| Hisashi Nogami | |
| Native Name: | 野上恒 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Place: | Yawata, Kyoto, Japan |
| Alma Mater: | Osaka University of Arts |
| Employer: | Nintendo |
| Years Active: | 1994–present |
| Occupation: | Video game designer, director and producer |
| Notable Works: | Animal Crossing Splatoon |
| Manager at Nintendo EAD (2013-2015) Manager at Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5 (2015-2019) Deputy General Manager at Nintendo EPD (2019-present) | |
is a Japanese video game designer, director, and producer at Nintendo.[1] He is best known as the creator of the Animal Crossing and Splatoon franchises.
Nogami was born in Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture in 1971. He graduated from the Design Department in the Osaka University of Arts during April 1994 and joined Japanese video game company Nintendo within the same year, becoming an artist for on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Several years later, Nogami went on to produce the Animal Crossing series, Splatoon series, and directed development of the Wii's Mii Channel among other things.[2] [3] [4] In June 2019, after years being Manager of his own group of development at Nintendo, he was promoted to the position of Deputy General Manager within the company's Entertainment Planning & Development division.[4]
| Year | Game | Credit(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Yoshi's Island | Character design[5] |
| BS Zelda no Densetsu | Designer | |
| 1996 | Super Mario 64 | CG Illustrator[6] |
| Tetris Attack | Advisor | |
| Mario Kart 64 | CG character design | |
| 1997 | Yoshi's Story | CG design |
| 1998 | Banjo-Kazooie | Word swapping |
| 2000 | Advisor | |
| 2001 | Animal Crossing | Director |
| 2002 | Map support | |
| 2004 | Yoshi Topsy-Turvy | Supervisor |
| 2005 | Director | |
| 2006 | Yoshi's Island DS | Supervisor |
| Mii Channel | Director | |
| Wii Sports | Mii support | |
| Wii Play | ||
| 2008 | ||
| Director[7] | ||
| 2009 | Tomodachi Collection | Mii support |
| 2012 | WaraWara Plaza | Director |
| 2013 | Tomodachi Life | Mii support |
| 2015 | Splatoon | Producer |
| 2016 | ||
| 2017 | Splatoon 2 | |
| Supervisor | ||
| 2020 | Producer | |
| 2022 | Splatoon 3 |