Toshihiro Nagoshi

This article needs cleanup. This article needs to be edited to conform to a higher standard of article quality. After the article has been cleaned up, you may remove this message. For help, see the How to Edit a Page article.

Toshihiro Nagoshi (名越 稔洋), born June 17, 1965 in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, is a game designer, producer and director at, as well as the current Chief Creative Officer of, Sega Corporation. He graduated from the Tokyo University of Art and Design in 1989 and joined the company shortly thereafter, working for AM2 under Yu Suzuki as a CG designer. He quickly ascended the ranks, and in 1999 became the manager of Sega AM4. When Sega AM4 became Amusement Vision, Nagoshi took the helm as president. He designed and created AM2's arguably most famous racing game Daytona USA, as well as the popular Super Monkey Ball and Yakuza series.

On April 1, 2012, following a recent 2012 reshuffling, Naogshi became the CCO of Sega.

Production History

• Virtua Racing (1992) — Chief Designer
• Burning Rival (1993) — Voice Actor (Jackson), Special Thanks
• Daytona USA (1994) — Chief Designer, Producer, Director
• Virtua Fighter 3 (1996) — Character Modeling Direction (Character Designers) (Designers), Supervisor
• Scud Race (1996) — Producer, Director
• Virtua Fighter 3tb (1997/1998) — Character Modeling Direction (Character Designers) (Designers), Supervisor
• Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition (1997) — Advisor
• Daytona USA Deluxe (1997) — Supervisor
• Spikeout: Digital Battle Online (1998) — Chief Designer, Producer, Director
• Daytona USA 2: Battle on the Edge (1998) — Producer
• Daytona USA 2: Power Edition (1998) — Producer
• Spikeout: Final Edition (1999) — Chief Designer, Producer, Director
• Shenmue (1999) — Supervisor(Sega AM4)
• Slashout (2000) — Producer
• Daytona USA 2001 (2000) — Producer, Game Director, Design Director
• Spikers Battle (2001) — Producer
• Planet Harriers (2001) — Producer, Director
• Monkey Ball (2001) — Producer, Director
• Super Monkey Ball (2001) — Producer, Director
• Super Monkey Ball Jr. (2002) — Producer, Director
• Super Monkey Ball 2 (2002) — Producer, Director
• Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2 Plus (2003) — Executive Management
• F-Zero GX (2003) — Producer
• Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (2003) — Executive Management
• Sonic Battle (2004) — Executive Management
• Sonic Heroes (2004) — Development Division
• Sonic Advance 3 (2004) — Development Division
• Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon (2004) — Executive Producer
• Yakuza (2005) — General Supervisor, General Producer
• Spikeout: Battle Street (2005) — Producer
• Sonic Riders (2006) — Development Support
• Yakuza 2 (2006) — Producer
• Super Monkey Ball 3 (2006) — Producer, Director
• NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (2007) — Chief Producer
• The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (2007) — Chief Producer
• Yakuza: Kenzan! (2008) — Producer
• Sonic Unleashed (2008) — Chief Producer
• Yakuza 3 (2009) — Producer
• Sonic and the Black Knight (2009) — Chief Producer
• Puyo Puyo 7 (2009) — Chief Producer
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009) — Chief Producer
• Super Monkey Ball 3D (2011) — Chief Producer