Overview
- Abe announced on X that he left Nintendo at the end of February, formally confirming his retirement.
- He will start in April as a professor at Osaka Electro-Communication University in a newly established Game and Social Design program.
- Abe said he plans to pursue game-related research and continue hands-on game production in his new role.
- He joined Nintendo in 1999, began as a programmer on Wario Land 4, and went on to lead multiple WarioWare entries as director or chief director.
- Coverage notes his exit alongside other recent high-profile departures at Nintendo, including Kensuke Tanabe and Hideki Konno.