Nobuyuki Inoue

{{Short description|Japanese video game writer}}

{{use mdy dates|date=March 2018}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Nobuyuki Inoue

| native_name = 井上 信行

| native_name_lang = ja

| employer = {{ubl|Square (1991–2000)|Brownie Brown (2000-2012)|Sayonaraoyasumi (2012–present)}}

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| occupation = {{hlist|Scenario writer|game director}}

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| works = {{hlist|Live a Live|Mother 3|Fantasy Life|Triangle Strategy}}

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{{nihongo|Nobuyuki Inoue|井上信行|Inoue Nobuyuki}} is an independent writer at his own company, Sayonaraoyasumi. He previously worked as a creative director for Square and Brownie Brown.{{cite web |last1=Inoue |first1=Nobuyuki |title=井上信行 |url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/~/e/B0B5XPVX7B |website=Amazon |language=Japanese |access-date=7 July 2022}} He entered the video game industry when he took a job with Square as a debugger on the Game Boy game Final Fantasy Legend II. He began working as a scenario designer on the Super Famicom game Live a Live. He was also involved in games in the Mana series, including Legend of Mana.

He left Square to work with Brownie Brown, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo. He continued making games in the Mana series, starting with a remake of Final Fantasy Adventure titled Sword of Mana for the Game Boy Advance. He went on to direct a new franchise called Magical Vacation for the Game Boy Advance, which was followed by Magical Starsign for the Nintendo DS. {{cite news|url=http://www.gamekyo.com/feature305_interview-magical-starsign.html|title=Interview Magical Starsign|date=September 2, 2007|work=Gamekyo|language=French|access-date=13 August 2011}} He later directed Mother 3, the long-awaited sequel to EarthBound. His final work at Brownie Brown was as the lead planner on Fantasy Life for the Nintendo 3DS.

Inoue began Sayonaraoyasumi Co., Ltd. on April 2, 2012.{{cite web |last1=Inoue |first1=Nobuyuki |title=History - さよならおやすみ 会社沿革 |url=https://sayonaraoyasumi.net/history/ |website=Sayonaraoyasumi|date=April 4, 2016 |language=Japanese|access-date=7 July 2022}} Under this company, he worked as a scenario writer on Triangle Strategy for the Nintendo Switch.