Motoi Okamoto Explained

Motoi Okamoto
Citizenship:Japanese
Occupation:Game producer
Known For:Game Design

Motoi Okamoto is a Japanese video game producer, programmer and writer.

He joined Nintendo in 1999. Initially, he provided library support on Luigi's Mansion (2001). Subsequently, assisted other projects like Pikmin (2001), Pikmin 2 (2004), (2002), and Super Mario 64 DS (2004). In 2006 he directed Wii Play.[1]

He left the company in 2008 and founded Entersphere, an independent studio which developed Army Corps of Hell (2011) for the PlayStation Vita.[2]

In 2018 he joined Konami and was put in charge of the Silent Hill series. He subsequently directed and produced (2024),[3] and he is currently producing the remake of Silent Hill 2 in collaboration with Bloober Team.[4]

Works

YearTitleRole
2001Luigi's MansionLibrary support
PikminScript
2002Library programmer
2004Pikmin 2Script
Super Mario 64 DSMini-game director, script
2006New Super Mario Bros.Mini-game director
Wii PlayDirector
2007Wii FitTraining director
2011Army Corps of Hell
2024Director, producer, story

Notes and References

  1. News: Random: Former Luigi's Mansion Dev Is Now Heading Up The Silent Hill Franchise . Ollie . Reynolds . 20 October 2022 . 7 February 2024 . Nintendo Life.
  2. News: Q&A;: Design lessons learned from a decade at Nintendo's EAD . Chris . Kohler . 5 April 2017 . 7 February 2024 . . http://web.archive.org/web/20201112041809/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/294923/Qamp_A_Design_lessons_learned_from_a_decade_at_Nintendos_EAD.php . 12 November 2020.
  3. News: Silent Hill: The Short Message Marks a New Generation for the Franchise . Brie . Hoban . 3 February 2024 . 7 February 2024 . Game Rant.
  4. News: Silent Hill 2 Remake: World Exclusive Deep Dive Interview . Koji . Fukuyama . 21 January 2023 . 7 February 2024 . IGN.