Hiromasa Shikata

Hiromasa Shikata ( Japanese 四方 宏昌 , Shikata Hiromasa ) is a Japanese developer of computer games .

Act

Immediately after graduating in 1997, Hiromasa Shikata was employed as a computer graphic artist for the Japanese video game and game console manufacturer Nintendo . He was assigned to the Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development department.

Shikata initially worked as a level designer on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time , which was launched in 1998. In the next few years he worked in the same position on other Zelda games for home consoles; Moreover, he designed levels for Pikmin and acted as co- producer of spirit .

In the development of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Shikata worked as co-director; after that he was involved as a planner for The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks . Immediately afterwards, in 2009 Shikata started work with a very small team on another Zelda game for a handheld. Shortly afterwards, work was halted and Shikata was assigned to the Nintendo Land project as the planner . The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds , published at the end of 2013, emerged from his Zelda project, and Shikata was its director.

Ludography

• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time ( N64 , 1998) (3DS, 2012, 3D) level designer
• The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64, 2000) (GCN, 2003/04) (3DS, 2011) - Level designer
• Pikmin ( GCN , 2001) (Wii, 2008) - level designer
• The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN, 2002) - level designer
• Geist (GCN, 2005) - co-producer
• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (GCN / Wii , 2006) - Co-Director, Game Designer
• The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks ( NDS , 2009) - game designer
• Nintendo Land ( Wii U , 2012) - game designer
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds ( Nintendo 3DS , 2013) - Director
• The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes (Nintendo 3DS, 2015) - Director

Web links

• Hiromasa Shikata on Miiverse
• Neal Ronaghan: Emerging From the Background: The History of the Director of A Link Between Worlds. In: Nintendo World Report. November 14, 2013, accessed March 2, 2014 . 
• Hiromasa Shikata at MobyGames
• Hiromasa Shikata at Kyoto-Report.wikidot.com