He was a producer of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2014) and Super Mario Odyssey (2017).

[2] Hayashida and Shigeru Miyamoto developed a four-step process for the game's levels to teach a new game mechanic, titled kishōtenketsu, which derives from Chinese and Japanese poetry and manga writing.

[8] To motivate the game's developers, who were previously separated by their different trades, Hayashida moved everyone into a common area to work more collaboratively.

[9] Hayashida was a co-director for Super Mario 3D World (2013), directing alongside Kenta Motokura.

[13][14] He was the producer of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2014)[15] and Super Mario Odyssey (2017).