Aya Kyogoku

Aya Kyogoku

Aya Kyogoku is a Japanese game director and producer known for her work on Nintendo’s Animal Crossing series.

Kyogoku joined Nintendo in 2003 and worked as a designer for Zelda titles Four Swords Adventures and Twilight Princess.

Her first Animal Crossing title was 2008’s City Folk. By 2012 she had been made game director for DS entry New Leaf.