Mahito Yokota
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Mahito Yokota is a sound designer employed at Nintendo EAD. Though his most celebrated work is featured in Super Mario Galaxy and its sequel, Yokota's work extends to The Legend of Zelda games too. He often works alongside Koji Kondo. Together they composed the music for Twilight Princess[1] and most recently Skyward Sword. He also directed the sound of Ocarina of Time 3D, in which his goal was to recreate Kondo's music for the 3DS system[2].
Notable Works
The following is a list of games that Mahito Yokota has worked on as either a composer, director, or supervisor of sound.
| Game | Release | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| WinBack: Covert Operations | 1999 | Nintendo 64 |
| Donkey Kong Jungle Beat | 2004 | Nintendo GameCube |
| Twilight Princess | 2006 | Nintendo GameCube/Wii |
| Super Mario Galaxy | 2007 | Wii |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | 2008 | Wii |
| Wii Music | 2008 | Wii |
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | 2010 | Wii |
| Ocarina of Time 3D | 2011 | Nintendo 3DS |
| Super Mario 3D Land | 2011 | Nintendo 3DS |
| Skyward Sword | 2011 | Wii |
| New Super Mario Bros. U | 2012 | Wii U |
| Super Mario 3D World[3] | 2013 | Wii U |
External Links
Iwata Asks (English)
- Super Mario Galaxy (with Satoru Iwata, Masafumi Kawamura, Koji Kondo)
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 (with Satoru Iwata, Ryo Nagamatsu, Koji Kondo)
- Super Mario 25th Anniversary (with Satoru Iwata, Ryo Nagamatsu, Koji Kondo)
- Ocarina of Time 3D (with Satoru Iwata, Koji Kondo)
Iwata Asks (Japanese)
- Super Mario Galaxy (with Satoru Iwata, Masafumi Kawamura, Koji Kondo)
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 (with Satoru Iwata, Ryo Nagamatsu, Koji Kondo)
- Super Mario 25th Anniversary (with Satoru Iwata, Ryo Nagamatsu, Koji Kondo)
- Ocarina of Time 3D (with Satoru Iwata, Koji Kondo)
Other
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions 
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|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | |
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Japanese | 横田 真人 (Yokota Mahito) |
References
- ↑ "Yes. I was in charge of the orchestral songs for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess as well." — [1] , iwataasks.nintendo.com; retrieved November 26 2013.
- ↑ "One was The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and the other is The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword." — [2] , iwataasks.nintendo.com; retrieved November 26 2013.
- ↑ "We mentioned a few days back that we had an interview with Nintendo composers Mahito Yokota and Koji Kondo regarding their work on Super Mario 3D World in the works. Well, here it is!" — [3] , Destructoid.com; retrieved November 6 2013.