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Satoshi Tajiri was born on August 28, 1965, in Setagaya, Tokyo. [3] Tajiri grew up in Machida, Tokyo, which at the time still maintained a rural atmosphere [4] and was rapidly growing. [5] As a child, Tajiri enjoyed insect collecting as a hobby, which would be an inspiration for his later video game work. [6]
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Shigeru Ohmori (/ ˈ ʃ ɪ ɡ ɛ r uː ˈ oʊ m oʊ r ɪ / SHI-ger-roo OH-moh-ri; Japanese: 大森滋, Hepburn: Ōmori Shigeru, IPA: [oːmori ɕigeru]; born 29 February 1980) is a Japanese video game director, designer, and developer best known for his work in the Pokémon franchise.
According to Satoshi Tajiri, Cubone was "born from the thought of how sad it would be for a Pokémon to die." [7] Cubone's English name is a fusion of the words "club" [8] or "cute" [9] and "bone." It was originally planned to be called "Orphon" in English, but its name was finalized as Cubone. [8]
The main idea behind Pokémon was conceived by Satoshi Tajiri. Tajiri was born on August 28, 1965, [34] and grew up in Machida, a suburb of Tokyo. [35] As a child, he enjoyed discovering and catching insects and other small creatures in the various ponds and fields that surrounded his town.
He was a member of Game Freak where he was an employee and executive at the company since 1989 when he founded it alongside Satoshi Tajiri and Ken Sugimori. [1] [2] In 2022, Masuda was appointed to be Chief Creative Fellow at The Pokémon Company. With the development of new Pokémon games, Masuda took new roles in future projects.
Name Age Net Worth Source of Wealth Notes 1: Masayoshi Son: 55: US$22.3 billion: Softbank: 2: Tadashi Yanai & family: 64: US$15.5 billion: Fast Retailing: 3: Nobutada Saji & family: 67
The character Gary Oak from the Pokémon anime series is named Shigeru in Japan and is the rival of Ash Ketchum (called Satoshi in Japan). Pokémon creator Satoshi Tajiri was mentored by Miyamoto. In 1998, Miyamoto was honored as the first person inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame. [127]