Ryo Nagamatsu announced on May 1 via his Twitter that he left Nintendo, effective April 30, 2023.
The composer and arranger was the sole composer for The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Tri Force Heroes, Link’s Awakening on Switch, Wii Sports Resort and Nintendo Land. He also made contributions on games Splatoon 2 and Splatoon 3, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Mario Kart 8, and more.
2023年4月30日をもちまして現職を退職しました。これからは今までよりちょっと広くちょっと直接的に、自分なりのやり方で、必要としてくれる人や業界業種を盛り上げるべく尽力して行きます。これまで見守ってくれた方々ありがとうございます。今後もご興味ある方は引き続きよろしくです。※円満dayo!! pic.twitter.com/FntAuLc5hi
— 永松亮(Nagamatsu Ryo) (@NagamatsuRyo) May 1, 2023
Nagamatsu joined Nintendo back in 2006, and was first credited in Wii Music. He has left on good terms stating, “I will work a little wider and more directly to help those who need my help and to help the industry. Thank you all for your kind support! I look forward to serve you in the future!”
Surely Nagamatsu will remain in the industry and possibly will be willing to help Nintendo with a future release some day. Regardless, we are looking forward to his next composition!
Source: Ryo Nagamatsu’s Twitter
