Kensuke Tanabe
Kensuke Tanabe is a Japanese producer and senior officer at Nintendo.
Tanabe has been a Nintendo employee since the mid-80s and is responsible for several franchises including Metroid Prime, Donkey Kong and Paper Mario.
As a designer, Tanabe has notably worked on games such as Super Mario Bros. 3, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Stunt Race FX.
As a producer, the Nintendo veteran has recently overseen the Luigi’s Mansion, Metroid Prime and Kirby games.
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Metroid Prime 4 job ad mentions ’emotional scenes’ and ‘cinematic pillars’
Storyboard position could suggest a stronger narrative for the Switch game
Metroid Prime 4 studio Retro has made a God of War designer its latest recruit
The Texas-based developer continues to expand
Retro Studios has hired the director of Warhawk as its development head
Metroid Prime 4 studio continues hiring spree
Paper Mario producer says it’s ‘undecided’ if series will continue to move away from its RPG origins
“Personally speaking, I want to keep developing Paper Mario games that are both innovative and unique”
Paper Mario’s producer elaborates on the ‘challenge’ of NPC restrictions
RPG series can no longer “graphically represent individual characteristics” of Toad NPCs
Paper Mario’s producer explains how the modern games balance RPG and adventure
Tanabe hopes players keep “an open mind" when playing The Origami King
Paper Mario producer explains the series’ recent focus on existing Mario characters
It's “no longer possible” to modify Mario stars
Interview: Paper Mario's development team lays it all out
Nintendo and Intelligent Systems discuss the making of The Origami King and the challenge of reinventing a decades-old series
Review: Paper Mario: The Origami King
The series' latest light-RPG adventure has standout moments and familiar missteps
Paper Mario: The Origami King might not be the RPG return fans were craving
Hands-on reveals a game that's more adventure than role-play