Shun Nakamura

Shun Nakamura

Date of birth: 1972-09-11 (age 52)
Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1997^[1] – ) Divisions: Sega CS3 Sega Software R&D Dept. 8 Sonic Team Sega Divisions: Global Entertainment R&D Dept. 1 Sega CS2 Sega Games Divisions: CS Studio 2 Sega
Role(s): Designer, Director, Producer

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Shun Nakamura (中村俊) is a Japanese businessman and Sega of Japan director, designer, and producer.

Career

Shun Nakamura joined Sega in 1997 and was attached to the CS3 R&D division as a planner. After participating in the Sega Saturn title Sonic R and Dreamcast title Sonic Adventure, his directorial debut was the 1999 arcade game Samba de Amigo. His other works include Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg, Sonic the Hedgehog and Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure, all of which he served as director.

Production history

Games

Sonic R (Saturn; 1997) — Game Designers^[4] (as Syun Nakamura)
Sonic R (Windows PC; 1998) — Game designer (as Syun Nakamura)
Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Field designers
ChuChu Rocket! (Dreamcast; 1999) — Puzzle Editors
Samba de Amigo (NAOMI; 1999) — Director
Samba de Amigo (NAOMI; 1999) — Main Planner
Samba de Amigo (Dreamcast; 2000) — Director & Main Planner
Samba de Amigo Ver.2000 (NAOMI; 2000) — Director
Samba de Amigo Ver.2000 (NAOMI; 2000) — Main Planner
Samba de Amigo Ver.2000 (Dreamcast; 2000) — Director & Main Planner
ChuChu Rocket! (Game Boy Advance; 2001) — Normal Puzzles^[5]
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Special Thanks
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (GameCube; 2003) — Director
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (GameCube; 2003) — Lead Game Designer
Sonic Heroes (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Development Support
Sonic Heroes (GameCube; 2003) — Development Support
Sonic Heroes (Xbox; 2003) — Development Support
Sega Superstars (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Special Thanks
Sonic the Hedgehog (PlayStation 3; 2006) — Director
Sonic the Hedgehog (Xbox 360; 2006) — Director
Sonic the Hedgehog (PlayStation 3; 2006) — Chief Game Designers
Sonic the Hedgehog (Xbox 360; 2006) — Chief Game Designers
Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii; 2007) — Game Title
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii; 2007) — Planning Supervisor
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS; 2008) — Planning Supervisor
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii; 2009) — Lead Game Designer
Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure (Nintendo 3DS; 2012) — Producer & Director
Sonic Lost World (Wii U; 2013) — Project Support
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (Wii U; 2013) — Project Support
Uta Kumi 575 (PlayStation Vita; 2014) — プロジェクトサポート (as 中村俊)
Puyo Puyo Tetris (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Project Support
Puyo Puyo Tetris (PlayStation 4; 2014) — Project Support
Sonic Runners (iOS; 2015) — Project Support
Sonic Runners (Android; 2015) — Project Support
Miracle Girls Festival (PlayStation Vita; 2015) — プロジェクトサポート (as 中村俊)
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS; 2016) — Project Support
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U; 2016) — Project Support
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice (Nintendo 3DS; 2016) — Project Support
Puyo Puyo Tetris (Nintendo Switch; 2017) — Project Support
Sonic Forces (PlayStation 4; 2017) — Producer
Sonic Forces (Nintendo Switch; 2017) — Producer
Valkyria Chronicles 4 (PlayStation 4; 2018) — Development Support
Sega Ages Sonic the Hedgehog (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — Special Thanks
Sega Ages Thunder Force IV (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — Special Thanks
Valkyria Chronicles (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — 開発サポート (as 中村俊)
Sega Ages Phantasy Star (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — Special Thanks
Sega Ages OutRun (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — Special Thanks
Sega Ages Puyo Puyo (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — Special Thanks
Sega Ages Virtua Racing (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — Special Thanks
Team Sonic Racing (PlayStation 4; 2019) — Development Support
Sega Ages Wonder Boy: Monster Land (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — Special Thanks
Puyo Puyo Champions (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — Project Support
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - The Official Video Game (PlayStation 4; 2019) — Development Support
Sega Ages Columns II (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — Special Thanks
ChuChu Rocket! Universe (iOS; 2019) — Character Supervision
Shin Sakura Taisen (PlayStation 4; 2019) — Battle System Director
Sega Ages Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Nintendo Switch; 2020) — Special Thanks
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (Nintendo Switch; 2020) — Project Support
Sonic Origins (PlayStation 4; 2022) — Development Support
Sonic Origins (PlayStation 5; 2022) — Development Support
Sonic Origins (Xbox One; 2022) — Development Support
Sonic Origins (Nintendo Switch; 2022) — Development Support
Sonic Frontiers (PlayStation 4; 2022) — Development Support
Sonic Frontiers (PlayStation 5; 2022) — Development Support
Sonic Frontiers (Nintendo Switch; 2022) — Development Support
Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go (iOS; 2023) — Producer
Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go (Apple TV; 2023) — Producer
Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go (Mac App Store; 2023) — Producer
Sonic Superstars (PlayStation 4; 2023) — Development Support
Sonic Superstars (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Development Support
Sonic Superstars (Nintendo Switch; 2023) — Development Support
Sonic Superstars (Epic Games Store; 2023) — Development Support
Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop (Apple TV; 2024) — Creative Producers

Music

Samba de Amigo Presents Samba de Janeiro Non-Stop Best of Bellini (CD; 2000) — Concept & Direction
Sonic the Hedgehog Vocal Traxx: Several Wills (CD; 2007) — Director^[6]
Rhythm Kaitou R: Koutei Napoleon no Isan Original Soundtrack (CD; 2012) — Producer
Sonic Forces Vocal Traxx - On the Edge (CD; 2017) — Producer

Interviews

No results

Interview: Samba de Amigo: Party Central Developers (2023-08-30) by Denfaminicogamer

Some or all of the following content should be mirrored on Sega Retro (or Retro CDN).

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Shun Nakamura

External links

Shun Nakamura on Twitter

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol59/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-10-07 20:54)
↑ http://sega.jp/segamoba/about/column.html (Wayback Machine: 2009-12-19 12:39)
↑ https://gamebiz.jp/news/228044 (Wayback Machine: 2024-02-01 19:30)
↑ File:Sonic R Saturn credits.pdf
↑ File:ChuChu Rocket! GBA credits.pdf
↑ File:SeveralWIlls CD JP booklet.pdf, page 15

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[:File:Sonic_R_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-4] File:Sonic R Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:ChuChu_Rocket.21_GBA_credits.pdf_p-5] File:ChuChu Rocket! GBA credits.pdf

[:File:SeveralWIlls_CD_JP_booklet.pdf_p15-6] File:SeveralWIlls CD JP booklet.pdf, page 15

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