Early life
Tabata was born in Osaka and graduated from Osaka University.Career
Tabata was an assistant producer on the ''Metroid Prime'' trilogy. She was a co-producer of '' Paper Mario: Color Splash''. In contrast to a traditional '' Mario'' game, she said "All these different people got together in meetings room and basically very, very diligently and seriously thought of how we could do the stupidest, craziest things possible." She was director for '' Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'', and added Dixie as a partner character with extra lift when her ponytail whips around. As assistant producer for '' Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash'', she talked about development of the whip and swing mechanic. She said they can progress with a game if they can see the fun element. She has worked on many other games.Works
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