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Hiroyuki Kimura

Hiroyuki Kimura
Native name 木村 浩之
Born (1965-06-01) June 1, 1965 (age 51)
Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Occupation Producer
Employer Nintendo (1985–present)

Hiroyuki Kimura (木村 浩之 Kimura Hiroyuki?, born June 1, 1965 in Ishikawa Prefecture) is a Japanese video game director and producer who works for Nintendo. Kimura joined the company as a trainee in 1988, and designed the characters of Super Mario Bros. 3. After that, he was originally assigned to Gunpei Yokoi and the Nintendo R&D1 team. Kimura designed a variety of games for Nintendo including several of the NES Zapper software and the Metroid series. Shortly after working on Super Metroid, Kimura was transferred to Shigeru Miyamoto and the Nintendo EAD group.



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