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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
video game designer
associatedCompany Nintendo NERFINISHED
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
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 NERFINISHED
Nintendo DS NERFINISHED
notableSeries Pokémon main series games NERFINISHED
notableWork Pokémon Gold and Silver NERFINISHED
Pokémon Red and Blue NERFINISHED
Pokémon Red and Green NERFINISHED
Pokémon franchise NERFINISHED
occupation entrepreneur
game director
video game designer
positionHeld president of Game Freak
residence Japan
workedWith Nintendo NERFINISHED

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Pokémon creator Satoshi Tajiri
Pokémon Red and Blue gameDirector Satoshi Tajiri
Pokémon Red and Blue gameDesigner Satoshi Tajiri