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Risa Tabata
Video game producer
Risa Tabata is a video game assistant producer and coordinator at Nintendo.
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Risa Tabata | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation(s) | Video game assistant producer and coordinator |
| Employer | Nintendo |
| Notable work | Paper Mario Donkey Kong Country Metroid Prime |
Tabata was born in Osaka and graduated from Osaka University.[1]
Tabata was an assistant producer on the Metroid Prime trilogy.[2]
She was a co-producer of Paper Mario: Color Splash.[3] In contrast to a traditional Mario game, she said "All these different people got together in meetings room and basically very, very diligently and seriously thought of how we could do the stupidest, craziest things possible."[4]
She was director for Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, and added Dixie as a partner character with extra lift when her ponytail whips around.[5]
As assistant producer for Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash, she talked about development of the whip and swing mechanic.[6] She said they can progress with a game if they can see the fun element. She has worked on many other games.[7]
| Year | Game | Credit(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Metroid Prime | Coordinator |
| 2004 | Metroid Prime 2: Echoes | Assistant producer, coordinator |
| WarioWare: Touched! | Voice acting | |
| 2005 | Tottoko Hamtaro Nazonazo Q: Kumonoue no? Jou | Supervisor |
| 2007 | Metroid Prime 3: Corruption | Assistant producer, coordinator |
| 2008 | Captain Rainbow | Assistant producer |
| 2009 | New Play Control! Metroid Prime | Assistant producer, coordinator |
| PictureBook Games: Pop-Up Pursuit | Assistant producer | |
| Punch-Out!! | ||
| New Play Control! Chibi-Robo! | Coordinator | |
| Metroid Prime: Trilogy | Assistant producer, coordinator | |
| PictureBook Games: The Royal Bluff | Assistant producer | |
| Eco Shooter: Plant 530 | Coordinator | |
| 2010 | Donkey Kong Country Returns | Assistant producer |
| Snowpack Park | Coordinator | |
| 2011 | Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword | |
| 2012 | Dillon's Rolling Western | Coordinator, supervisor |
| 2013 | Game & Wario | Directing support, game design |
| Nintendoji | Assistant producer | |
| Dillon's Rolling Western: The Last Ranger | Coordinator, supervisor | |
| Chibi-Robo! Photo Finder | Assistant producer | |
| 2014 | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | |
| 2015 | Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash | Assistant producer, chief director |
| 2016 | Paper Mario: Color Splash | Assistant producer |
| 2018 | Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers | Assistant producer, coordinator |
| 2020 | Paper Mario: The Origami King | Assistant producer |
| 2022 | Mario Strikers: Battle League | Project management |
| 2023 | Metroid Prime Remastered | Assistant producer |
| WarioWare: Move It! | Project management |
- Klausing, Svenja (2018-05-24). "Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers im Test: Schnelle Kämpfe und spannende Rennen". PC Games (in German). Archived from the original on 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- Metroid Prime Trilogy: Developer's Voice, archived from the original on 2022-02-22, retrieved 2022-02-22
- Parish, Jeremy (2016-09-05). "A Conversation With Paper Mario: Color Splash Producer Risa Tabata". USgamer. Archived from the original on 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- "Paper Mario: Color Splash Embraces Mario's Sillier Side". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- Parish, Jeremy (2013-06-27). "Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze Full E3 Interview". USgamer. Archived from the original on 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- Parish, Jeremy (2015-09-30). "Lashing Out: A Chibi-Robo Zip Lash Q&A". USgamer. Archived from the original on 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- Nutt, Christian (2015-10-13). "'Nintendo has its own way' - How it makes games and works with externa". Game Developer. Archived from the original on 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2022-02-22.