Nintendo has created many strange and amazing characters over the years, but one of the standouts is Tingle.
The recurring character, who first started in The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask on the Nintendo 64, was designed by Takaya Imamura. The same veteran of Nintendo, who was also responsible for the scary design of the Moon, announced today via Facebook that it was his last day after 32 years at the company.
“This is my last day of work. I take a selfie with the empty office. I think I will not come in here anymore. As you would expect, I will miss it. ‘
The ’empty office’ is due to many Nintendo staff members working from home due to the pandemic.
Imamura started at Nintendo in 1989 F-zero (1990) as graphic designer – created Captain Falcon. Over the years, he has contributed to several other Nintendo series such as Star Fox – to design characters like Fox McCloud with Shigeru Miyamoto, and more recently awarded Smash Ultimate as an original game supervisor.
On behalf of the community here at Nintendo Life, we wish Takaya Imamura all the best with his retirement.