Satoshi Tajiri
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Satoshi Tajiri is a Japanese video game designer best known as the creator of the Pokémon franchise and founder of the game development company Game Freak.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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video game designer ⓘ |
| associatedCompany |
Nintendo
NERFINISHED
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The Pokémon Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1965-08-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Junichi Masuda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ken Sugimori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedFanzineToCompany | Game Freak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfWork | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| created | concept of trading Pokémon via Game Boy link cable ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | significant influence on global popular culture through Pokémon ⓘ |
| earlyActivity | editing Game Freak fanzine ⓘ |
| education | Tokyo National College of Technology (did not graduate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Game Freak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
game design
ⓘ
game development ⓘ |
| founded | Game Freak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | video games ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| industry | video game industry ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
arcade video games
ⓘ
childhood interest in insect collecting ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creating the Pokémon franchise
ⓘ
founding Game Freak ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Japanese ⓘ |
| name | Satoshi Tajiri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 田尻智 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableGamePlatform |
Game Boy
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Nintendo DS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSeries | Pokémon main series games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Pokémon Gold and Silver
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Pokémon Red and Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ Pokémon Red and Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Pokémon franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
entrepreneur
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game director ⓘ video game designer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of Game Freak ⓘ |
| residence | Japan ⓘ |
| workedWith | Nintendo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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