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is a Japanese video game designer best known as the creator of ''Pokémon'' and the founder of video game developer Game Freak, Inc. An avid fan of arcade games, Tajiri wrote for and edited his own video gaming fanzine ''Game Freak'' with Ken Sugimori, before evolving it into a development company of the same name. Tajiri claims that the joining of two Game Boys via a link cable inspired him to create a game which embodied the collection and companionship of his childhood hobby, insect collecting. The game, which became ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Pokémon Green'', took six years to complete and went on to spark a multibillion-dollar franchise which reinvigorated Nintendo's handheld gaming. Tajiri continued to work as director for the ''Pokémon'' series until the development of ''Pokémon Ruby'' and ''Sapphire'', when he changed his role to simply executive producer. Tajiri has also worked for other projects including ''Mario'' spin-offs and ''the Legend of Zelda''. His work has earned him numerous accolades from his peers. ==Early life== Tajiri was born on August 28, 1965, in Tokyo to a Nissan car salesman and a housewife.〔 Tajiri grew up in Machida, Tokyo, which at the time still maintained a rural atmosphere.〔 As a child, Tajiri enjoyed insect collecting as a hobby, which would be an inspiration for his later video game work. Other children called him "Dr. Bug",〔 and he wanted to become an entomologist.〔 As the urban areas of Japan spread and more land was paved over, habitats for hunting bugs were lost. Tajiri wanted his games to allow children to have the feeling of catching and collecting creatures as he had.〔 The character of Ash Ketchum (named Satoshi in Japan), is largely a version of Tajiri as a child.〔 He became fascinated with arcade games as a teenager, though his parents thought him a delinquent for this pastime.〔 He particularly enjoyed playing Taito's ''Space Invaders'', which drew him into other video games.〔 His interest eventually evolved into attempting to plan his own games. He took his Famicom apart to see how it worked, and won a contest for a video game idea sponsored by Sega.〔 Because of his fascination with video games, Tajiri frequently cut classes and nearly did not graduate high school. This confused and upset his parents, who felt that he was discarding his own future. His father attempted to get him a job at The Tokyo Electric Power Company, but Tajiri declined to take the position. He took make-up classes and eventually earned his high school diploma. Tajiri did not attend college but instead attended a two-year technical degree program at the Tokyo National College of Technology, where he majored in electronics and computer science.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Satoshi Tajiri」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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