Junichi Masuda Leaves Game Freak, Starts New Role at The Pokemon Company

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Longtime Pokemon director Junichi Masuda has left Game Freak for a new role at The Pokemon Company:

✖ Longtime Pokemon game director Junichi Masuda has left his position at Game Freak, but will still remain working on the Pokemon franchise in an even more important role. Earlier today, The Pokemon Company announced that Junichi Masuda was named the Chief Creative Fellow.

Masuda's new role will push him into a greater position of responsibility for the overall Pokemon brand. While Game Freak develops the core series of Pokemon games and handles new Pokemon designs, The Pokemon Company is the overall steward of the Pokemon franchise and manages everything from licenses and partnerships with third party brands to developing mobile games involving Pokemon.

0comments"I have served as the director of the Pokémon video game series, starting with"Pokemon Ruby Version and Pokemon Sapphire Version" up until"Pokemon X and Pokemon Y," and was involved in the development of many video games, including Pokemon GO," Masuda said in an official statement about his new position."I would like to express my heart-felt thanks to all Pokemon fans.

 

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