Game director Nomura Tatsuo releases his own Pokémon GO autobiography

Game director Nomura Tatsuo, who played a leading role in the development of Pokémon GO, has released an autobiography of his life to Pokémon GO’s development in Japan. The autobiography, titled “Born In The Countryside – Make Pokémon GO,” tells the story of how Tatsuo struggled in his younger days to making the world’s biggest smartphone game of 2016. The book’s product description is as follows:

In July 2016, the smartphone app Pokemon GO became a huge sensation in Japan. This book is an autobiography of Pokemon GO Game Director Nomura Tatsuo, who actively participated in the development of Pokemon GO from its conception until now. Born in Heilongjiang, China, Tatsuo immigrated to Japan when he was 9 years old. He worked while he studied to pay off his school fees, and eventually was employed by Google Japan. This book shares Tatsuo’s thoughts and character right from the spark that created Pokemon GO, Google’s April Fool Pokemon Challenge.

Source: NintendoSoup