Hitoshi Yamagami - Revision history

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	'''Hitoshi Yamagami''' (Japanese: {{alttext\|山上仁志\|やまがみひとし}}) is an employee of [[Nintendo]] of Japan. He is a director of ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]'' and a producer of the other four games in [[The Legendary Starfy (series)\|''The Legendary Starfy'' series]]. Hitoshi Yamagami and [[Yasuhiro Minamimoto]] of [[TOSE]] have worked together on the series for over fifteen years (as of 2009).<ref>[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2009/05/interviews_nintendotose_the_legendary_starfy Interviews: Nintendo/TOSE - The Legendary Starfy - DS News @ Nintendo Life (with insight about the development of ''Densetsu no Starfy'')].</ref>		'''Hitoshi Yamagami''' (Japanese: {{alttext\|山上仁志\|やまがみひとし}}) is an employee of [[Nintendo]] of Japan. He is a director of ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]'' and a producer of the other four games in [[The Legendary Starfy (series)\|''The Legendary Starfy'' series]]. Hitoshi Yamagami and [[Yasuhiro Minamimoto]] of [[TOSE]] have worked together on the series for over fifteen years (as of 2009).<ref>[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2009/05/interviews_nintendotose_the_legendary_starfy Interviews: Nintendo/TOSE - The Legendary Starfy - DS News @ Nintendo Life (with insight about the development of ''Densetsu no Starfy'')].</ref>

	Hitoshi Yamagami was ~~notorious~~ as a key member of [[wikipedia:Nintendo Research & Development 1\|Nintendo Research & Development 1]], in charge of the direction of games such as ''[[mariowiki:Yoshi's Cookie\|Yoshi's Cookie]]'' and ''[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/ehj/index.html Tetris 2]'' for the NES and [[nwiki:Game Boy\|Game Boy]]. He was also the founder of Team Shikamaru, a team for scriptwriting at Nintendo. <ref>[http://www.metroid-database.com/features/profile_Sakamoto.php Metroid Database:: Developer Profile : Yoshio Sakamoto].</ref> As of 2004 he was promoted to the key manager and producer of [[wikipedia:Software Planning & Development\|Software Planning & Development]] Group No. 2. <ref>[http://kyoto-report.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/profile-hitoshi-yamagami.html Kyoto Report - Hitoshi Yamagami].</ref>		Hitoshi Yamagami was known as a key member of [[wikipedia:Nintendo Research & Development 1\|Nintendo Research & Development 1]], in charge of the direction of games such as ''[[mariowiki:Yoshi's Cookie\|Yoshi's Cookie]]'' and ''[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/ehj/index.html Tetris 2]'' for the NES and [[nwiki:Game Boy\|Game Boy]]. He was also the founder of Team Shikamaru, a team for scriptwriting at Nintendo. <ref>[http://www.metroid-database.com/features/profile_Sakamoto.php Metroid Database:: Developer Profile : Yoshio Sakamoto].</ref> As of 2004 he was promoted to the key manager and producer of [[wikipedia:Software Planning & Development\|Software Planning & Development]] Group No. 2. <ref>[http://kyoto-report.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/profile-hitoshi-yamagami.html Kyoto Report - Hitoshi Yamagami].</ref>

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*Hitoshi Yamagami wanted to sell the Starfy series overseas from the first game, but the game staff "just couldn't make it fit in with the North American climate". He explains that the reason why the games prior to ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'' weren't released in North America was because the details in the stories and games were "geared too much towards Japanese players" and the team didn't think the games would "resonate with players overseas". <ref>[[wikipedia:Nintendo Power\|Nintendo Power]] magazine, Volume 244, Future Publishing, August 2009, [[File:NP244_Starfy p72-73.jpg]].</ref>		*Hitoshi Yamagami wanted to sell the Starfy series overseas from the first game, but the game staff "just couldn't make it fit in with the North American climate". He explains that the reason why the games prior to ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'' weren't released in North America was because the details in the stories and games were "geared too much towards Japanese players" and the team didn't think the games would "resonate with players overseas". <ref>[[wikipedia:Nintendo Power\|Nintendo Power]] magazine, Volume 244, Future Publishing, August 2009 ([[:File:NP244_Starfy p72-73.jpg]]).</ref>
	*When asked by Nintendo Power how "Starfy and [[Kirby]] would get along if they met one another?", Hitoshi replied "since Starfy and Kirby are both very friendly" "don't you think they would become friends right away?". He notes that Kirby is "very active in the sky", in the same way Starfy is "very active in the sea". <ref>[[wikipedia:Nintendo Power\|Nintendo Power]] magazine, Volume 244, Future Publishing, August 2009, [[File:NP244_Starfy p74.jpg]].</ref>		*When asked by Nintendo Power how "Starfy and [[Kirby]] would get along if they met one another?", Hitoshi replied "since Starfy and Kirby are both very friendly" "don't you think they would become friends right away?". He notes that Kirby is "very active in the sky", in the same way Starfy is "very active in the sea". <ref>[[wikipedia:Nintendo Power\|Nintendo Power]] magazine, Volume 244, Future Publishing, August 2009 ([[:File:NP244_Starfy p74.jpg]]).</ref>
	*With ''The Legendary Starfy'', Hitoshi Yamagami feels that the game "is like his own child", and with the North American release, he feels like "his own child [was] making a major debut".		*With ''The Legendary Starfy'', Hitoshi Yamagami feels that the game "is like his own child", and with the North American release, he feels like "his own child [was] making a major debut".

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*Hitoshi Yamagami wanted to sell the Starfy series overseas from the first game, but the game staff "just couldn't make it fit in with the North American climate". He explains that the reason why the games prior to ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'' weren't released in North America was because the details in the stories and games were "geared too much towards Japanese players" and the team didn't think the games would "resonate with players overseas". <ref>[[wikipedia:Nintendo Power\|Nintendo Power]] magazine, Volume 244, Future Publishing, August 2009, [~~http~~:~~//www.nintendopower.com/images/~~NP244_Starfy.jpg ~~p. 73~~].</ref>		*Hitoshi Yamagami wanted to sell the Starfy series overseas from the first game, but the game staff "just couldn't make it fit in with the North American climate". He explains that the reason why the games prior to ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'' weren't released in North America was because the details in the stories and games were "geared too much towards Japanese players" and the team didn't think the games would "resonate with players overseas". <ref>[[wikipedia:Nintendo Power\|Nintendo Power]] magazine, Volume 244, Future Publishing, August 2009, [[File:NP244_Starfy p72-73.jpg]].</ref>
	*When asked by Nintendo Power how "Starfy and [[Kirby]] would get along if they met one another?", Hitoshi replied "since Starfy and Kirby are both very friendly" "don't you think they would become friends right away?". He notes that Kirby is "very active in the sky", in the same way Starfy is "very active in the sea". <ref>[[wikipedia:Nintendo Power\|Nintendo Power]] magazine, Volume 244, Future Publishing, August 2009, [~~http~~:~~//i2.minus.com/jJM8mSopmpPyk~~.jpg ~~p. 74~~].</ref>		*When asked by Nintendo Power how "Starfy and [[Kirby]] would get along if they met one another?", Hitoshi replied "since Starfy and Kirby are both very friendly" "don't you think they would become friends right away?". He notes that Kirby is "very active in the sky", in the same way Starfy is "very active in the sea". <ref>[[wikipedia:Nintendo Power\|Nintendo Power]] magazine, Volume 244, Future Publishing, August 2009, [[File:NP244_Starfy p74.jpg]].</ref>
	*With ''The Legendary Starfy'', Hitoshi Yamagami feels that the game "is like his own child", and with the North American release, he feels like "his own child [was] making a major debut".		*With ''The Legendary Starfy'', Hitoshi Yamagami feels that the game "is like his own child", and with the North American release, he feels like "his own child [was] making a major debut".

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Other Games

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	*''[http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/6AMyCDP1zXZGAPJpY_NOg4KBqjrxG1jR Spin Six]'' (2009)		*''[http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/6AMyCDP1zXZGAPJpY_NOg4KBqjrxG1jR Spin Six]'' (2009)
	*''[[wikipedia:Xenoblade Chronicles\|Xenoblade Chronicles]]'' (2010/2011) - Producer		*''[[wikipedia:Xenoblade Chronicles\|Xenoblade Chronicles]]'' (2010/2011) - Producer
	*''[[wikipedia:Fossil Fighters: Champions\|Fossil Fighters: Champions]]'' (2010/2011) ~~- 2010/2011~~		*''[[wikipedia:Fossil Fighters\|Fossil Fighters]]'' (2008/2009) - Producer
	*''Code Name S.T.E.A.M'' - Producer<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHWOeGFKIEc Play Nintendo - Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. Roundtable - Youtube, Nintendo's channel].</ref>		*''[[wikipedia:Fossil Fighters: Champions\|Fossil Fighters: Champions]]'' (2010/2011)
			*''Code Name S.T.E.A.M'' (2015) - Producer<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHWOeGFKIEc Play Nintendo - Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. Roundtable - Youtube, Nintendo's channel].</ref>

	List derived from the Kyoto Report and [http://themushroomkingdom.net/credits/name/52 The Mushroom Kingdom]. There are possibly more on the [[jawikipedia:山上仁志\|Japanese Wikipedia article]].		List derived from the Kyoto Report and [http://themushroomkingdom.net/credits/name/52 The Mushroom Kingdom]. There are possibly more on the [[jawikipedia:山上仁志\|Japanese Wikipedia article]].

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	*''[[wikipedia:Xenoblade Chronicles\|Xenoblade Chronicles]]'' (2010/2011) - Producer		*''[[wikipedia:Xenoblade Chronicles\|Xenoblade Chronicles]]'' (2010/2011) - Producer
	*''[[wikipedia:Fossil Fighters: Champions\|Fossil Fighters: Champions]]'' (2010/2011) - 2010/2011		*''[[wikipedia:Fossil Fighters: Champions\|Fossil Fighters: Champions]]'' (2010/2011) - 2010/2011
	*''Code Name S.T.E.A.M'' - Producer<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHWOeGFKIEc Play Nintendo - Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. Roundtable - Youtube, Nintendo's channel]</ref>		*''Code Name S.T.E.A.M'' - Producer<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHWOeGFKIEc Play Nintendo - Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. Roundtable - Youtube, Nintendo's channel].</ref>

	List derived from the Kyoto Report and [http://themushroomkingdom.net/credits/name/52 The Mushroom Kingdom]. There are possibly more on the [[jawikipedia:山上仁志\|Japanese Wikipedia article]].		List derived from the Kyoto Report and [http://themushroomkingdom.net/credits/name/52 The Mushroom Kingdom]. There are possibly more on the [[jawikipedia:山上仁志\|Japanese Wikipedia article]].

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Other Games

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	*''[[wikipedia:Xenoblade Chronicles\|Xenoblade Chronicles]]'' (2010/2011) - Producer		*''[[wikipedia:Xenoblade Chronicles\|Xenoblade Chronicles]]'' (2010/2011) - Producer
	*''[[wikipedia:Fossil Fighters: Champions\|Fossil Fighters: Champions]]'' (2010/2011) - 2010/2011		*''[[wikipedia:Fossil Fighters: Champions\|Fossil Fighters: Champions]]'' (2010/2011) - 2010/2011
	*''Code Name S.T.E.A.M''		*''Code Name S.T.E.A.M'' - Producer<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHWOeGFKIEc Play Nintendo - Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. Roundtable - Youtube, Nintendo's channel]</ref>

	List derived from the Kyoto Report and [http://themushroomkingdom.net/credits/name/52 The Mushroom Kingdom]. There are possibly more on the [[jawikipedia:山上仁志\|Japanese Wikipedia article]].		List derived from the Kyoto Report and [http://themushroomkingdom.net/credits/name/52 The Mushroom Kingdom]. There are possibly more on the [[jawikipedia:山上仁志\|Japanese Wikipedia article]].

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	*''[[wikipedia:Xenoblade Chronicles\|Xenoblade Chronicles]]'' (2010/2011) - Producer		*''[[wikipedia:Xenoblade Chronicles\|Xenoblade Chronicles]]'' (2010/2011) - Producer
	*''[[wikipedia:Fossil Fighters: Champions\|Fossil Fighters: Champions]]'' (2010/2011) - 2010/2011		*''[[wikipedia:Fossil Fighters: Champions\|Fossil Fighters: Champions]]'' (2010/2011) - 2010/2011
	*''~~Codename~~ S.T.E.A.M''		*''Code Name S.T.E.A.M''

	List derived from the Kyoto Report and [http://themushroomkingdom.net/credits/name/52 The Mushroom Kingdom]. There are possibly more on the [[jawikipedia:山上仁志\|Japanese Wikipedia article]].		List derived from the Kyoto Report and [http://themushroomkingdom.net/credits/name/52 The Mushroom Kingdom]. There are possibly more on the [[jawikipedia:山上仁志\|Japanese Wikipedia article]].

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Other Games

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	*''[[wikipedia:Xenoblade Chronicles\|Xenoblade Chronicles]]'' (2010/2011) - Producer		*''[[wikipedia:Xenoblade Chronicles\|Xenoblade Chronicles]]'' (2010/2011) - Producer
	*''[[wikipedia:Fossil Fighters: Champions\|Fossil Fighters: Champions]]'' (2010/2011) - 2010/2011		*''[[wikipedia:Fossil Fighters: Champions\|Fossil Fighters: Champions]]'' (2010/2011) - 2010/2011
			*''Codename S.T.E.A.M''

	List derived from the Kyoto Report and [http://themushroomkingdom.net/credits/name/52 The Mushroom Kingdom]. There are possibly more on the [[jawikipedia:山上仁志\|Japanese Wikipedia article]].		List derived from the Kyoto Report and [http://themushroomkingdom.net/credits/name/52 The Mushroom Kingdom]. There are possibly more on the [[jawikipedia:山上仁志\|Japanese Wikipedia article]].

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	*''[[mariowiki:Dr. Mario & Puzzle League\|Dr. Mario & Puzzle League]]'' (2005) - Producer with Yasushiro Minamimoto		*''[[mariowiki:Dr. Mario & Puzzle League\|Dr. Mario & Puzzle League]]'' (2005) - Producer with Yasushiro Minamimoto
	*''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' (2005) - Producer with Yasushiro Minamimoto		*''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' (2005) - Producer with Yasushiro Minamimoto
	*''[[wikipedia:Chōsōjū Mecha MG\|Chou Soujuu Mecha MG]]'' (2006) - Producer with Shirō Kuroda<ref>[http://shelloop.s15.xrea.com/data/bikou/ds_note/ds_st/mg_st.html 『超操縦メカMG』：スタッフリスト (in Japanese) - Transcription of credits hosted on shelloop].</ref><ref>[http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm12828801 超操縦メカMG RTA(スタッフロール含 2 02) Part6 6 - Niconico Video GINZA (staff roll starting at 23:38)].</ref>		*''[[wikipedia:Chōsōjū Mecha MG\|Chou Soujuu Mecha MG]]'' (2006) - Producer with Shirō Kuroda<ref>[http://shelloop.s15.xrea.com/data/bikou/ds_note/ds_st/mg_st.html 『超操縦メカMG』：スタッフリスト (in Japanese) - Transcription of credits hosted on shelloop].</ref><ref>[http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm12828801 超操縦メカMG RTA(スタッフロール含 2 02) Part6/6 - Niconico Video GINZA (staff roll starting at 23:38)].</ref>
	*''[[mariowiki:Wario: Master of Disguise\|Wario: Master of Disguise]] (2007) - Producer		*''[[mariowiki:Wario: Master of Disguise\|Wario: Master of Disguise]] (2007) - Producer
	*''[[mariowiki:Dr. Mario Online Rx\|Dr. Mario Online Rx]] (2008) - Producer		*''[[mariowiki:Dr. Mario Online Rx\|Dr. Mario Online Rx]] (2008) - Producer

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	*''[[wikipedia:Xenoblade Chronicles\|Xenoblade Chronicles]]'' (2010/2011) - Producer		*''[[wikipedia:Xenoblade Chronicles\|Xenoblade Chronicles]]'' (2010/2011) - Producer
	*''[[wikipedia:Fossil Fighters: Champions\|Fossil Fighters: Champions]]'' (2010/2011) - 2010/2011		*''[[wikipedia:Fossil Fighters: Champions\|Fossil Fighters: Champions]]'' (2010/2011) - 2010/2011
			*''Codename S.T.E.A.M''

	List derived from the Kyoto Report and [http://themushroomkingdom.net/credits/name/52 The Mushroom Kingdom]. There are possibly more on the [[jawikipedia:山上仁志\|Japanese Wikipedia article]].		List derived from the Kyoto Report and [http://themushroomkingdom.net/credits/name/52 The Mushroom Kingdom]. There are possibly more on the [[jawikipedia:山上仁志\|Japanese Wikipedia article]].

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	*''[[mariowiki:Dr. Mario & Puzzle League\|Dr. Mario & Puzzle League]]'' (2005) - Producer with Yasushiro Minamimoto		*''[[mariowiki:Dr. Mario & Puzzle League\|Dr. Mario & Puzzle League]]'' (2005) - Producer with Yasushiro Minamimoto
	*''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' (2005) - Producer with Yasushiro Minamimoto		*''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' (2005) - Producer with Yasushiro Minamimoto
	*''[[wikipedia:Chōsōjū Mecha MG\|Chou Soujuu Mecha MG]]'' (2006) - Producer with Shirō Kuroda<ref>[http://shelloop.s15.xrea.com/data/bikou/ds_note/ds_st/mg_st.html 『超操縦メカMG』：スタッフリスト (in Japanese) - Transcription of credits hosted on shelloop].</ref><ref>[http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm12828801 超操縦メカMG RTA(スタッフロール含 2 02) Part6 6 - Niconico Video GINZA (staff roll starting at 23:38)].</ref>		*''[[wikipedia:Chōsōjū Mecha MG\|Chou Soujuu Mecha MG]]'' (2006) - Producer with Shirō Kuroda<ref>[http://shelloop.s15.xrea.com/data/bikou/ds_note/ds_st/mg_st.html 『超操縦メカMG』：スタッフリスト (in Japanese) - Transcription of credits hosted on shelloop].</ref><ref>[http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm12828801 超操縦メカMG RTA(スタッフロール含 2 02) Part6/6 - Niconico Video GINZA (staff roll starting at 23:38)].</ref>
	*''[[mariowiki:Wario: Master of Disguise\|Wario: Master of Disguise]] (2007) - Producer		*''[[mariowiki:Wario: Master of Disguise\|Wario: Master of Disguise]] (2007) - Producer
	*''[[mariowiki:Dr. Mario Online Rx\|Dr. Mario Online Rx]] (2008) - Producer		*''[[mariowiki:Dr. Mario Online Rx\|Dr. Mario Online Rx]] (2008) - Producer

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	[[File:Hitoshi Yamagami.jpg\|frame\|Hitoshi Yamagami]]		[[File:Hitoshi Yamagami.jpg\|frame\|Hitoshi Yamagami]]
	'''Hitoshi Yamagami''' (Japanese: {{alttext\|山上仁志\|やまがみひとし}}) is an employee of [[Nintendo]] of Japan. He is a director of ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]'' and a producer of the other four games in [[The Legendary Starfy (series)\|''The Legendary Starfy'' series]]. Hitoshi Yamagami and [[Yasuhiro Minamimoto]] of [[TOSE]] have worked together on the series for over fifteen years (as of 2009).<ref>[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2009/05/interviews_nintendotose_the_legendary_starfy Interviews: Nintendo/TOSE - The Legendary Starfy - DS News @ Nintendo Life (with insight about the development of ''Densetsu no Starfy'')]</ref>		'''Hitoshi Yamagami''' (Japanese: {{alttext\|山上仁志\|やまがみひとし}}) is an employee of [[Nintendo]] of Japan. He is a director of ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]'' and a producer of the other four games in [[The Legendary Starfy (series)\|''The Legendary Starfy'' series]]. Hitoshi Yamagami and [[Yasuhiro Minamimoto]] of [[TOSE]] have worked together on the series for over fifteen years (as of 2009).<ref>[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2009/05/interviews_nintendotose_the_legendary_starfy Interviews: Nintendo/TOSE - The Legendary Starfy - DS News @ Nintendo Life (with insight about the development of ''Densetsu no Starfy'')].</ref>

	Hitoshi Yamagami was notorious as a key member of [[wikipedia:Nintendo Research & Development 1\|Nintendo Research & Development 1]], in charge of the direction of games such as ''[[mariowiki:Yoshi's Cookie\|Yoshi's Cookie]]'' and ''[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/ehj/index.html Tetris 2]'' for the NES and [[nwiki:Game Boy\|Game Boy]]. He was also the founder of Team Shikamaru, a team for scriptwriting at Nintendo. <ref>[http://www.metroid-database.com/features/profile_Sakamoto.php Metroid Database:: Developer Profile : Yoshio Sakamoto]</ref> As of 2004 he was promoted to the key manager and producer of [[wikipedia:Software Planning & Development\|Software Planning & Development]] Group No. 2. <ref>[http://kyoto-report.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/profile-hitoshi-yamagami.html Kyoto Report - Hitoshi Yamagami]</ref>		Hitoshi Yamagami was notorious as a key member of [[wikipedia:Nintendo Research & Development 1\|Nintendo Research & Development 1]], in charge of the direction of games such as ''[[mariowiki:Yoshi's Cookie\|Yoshi's Cookie]]'' and ''[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/ehj/index.html Tetris 2]'' for the NES and [[nwiki:Game Boy\|Game Boy]]. He was also the founder of Team Shikamaru, a team for scriptwriting at Nintendo. <ref>[http://www.metroid-database.com/features/profile_Sakamoto.php Metroid Database:: Developer Profile : Yoshio Sakamoto].</ref> As of 2004 he was promoted to the key manager and producer of [[wikipedia:Software Planning & Development\|Software Planning & Development]] Group No. 2. <ref>[http://kyoto-report.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/profile-hitoshi-yamagami.html Kyoto Report - Hitoshi Yamagami].</ref>

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	*''[[wikipedia:Game & Watch ports and remakes#Game & Watch Gallery 3\|Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'' (1998) - Director		*''[[wikipedia:Game & Watch ports and remakes#Game & Watch Gallery 3\|Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'' (1998) - Director
	*''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon Puzzle League\|Pokémon Puzzle League]]'' (2000/1) - Director & Program		*''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon Puzzle League\|Pokémon Puzzle League]]'' (2000/1) - Director & Program
	*''[[wikipedia:Sin and Punishment\|Sin and Punishment]]'' (2000) - Supervisor <ref>[http://www.gamefaqs.com/n64/366184-sin-and-punishment-successor-of-the-earth/credit Sin and Punishment credits on GameFAQs]</ref>		*''[[wikipedia:Sin and Punishment\|Sin and Punishment]]'' (2000) - Supervisor <ref>[http://www.gamefaqs.com/n64/366184-sin-and-punishment-successor-of-the-earth/credit Sin and Punishment credits on GameFAQs].</ref>
	*''[[mariowiki:Dr. Mario 64\|Dr. Mario 64]] (2001) - Director		*''[[mariowiki:Dr. Mario 64\|Dr. Mario 64]] (2001) - Director
	*''[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/ayaj/ Dokodemo Taiyoku - Yakuman Advance]'' (2001)		*''[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/ayaj/ Dokodemo Taiyoku - Yakuman Advance]'' (2001)
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	*''[[mariowiki:Dr. Mario & Puzzle League\|Dr. Mario & Puzzle League]]'' (2005) - Producer with Yasushiro Minamimoto		*''[[mariowiki:Dr. Mario & Puzzle League\|Dr. Mario & Puzzle League]]'' (2005) - Producer with Yasushiro Minamimoto
	*''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' (2005) - Producer with Yasushiro Minamimoto		*''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' (2005) - Producer with Yasushiro Minamimoto
	*''[[wikipedia:Chōsōjū Mecha MG\|Chou Soujuu Mecha MG]]'' (2006) - Producer with Shirō Kuroda<ref>[http://shelloop.s15.xrea.com/data/bikou/ds_note/ds_st/mg_st.html 『超操縦メカMG』：スタッフリスト (in Japanese) - Transcription of credits hosted on shelloop]</ref>		*''[[wikipedia:Chōsōjū Mecha MG\|Chou Soujuu Mecha MG]]'' (2006) - Producer with Shirō Kuroda<ref>[http://shelloop.s15.xrea.com/data/bikou/ds_note/ds_st/mg_st.html 『超操縦メカMG』：スタッフリスト (in Japanese) - Transcription of credits hosted on shelloop].</ref><ref>[http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm12828801 超操縦メカMG RTA(スタッフロール含 2 02) Part6 6 - Niconico Video GINZA (staff roll starting at 23:38)].</ref>
	*''[[mariowiki:Wario: Master of Disguise\|Wario: Master of Disguise]] (2007) - Producer		*''[[mariowiki:Wario: Master of Disguise\|Wario: Master of Disguise]] (2007) - Producer
	*''[[mariowiki:Dr. Mario Online Rx\|Dr. Mario Online Rx]] (2008) - Producer		*''[[mariowiki:Dr. Mario Online Rx\|Dr. Mario Online Rx]] (2008) - Producer
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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*Hitoshi Yamagami wanted to sell the Starfy series overseas from the first game, but the game staff "just couldn't make it fit in with the North American climate". He explains that the reason why the games prior to ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'' weren't released in North America was because the details in the stories and games were "geared too much towards Japanese players" and the team didn't think the games would "resonate with players overseas". <ref>[[wikipedia:Nintendo Power\|Nintendo Power]] magazine, Volume 244, Future Publishing, August 2009, [http://www.nintendopower.com/images/NP244_Starfy.jpg p. 73]</ref>		*Hitoshi Yamagami wanted to sell the Starfy series overseas from the first game, but the game staff "just couldn't make it fit in with the North American climate". He explains that the reason why the games prior to ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'' weren't released in North America was because the details in the stories and games were "geared too much towards Japanese players" and the team didn't think the games would "resonate with players overseas". <ref>[[wikipedia:Nintendo Power\|Nintendo Power]] magazine, Volume 244, Future Publishing, August 2009, [http://www.nintendopower.com/images/NP244_Starfy.jpg p. 73].</ref>
	*When asked by Nintendo Power how "Starfy and [[Kirby]] would get along if they met one another?", Hitoshi replied "since Starfy and Kirby are both very friendly" "don't you think they would become friends right away?". He notes that Kirby is "very active in the sky", in the same way Starfy is "very active in the sea". <ref>[[wikipedia:Nintendo Power\|Nintendo Power]] magazine, Volume 244, Future Publishing, August 2009, [http://i2.minus.com/jJM8mSopmpPyk.jpg p. 74]</ref>		*When asked by Nintendo Power how "Starfy and [[Kirby]] would get along if they met one another?", Hitoshi replied "since Starfy and Kirby are both very friendly" "don't you think they would become friends right away?". He notes that Kirby is "very active in the sky", in the same way Starfy is "very active in the sea". <ref>[[wikipedia:Nintendo Power\|Nintendo Power]] magazine, Volume 244, Future Publishing, August 2009, [http://i2.minus.com/jJM8mSopmpPyk.jpg p. 74].</ref>
	*With ''The Legendary Starfy'', Hitoshi Yamagami feels that the game "is like his own child", and with the North American release, he feels like "his own child [was] making a major debut".		*With ''The Legendary Starfy'', Hitoshi Yamagami feels that the game "is like his own child", and with the North American release, he feels like "his own child [was] making a major debut".