14 Facts About Genyo Takeda

Genyo Takeda is a retired Japanese game designer and executive who worked for the video game company Nintendo.

Genyo Takeda designed Nintendo's first arcade game, EVR Race, in 1975.

In September 2015, Genyo Takeda was promoted to co-representative director and given the title of "Technology Fellow" during the company wide executive shuffle following the death of former company president Satoru Iwata.

Genyo Takeda attended Shizuoka Government University in Honshu, where he studied semiconductors.

Genyo Takeda was interviewed and subsequently hired by Gunpei Yokoi.

Genyo Takeda is credited for his team's development of the battery back-up memory, which was first used in the North American and European versions of Shigeru Miyamoto's The Legend of Zelda.

Genyo Takeda is credited with the invention of the Analog controller for the Nintendo 64 system, a style which has since been copied by Microsoft and Sony for their respective systems.

Genyo Takeda was promoted in 2002 to senior management director, while still maintaining his position as general manager.

Genyo Takeda was appointed the position of "Technology Fellow" at that time, providing expert advice to Kimishima as a "support network", alongside Miyamoto.

Genyo Takeda was one of the lead developers on the Wii console.

Genyo Takeda was known for disagreement with the contemporary model of adding every technical and graphical improvements to create new console generations.

Genyo Takeda has famously compared the console industry to the automobile industry.

Genyo Takeda meant for the Wii to parallel this model, and has mentioned in an interview that one of his major technical goals on the Wii was to scale back the power necessary to operate the console while maintaining the same high performance.

Genyo Takeda compared the Wii to a hybrid vehicle for its mass appeal and conservation attributes.