Hideki Okamura

Hideki Okamura
Place of birth: Saitama, Saitama prefecture, Japan
Date of birth: 1955-02-01 (age 66)
Role(s): Marketing, Executive

Hideki Okamura (岡村 秀樹) is an Executive Manager and COO for Sega and president of TMS Entertainment. He was initially involved in edutainment experiments within Sega in the eighties and nineties, which were the Sega AI Computer and the Sega Pico. He was on the forefront of creating a proper marketing division for Sega of Japan, which led to the unique marketing campaigns for Sega Saturn and Sega Dreamcast in Japan. In April 2015 he assumed position of representative director for SEGA Holdings Co., Ltd..

Production history

• NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn;
  1996) — Promotion Management
• Riglordsaga 2 (Saturn;
  1996) — Product Managers
• Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn;
  1996) — Promotion Management
• Virus (Saturn;
  1997) — Special Thanks (as 岡村 秀樹)
• Burning Rangers (Saturn;
  1998) — Promotion Management
• Godzilla Generations (Dreamcast;
  1998) — 協力 (as 岡村 秀樹)
• Blue Stinger (Dreamcast;
  1999) — Marketing
• Time Stalkers (Dreamcast;
  1999) — マーケティング (as 岡村 秀樹)
• ChuChu Rocket! (Dreamcast;
  1999) — マーケティング (as おかむら ひでき)
• ChuChu Rocket! (Dreamcast;
  1999) — Marketing
• Samba de Amigo (Dreamcast;
  2000) — Marketing
• Space Channel 5 (Dreamcast;
  1999) — Executive Producer
• Godzilla Generations Maximum Impact (Dreamcast;
  1999) — Co-Operation
• Shenmue (Dreamcast;
  1999) — Executive Marketing Producer
• Animastar (Dreamcast;
  2000) — Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
• Samba de Amigo Ver.2000 (Dreamcast;
  2000) — Marketing
• Es (Dreamcast;
  2001) — 捜査本部長 宮坂 (as 岡村 秀樹)
• US Shenmue (Dreamcast;
  2001) — Exec. Marketing Producer
• Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II () — Network R&D Dept.
• Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II (GameCube;
  2002) — Executive Management
• Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II (GameCube;
  2002) — Network R&D Dept.
• Guilty Gear XX Reload (PlayStation Portable;
  2005) — Executive Adviser
• Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (GameCube;
  2003) — Executive Management
• Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution (GameCube;
  2003) — Executive Management
• Puyo Pop Fever (Dreamcast;
  2004) — Executive Management
• Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst (Windows PC;
  2004) — Executive Management
• Ghost Squad (Wii;
  2007) — Executive Adviser
• Feel the Magic: XY/XX (Nintendo DS;
  2004) — Executive Managments
• Altered Beast (PlayStation 2;
  2005) — Executive Management
• The Rub Rabbits! (Nintendo DS;
  2005) — Executive Management
• Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 26: Dynamite Deka (PlayStation 2;
  2006) — Executive Adviser
• Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 27: Panzer Dragoon (PlayStation 2;
  2006) — Executive Advisor
• Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 24: Last Bronx -Tokyo Bangaichi- (PlayStation 2;
  2006) — Executive Adviser
• Phantasy Star Universe () — Executive Supervisor
• Puyo Puyo! () — Executive Management
• Puyo Puyo! (Wii;
  2007) — Executive Management
• Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus () — Executive Supervisor
• NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Wii;
  2007) — Executive Supervisor
• The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (Wii;
  2008) — Executive Supervisors
• Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax (PlayStation 3;
  2014) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 岡村 秀樹)
• 3D Fantasy Zone: Opa-Opa Bros. (Nintendo 3DS;
  2014) — Executive Producers
• 3D OutRun (Nintendo 3DS;
  2014) — Executive Producers
• 3D Fantasy Zone II W (Nintendo 3DS;
  2014) — Executive Producers
• 3D Streets of Rage 2 (Nintendo 3DS;
  2015) — Executive Producers
• Mega Drive Mini (??;
  No results
  9999) — Producers

• Sonic Jam (1997) — Promotion Management
• Burning Rangers (Japanese edition) (1998) — Promotion Management
• Sonic Adventure (1998) — Executive management
• Sonic Battle (2003) — Executive Management
• Sonic Heroes (2003) — Consumer Division
• Sonic Advance 3 (2004) — Executive Management
• Sonic Mega Collection Plus (2004) — Executive Management
• Sonic Gems Collection (2005) — Executive Management
• Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 18: Dragon Force (2005) — Executive Adviser
• Shadow the Hedgehog (2005) — Consumer Division
• Sonic Rush (2005) — Executive Management
• Yakuza (2005) — Executive Producer
• Sonic Riders (2006) — Consumer Division
• Doraemon: Nobita no Kyouryuu 2006 DS (2006) — Executive Management
• Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) — Executive Management
• Sonic and the Secret Rings (2007) — Executive Management
• Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 29: Monster World Complete Collection (2007) — Executive Adviser
• Sonic Rush Adventure (2007) — Executive Management
• Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (2008) — Executive Supervisor
• Sonic: Night of the Werehog (Animation) (2008) — Executive Producer
• Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd — Executive Producer (Sega)
• Tembo the Badass Elephant (2015) — Executive Producer (Sega)
• Yakuza 0 (2015) — Executive Producers (Sega)

Magazine articles

Main article: Hideki Okamura/Magazine articles.