Super Mario Galaxy
Takao Shimizu (original manager and producer) and Yoshiaki Koizumi (director) began hiring several recruits in Tokyo coming from several established companies like SEGA, Koei, and Square-Enix. Shimizu and Koizumi jointly spearheaded their first project, "Donkey Kong Jungle Beat". This was followed in 2007 by the release of the critically and commercially acclaimed "Super Mario Galaxy". After the release of "Super Mario Galaxy", Koizumi was promoted to manager and producer and officially opened Tokyo Software Development Group No. 2.