Kyohei Minato is an employee of Nintendo, providing technical support for many of their recent games, including Metroid Prime: Federation Force. His other technical support credits include Planetaria, The Wonderful 101, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, Mario Party 10, Fire Emblem Fates, Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, Pokkén Tournament and Devil's Third. He is also credited under special thanks in Disney Art Academy and Pokémon Art Academy.