When I spoke to Takashi Tezuka back in 2023, he really emphasized that it was a time for Nintendo brass to pass the torch to a younger generation of devs who grew up with the franchise and had their own fresh perspectives. Zero ego there.

[Retirement] Takashi Tezuka is retiring from his position of Executive Officer at Nintendo on Jun 26. Some of his most notable contributions include working alongside Shigeru Miyamoto to create games like Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda for the NES.

Takashi Tezuka, LEGENDARY Nintendo Director (and all around artist), is retiring. This list is just a TASTE of his work. But directing Super Mario Bros 3 AND The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (as well as the OG LoZ) is enough to easily put this man on the Mt Rushmore of games!

Nintendo announced Takashi Tezuka will be retiring from his role as Executive Officer as of June 26th. We don't know if this means he's retiring from Nintendo. Over 40+ years, he has arguably the greatest development resume in video game history.

Takashi Tezuka is set to retire from Nintendo in June www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2026/... An absolute legend.

Veteran Nintendo designer, Takashi Tezuka, who has directed some of the company’s most influential games stretching back to the original Super Mario Bros., is retiring from the company. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintend...

I've interviewed Takashi Tezuka four times since 2015, and his retirement announcement hit me harder than I expected, so I wrote a thing honoring his incredible career.

Takashi Tezuka retiring June 26th hell of a run, I hope he enjoys retirement. he was one of the greatest game directors of all time

Takashi Tezuka will be retiring from Nintendo next month. He truly is the Jack Kirby and Bill Finger of the creation of Mario and Zelda - his contributions were equally as important as Miyamoto’s if not more so but he is sadly overshadowed.

It seems that Takashi Tezuka may be retiring from Nintendo according to their updated personnel list. Not sure if he is leaving the company entirely, but hopefully we hear more soon. No matter what, he’s had an absolutely legendary career. More: www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2026/...

Takashi Tezuka retiring next month? Arguably #2 most prominent legend behind Miyamoto himself? Or is he just no longer a company officer? Someone who gets paid to find this stuff out, please find out

Takashi Tezuka - the legendary Nintendo director/producer for Zelda, Mario, Animal Crossing, Pikmin, and more since 1984, is leaving the company he has helped shape. (Read more at Kotaku)

Nintendo Director Takuya Yoshimura who worked on games like 'Zelda: A Link to the Past' and 'Super Mario Bros. 3' and Takashi Tezuka are retiring. www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2026/...

Takashi Tezuka it says “retirement of an executive officer” and doesn’t seem to have a follow up beyond that www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2026/...

If there was ever a particularly nasty jump or ingenious puzzle in a 2D Mario or Zelda game that drove you nuts, Takashi Tezuka was probably the person who designed (or at least directly oversaw) that part of the game.