GAME DESIGNER

Yoshiaki Koizumi

1968 - Today

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Yoshiaki Koizumi (小泉 歓晃, Koizumi Yoshiaki, born April 29, 1968) is a Japanese video game designer, director, producer, and business executive. He is a senior executive officer at Nintendo and a deputy general manager at Nintendo EPD, where he is known for his work within their Mario and The Legend of Zelda series, and as the General Producer of the Nintendo Switch. In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yoshiaki Koizumi has received more than 528,812 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Yoshiaki Koizumi is the 62nd most popular game designer, the 2,147th most popular biography from Japan and the 25th most popular Japanese Game Designer.

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  • 530k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, Yoshiaki Koizumi ranks 62 out of 77. Before him are Chris Metzen, Mark Cerny, Goichi Suda, Éric Chahi, Chris Sawyer, and Michael Morhaime. After him are Hidemaro Fujibayashi, Patrice Désilets, Tom Hall, Jeff Kaplan, American McGee, and Tim Cain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Yoshiaki Koizumi ranks 631. Before him are Sebastian Schipper, Ion Vlădoiu, Robert Gant, Teppo Numminen, Rubén Gallego, and Brian d'Arcy James. After him are Jeff Agoos, Dave Abbruzzese, Kristen Cloke, Alberto Belsué, Girolamo Giovinazzo, and Rodolfo Cardoso.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yoshiaki Koizumi ranks 2,147 out of 6,245. Before him are Shinya Aoki (1983), Megumi Torigoe (1950), Nobuhisa Yamada (1975), Yu Kobayashi (1987), Hideto Suzuki (1974), and Hiroshi Kobayashi (1959). After him are Natsumi Abe (1981), Erika Toda (1988), Nozomi Sasaki (1988), Akari Kitō (1994), Hiroshi Yamamoto (1962), and Koki Uchiyama (1990).

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Among GAME DESIGNERS In Japan

Among game designers born in Japan, Yoshiaki Koizumi ranks 25. Before him are Yuji Horii (1954), Yoshinori Kitase (1966), Koji Igarashi (1968), Yoko Taro (1970), Naoto Ohshima (1964), and Goichi Suda (1968). After him are Hidemaro Fujibayashi (1972).

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