Yasuhiro Nishiyama

Yasuhiro Nishiyama
Date of birth: 1975 (age 45-46)
Company(ies): Sega of Japan
Role(s): Producer

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Yasuhiro Nishiyama (西山 泰弘) joined Sega in 1997 as part of the business section. He went through several departments before heading to the produce section. He was involved in the development of the Mil-CD format for the Sega Dreamcast, among other things. While in Overworks, he worked as an assistant producer of the DC title Guru Guru Onsen as well as producer of Dragon Treasure. He also started up a mobile team and produced cellphone content. Since 2005, he has become Sega's most important arcade game manager, managing 7-10 games at a time.

Production history

• Flag to Flag (Dreamcast;
  1999) — Thanks to
• Skies of Arcadia (Dreamcast;
  2000) — スペシャルサンクス (as 西山 泰弘)
• Guru Guru Onsen 2 (Dreamcast;
  2001) — ネットワークマネジメント (as 西山 泰弘)
• Dragon Treasure II (NAOMI;
  No results
  9999) — Producer (as 西山 泰弘)
• Dragon Treasure III (NAOMI;
  No results
  9999) — Producer (as 西山 泰弘)
• The House of the Dead 4 (??;
  No results
  9999) — Producer
• 2 Spicy (??;
  No results
  9999) — Producer
• The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (Wii;
  2008) — Special Thanks
• Rambo (??;
  No results
  9999) — Chief Producer
• Hummer Extreme Edition (??;
  No results
  9999) — Sopecial Thanks
• StarHorse Progress Returns (NAOMI;
  No results
  9999) — Special Thanks
• StarHorse 2 Final Destination (Arcade;
  No results
  9999) — Special Thanks
• Initial D Arcade Stage 6 AA (Ringedge;
  2011) — Supporters
• Initial D Arcade Stage 7 AA X (Ringedge;
  2012) — Supporters
• Initial D Arcade Stage 8 Infinity (Ringedge;
  2014) — Supporters
• Puyo Puyo Champions (Nintendo Switch;
  2018) — eSports Promotion

• Atsumare! Guru Guru Onsen (1999) — Assistant Producer
• Atsumare! Guru Guru Onsen BB (2000) — Assistant Producer
• Guru Guru Onsen 3 (2002) — Assistant Producer
• Dragon Treasure (2003) — Producer
• Dragon Treasure III (2005) — Producer
• Sangokushi Taisen (2005) — Producer
• Ami-Gyo (2006) — Producer
• Harley Davidson: King of the Road (2009) — Chief Producer
• Sengoku Taisen (2010) — Chief Producer
• Toylet (2011) — Chief Producer
• Chain Chronicle (2013) — Chief Producer
• World Club Champion Football: 2013-2014 (2014) — Chief Producer
• Chunithm (2015) — Chief Producer
• World Chain (2016) — Chief Producer

Interviews

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

• Yasuhiro Nishiyama interview by Sega (August 21, 2003)
• Toru Okawa & Yasuhiro Nishiyama interview by 4Gamer (2005)
• Yasuhiro Nishiyama interview by Sega Interactive