Kazumasa Iwao
Kazumasa Iwao is a game designer at Game Freak.
He first joined the company in 2010 where he worked on Pokémon Black and White, and has since worked on every other main Pokémon game.
Most recently, he was the director of Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
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Ed Sheeran is releasing a Pokémon collaboration song next week
Lifelong Pokémon fan Sheeran participated in the Pokémon World Championships earlier this year
Pokémon’s 2023 World Championships will take place in Japan for the first time
This will be only the second time the event has taken place outside North America
Pokémon Center London’s 2022 exclusive plushies have been revealed
The previous exclusive plush often sold out before 2PM
The Pokémon Company has had a ‘record’ financial year, it’s claimed
Legends, Snap and the Diamond and Pearl remakes have contributed to healthy profits
6 new Pokémon announcements will be made this week
But no Pokémon Legends: Arceus news is currently scheduled for Pokémon Day
A hidden, modern-day room in Pokémon Legends: Arceus has been found
Complete with a Nintendo Switch console
Pokémon topped US game sales in January, but PS5 and Xbox outsold Switch
Legends: Arceus is the fastest-selling series entry for Switch
Pokémon Legends Arceus is the fastest-selling series entry on Switch
The critically acclaimed revamp has sold 6.5 million copies in its first week, it's claimed
Pokémon Legends: Arceus’ UK launch was huge, even without digital sales
The Switch spin-off is the fourth biggest Pokémon launch ever in the region
UK retailer Currys says Pokémon Legends was its most pre-ordered game ever
The title also topped numerous Amazon best-seller charts this week