Kensuke Tanabe

is an Japanese video game producer and designer. He works as a Senior Officer at the Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development division.

Tanabe first started at Nintendo in 1987, where he directed the video game Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic before moving on to work on Super Mario Bros. 2. Tanabe has also worked on the Legend of Zelda series, writing for A Link to the Past in 1991 and Link's Awakening in 1993. He is also known for his work on the Kirby, Metroid, and Paper Mario series.

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