Eiji Aonuma

Quick Facts

Full Name	Eiji Aonuma
Occupation	Game Designer
Date Of Birth	Mar 16, 1963(1963-03-16)
Age	61
Birthplace	Japan
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Pisces

Eiji Aonuma Biography

Eiji Aonuma is one of the most popular and richest Game Designer who was born on March 16, 1963 in Japan, Japan. The popular game designer and director who is most recognized for his work with The Legend of Zelda series.

He and fellow video game designer Satoshi Tajiri were both born in Japan.

After graduating, he interviewed at Nintendo. Aonuma met Shigeru Miyamoto during the interview, and showed Miyamoto samples of his college work. When he landed a job at Nintendo, however, he had never played a video game before, as he did not play them as a child. He asked his girlfriend about video games, and she introduced him to two Yuji Horii games, Dragon Quest (1986) on the Famicom and The Portopia Serial Murder Case (1983) on the PC-8801, which were the first video games he ever played. His first projects involved graphic design, creating sprites for Nintendo Entertainment System games such as 1991’s NES Open Tournament Golf. Aonuma was director of development on 1996’s Marvelous: Mōhitotsu no Takarajima for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. In a move which Aonuma attributes to his position on the Marvelous team, Miyamoto recruited Aonuma to join the development team for the Zelda series. He spent several years as a lead designer of The Legend of Zelda series: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and its sequel Majora’s Mask, both for the Nintendo 64; and The Wind Waker, the first Zelda game for the GameCube. After The Wind Waker, Aonuma considered moving onto other projects, but was convinced by Shigeru Miyamoto to continue with the Zelda series.

Aonuma attended the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music where he completed his masters in composition design, working on marionettes. He graduated in 1988.

He was born and raised in Japan.

Eiji Aonuma Net Worth

Eiji Aonuma is one of the richest Game Designer from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eiji Aonuma 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1988, he graduated from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, where he concentrated in Design.

He is also a musician and has been a member of The Wind Wakers (named after a Legend of Zelda game) for many years.

Eiji Aonuma (Japanese: 青沼 英二 , Hepburn: Aonuma Eiji, born March 16, 1963) is a Japanese video game designer, director and producer, who works for Nintendo as the producer and project manager of The Legend of Zelda series.

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Who is Eiji Aonuma Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Eiji Ranked on the list of most popular Game Designer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Eiji Aonuma celebrates birthday on March 16 of every year.

When did Aonuma take over Zelda?

In 2019 , Aonuma was promoted to a Deputy General Manager at Nintendo, in addition to his role as producer of the The Legend of Zelda series.

What is Eiji Aonuma favorite game?

Well, Aonuma recently revealed that his top three Zelda games are Twilight Princess , Ocarina of Time, and Phantom Hourglass, with Phantom Hourglass taking the top spot.

How old is Aonuma?

59 years (March 16, 1963)

When was Eiji Aonuma born?

March 16, 1963 (age 59 years)

Who made Majora's Mask?

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