The producers of The Legend of Zelda and Splatoon became the new deputy CEO of Nintendo

The producers of The Legend of Zelda and Splatoon series have been promoted to deputy CEO of Nintendo. One of them is the producer of the series The Legend of Zelda Eiji Aonuma (Eiji Aonuma).

Eiji Aonuma
As noted by Gamesindustry.

biz, Aonuma will combine two positions. That is, he will continue to lead the development of The Legend of Zelda series.

Aonuma and Nogami’s career growth was announced by the Nintendo Life press portal. It is also noted there that Aya Kyogoku, the face of the Animal Crossing series, also received a new position as part of the official permutations. She became a manager in the so-called “fifth Nintendo Development Group” (Production Group No. 5). This team oversees the development of both Animal Crossing and Splatoon.

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