The Pokémon Company announced today (1) that Junichi Masuda, the former managing director of Game Freak and producer of the “Pokémon” series, has changed his position and will serve as the chief creative researcher of The Pokémon Company from now on.
Junichi Masuda, who previously served as the managing director of Game Freak, has been involved in series development since Pokémon Red/Green, even before Game Freak was founded. In the announcement, he stated that he would continue to rely on his experience and views on new products in the future.
Masuda Junichi said that he worked as a producer from “Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire” to “Pokémon X/Y”, and participated in the development of many games such as “Pokémon Go”. He is very grateful to Pokémon fans for giving support. In the future, we will strive to transcend the boundaries of video games and bring more interesting and exciting experiences to people all over the world. Strive to connect people, expand the scope of “play”, and create a richer world.
Although Masuda Junichi was rumored to be a mascot-like existence early in the morning, and the actual person in charge of developing the game was another person, Masuda Junichi has always been named a producer. It’s just that new news regarding the new work of the “Pokémon” series, “Pokémon Zhu/Purple”, was announced this evening. Choosing to announce the transfer news at this time has a meaning of being cut off from the new work.
