The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has won multiple Game of the Year awards and it wouldn\u2019t be proper to neglect to mention the game\u2019s director, Hidemaro Fujibayashi, who is head of Entertainment Planning and Development at Group No.3. Popular entertainment site Variety has produced a feature praising the top five hundred entertainment business leaders and thankfully Mr. Fujibayashi made the list. Here\u2019s what Variety had to say about his inclusion:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard to find someone more essential to the success of the Nintendo Switch than Fujibayashi, who currently directs new mainline games for Nintendo\u2019s \u201cThe Legend of Zelda\u201d franchise, working in lockstep with Eiji Aonuma, its longtime producer who directed several of its flagship titles. Fujibayashi first worked on \u201cZelda\u201d through several handheld games developed via Capcom, before joining the company and directing 2011\u2019s \u201cSkyward Sword\u201d for the Wii. Fujibayashi then held a command of March 2017\u2019s Switch launch title \u201cBreath of the Wild\u201d that delivered instant success for both the game and the console. Six years later, \u201cTears of the Kingdom\u201d did it again. The first Nintendo pricetag to hit $70, the May release exceeded expectations from critics and gamers alike, with more than 10 million copies sold in its first three days. By the end of September, sales reached nearly 20 million, making it the ninth bestselling Switch title since the console\u2019s release, and \u201cTears of the Kingdom\u201d later won best action and adventure game at the Game Awards.\u201d<\/p>\n

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