All these Nintendo veterans retiring is bad, I know they gotta retire sometime but what's replacing them? Younger people who don't care the way the old guys did, the Nintendo you get generation taking their places only care about over priced hardware and games and trying to run nintento the same way as siny and Xbox: going very little for high prices
Takashi Tezuka, the longtime Nintendo designer and director behind major entries in Mario, Zelda, Yoshi, and other landmark franchises, will retire on June 26, 2026, after 42 years with the company. His departure marks the close of a defining chapter in Nintendo history, highlighting the legacy of a key creative partner who helped turn some of gaming's most influential ideas into enduring classics.