Toshihiro Nagoshi

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. Within Sega he also runs Ryu ga Gotoku Studio.

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 AM11. When Sega AM11 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 Amusement Vision titles Super Monkey Ball and Yakuza.

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

Production History

* Virtua Racing (1992) — Chief Designer

• Burning Rival (1993) — Jackson (Voice Cast), Special Thanks
• Virtua Fighter 2 (1994) — Stage Designer
• 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 (R&D Dept. #4)
• Slashout (2000) — Producer
• Planet Harriers (2000) — Producer, Director
• Daytona USA 2001 (2000) — Producer, Game Director, Design Director
• Spikers Battle (2001) — Producer
• 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
• Super Monkey Ball: Touch & Roll (2005) — Producer, Director
• Sonic Riders (2006) — Development Support
• Yakuza 2 (2006) — Producer
• Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz (2006) — Producer, Director
• NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (2007) — Chief Producer
• The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (2007) — Chief Producer
• Ryu ga Gotoku 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
• Sonic Free Riders (2010) — Chief Producer
• Super Monkey Ball 3D (2011) — Chief Producer
• Sonic Generations (3DS Version) (2011) — Chief Producer
• Jet Set Radio (2012) — Executive Producer (Sega of Japan)
• Sonic Lost World (Wii U & 3DS Version) (2013) — Chief Producer
• Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013) — Executive Supervisor (Sega)
• Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016) — Executive Supervisor (Sega Games)

External Links

• Blog (Japanese)