Nintendo has created a lot of weird and wonderful characters over the years, but one of the most important 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. Today, the same veteran Nintendo staff – who was also responsible for the terrifying design of the Moon – announced via Facebook that it was his last day at the company after 32 years.
“This is my last day of work. I took a selfie with my desk empty. I don’t think I’ll go in here again. As you would expect, I will miss him. ”
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 a graphic designer – creating Captain Falcon. Over the years, he has contributed to various other Nintendo series, such as Star Fox – the design of characters like Fox McCloud with Shigeru Miyamoto, and more recently she was credited with Smash Ultimate as the original supervisor of the game.
On behalf of the community here at Nintendo Life, we wish Takaya Imamura all the best in retirement.