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Japanese video game designer

Yoshio Sakamoto (坂本 賀勇) (born July 23, 1959) is a Japanese video game designer, director, and producer. He has worked at Nintendo since 1982. He has directed several games in the Metroid series. He is one of the most prominent members of Nintendo's former Research and Development 1 division, along with Gunpei Yokoi and Toru Osawa.

Sakamoto is a key member in the development of the Metroid series. Sakamoto grew up with Nintendo toys, which he felt were inventive. The company hired him in 1982, when he graduated from art college. His first projects at Nintendo were the design of pixel art for the Game & Watch handheld Donkey Kong, and the arcade game Donkey Kong Jr. He turned to the Nintendo Entertainment System afterward, for which he designed the games Wrecking Crew, Balloon Fight and Gumshoe. Sakamoto also was the lead scenario writer and creator of Famicom Detective Club with its two entries, one of the most influential visual novel in Japan in the 80s. He also directed Super Metroid, Metroid Fusion, Metroid: Zero Mission, Metroid: Other M, and was the producer for Metroid: Samus Returns and Metroid Dread. Sakamoto's design work is also found in Nintendo games including Balloon Kid (1990), Game & Watch Gallery (1997), Wario Land 4 (2001), and WarioWare.

Sakamoto has stated that he wants to live up to public expectations of Nintendo to deliver products similarly unique to those of his youth, describing WarioWare, Inc. as an example. Regarding his professional relationship with Nintendo producer Shigeru Miyamoto, he believes his mission is not to compete with but to "always come up with something very different from what Mr. Miyamoto is likely to do".

Year Game title Role1982Donkey KongGraphic designerDonkey Kong Jr.1983SnoopyMario's Bombs Away1984Balloon FightWrecking CrewDesigner1986GumshoeMetroidKid IcarusGame designer1987Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High SchoolDirector, game designer, scenario 1988Famicom Detective Club: The Missing HeirGame designer, scenario 1989Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind1990Balloon KidDirector1992XKaeru no Tame ni Kane wa NaruScenario 1994Super MetroidDirector1995Teleroboxer1997Game & Watch GalleryAdvisor1998Game Boy CameraAdditional staff2000Trade & Battle: Card HeroDirector, game designer, scenario 2001Wario Land 4Supervisor2002Metroid FusionChief director, scenario, story2003Wario WorldAdvisorWarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!Supervisor2004Metroid: Zero MissionDirectorWarioWare: Twisted!Producer WarioWare: Touched!Producer, game designer2006Rhythm TengokuWarioWare: Smooth Moves2007Picross DSSupervisorKousoku Card Battle: Card HeroProducer2008Rhythm HeavenGeneral producer2009WarioWare D. I. Y. ProducerTomodachi Collection2010Metroid: Other MDirector, producer, story2011Rhythm Heaven FeverGeneral producer2012Kiki TrickSupervisor2013Game & WarioProducer, game designerTomodachi LifeProducer2015Rhythm Heaven MegamixGeneral producer2016MiitomoProducerMetroid Prime: Federation ForceSpecial advisor2017Metroid: Samus ReturnsProducer2021Famicom Detective Club: The Missing HeirProducer, scenario, supervisorFamicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands BehindMetroid DreadProducer