Kensuke Tanabe at E3 2013 crop 2.jpg |image_size=215px |caption=Tanabe at [[E3 2013]] |native_name=田邊 賢輔 |native_name_lang=ja |birth_date={{birth date and age|1963|01|26}} |birth_place=[[Ikeda, Osaka|Ikeda]], [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]], Japan |death_date= |death_place= |notable_works=''[[Super Mario]]''<br>''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''<br>''[[Metroid Prime]]''<br>''[[Chibi-Robo!]]'' |occupation=[[Video game producer]], [[Video game designer|designer]] |employer=[[Nintendo]] }} {{nihongo|'''Kensuke Tanabe'''|田邊 賢輔|Tanabe Kensuke|born January 26, 1963}} is an [[Japan]]ese [[video game]] [[Video game producer|producer]] and [[video game designer|designer]]. He works as a Senior Officer at the [[Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development]] division. Tanabe first started at [[Nintendo]] in 1987, where he directed the video game ''Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic'' before moving on to work on ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/2011/04/kensuke-tanabe-retro/|access-date=March 19, 2024|title=How a Slacker Became Nintendo's Chief Ambassador|publisher=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]}}</ref> Tanabe has also worked on the ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' series, writing for ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]'' in 1991 and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]'' in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/the-making-of-the-legend-of-zelda-a-link-to-the-past/|access-date=March 19, 2024|title=The making of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|publisher=[[GamesRadar+]]}}</ref> He is also known for his work on the ''[[Kirby (series)|Kirby]]'', ''[[Metroid (series)|Metroid]]'', and ''[[Paper Mario]]'' series. == References == {{Reflist}} {{video-game-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tanabe, Kensuke}} [[Category:1963 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Japanese video game designers]] [[Category:Metroid]] [[Category:Nintendo people]] [[Category:Paper Mario]]