Mahito Yokota

Mahito Yokota is a game composer, orchestrator, and sound manager who worked mostly on the 3D Mario games, as well as New Super Mario Bros. U. Yokota first started at Koei before joining Nintendo EAD Tokyo (now Nintendo EPD). His first Nintendo work is Donkey Kong Jungle Beat for the Nintendo GameCube. Yokota was later recognized for his orchestral works in the Super Mario Galaxy games. His latest game is Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as the main theme's recording manager.

As composer

 * Super Mario Galaxy (2007) (with Koji Kondo)
 * Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) (with Koji Kondo, Ryo Nagamatsu)
 * Super Mario 3D Land (2011) (with Asuka Hayazaki, Takeshi Hama)
 * New Super Mario Bros. U (2012) (with Shiho Fujii)
 * New Super Luigi U (2013) (with Shiho Fujii)
 * Super Mario 3D World (2013) (with Toru Minegishi, Yasuaki Iwata, Koji Kondo)
 * Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014) (arrangement only)
 * Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2014)

As supervisor

 * Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) (original games)
 * Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (2015)
 * Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (2016)
 * Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) (main theme recording management)

Sound department

 * Super Mario 3D World (2013) (sound director)
 * Mario Kart 8 (2014) (sound support)
 * Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017) (sound support)
 * Super Mario Odyssey (2017) (sound management)