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Junichi Masuda would kindly like you all to remember that Game Freak develops Pokémon - Nintendo Wire
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Junichi Masuda (R), a Pokemon Series' developer of GAME FREAK Inc., speaks about new games during the press conference in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo on May 30, 2018. During the conference, it announced
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Junichi Masuda leaves Game Freak, now Chief Creative Fellow at The Pokemon Company - My Nintendo News
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