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Yasuhiro Nishiyama

Date of birth: 1975 (age 48-49)
Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1997^[1] – ) Overworks Sega WOW Sega Divisions: Sega AM1 Sega R&D1 Sega Interactive Divisions: R&D1 Sega (?? – 2024) Sugorocks
Role(s): Producer

Yasuhiro Nishiyama (西山泰弘) is a former Sega of Japan businessman and producer. Choosing the company for its involvement with arcades, he applied to work in sales for Sega in 1997, but was seconded to the quality assurance department instead.^[2] After less than a year there he transferred to hardware development, where he was involved in the creation of the Mil-CD format for the Dreamcast.^[3]

Due to his relative inexperience with hardware, Nishiyama soon switched again to software production at Overworks. He first assisted with several Guru Guru Onsen instalments, and went on to successfully become the Dragon Treasure and Sangokushi Taisen series producer.^[3] By the late 2000s at AM1, he was one of Sega's most prolific producers, simultaneously covering 7-10 arcade titles at once whilst also contributing to the launches of new business ventures such as golf simulators (Let's Go Golf!), interactive urinals (Toylets), mobile games (Sega Networks) and casino machines (Sega Sammy Creation).^[2]^[4]

From the late 2010s, Nishiyama focused less on arcades, launching the eSports push for the Puyo Puyo games and overseeing the NFT browser version of Sangokushi Taisen developed with double jump.tokyo.^[5] He established his own company, Sugorocks, on January 4, 2024,^[6] serving as its head executive of several other former Sega personnel including Naoyuki Miyoshi and Mitsuhiro Shimano.^[7]

Production history

Games

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 (NAOMI; 2003) — Producer
Dragon Treasure II (NAOMI; 2004) — Producer (as 西山泰弘)
Sakura Taisen V Episode 0: Kouya no Samurai Musume (PlayStation 2; 2004) — プロデューサー (as 西山泰弘)
Sangokushi Taisen (Chihiro Satellite Terminal; 2005) — Producer
Monopoly The Medal (System SP; 2005) — Producer
Dragon Treasure III (NAOMI; 2005) — Producer (as 西山泰弘)
The House of the Dead 4 (Lindbergh; 2005) — Producer
Ami-Gyo (Lindbergh; 2006) — Producer
Ami-Gyo (Lindbergh; 2006) — Gameplay
Sangokushi Taisen 2 (Chihiro Satellite Terminal; 2006) — Producer
Sangokushi Taisen DS (Nintendo DS; 2007) — 監修 (as 西山泰弘)
2 Spicy (Lindbergh Red; 2007) — Producer
Network Taisen Quiz Answer X Answer (Lindbergh Red; 2007) — Producer
Sangokushi Taisen 3 (Lindbergh; 2007) — Producer
Sega Superstars Tennis (PlayStation 3; 2008) — AM1
Sega Superstars Tennis (Wii; 2008) — AM1
Sega Superstars Tennis (Nintendo DS; 2008) — AM1
The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (Wii; 2008) — Special Thanks
Rambo (Lindbergh Red EX; 2008) — Chief Producer
Ai Sareruyori Ai Shitai: The House of the Dead EX (Lindbergh Red; 2008) — Chief Producer
Network Taisen Quiz Answer X Answer 2 (Lindbergh Red; 2008) — Producer
Hummer Extreme Edition (Lindbergh; 2009) — Sopecial Thanks
StarHorse Progress Returns (NAOMI; 2009) — Special Thanks
StarHorse 2 Fifth Expansion (Medal game; 2009) — Special Thanks
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Xbox 360; 2010) — AM1 R&D
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Wii; 2010) — AM1 R&D
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Nintendo DS; 2010) — AM1 R&D
StarHorse 2 Final Destination (Medal game; 2010) — Special Thanks
Sengoku Taisen (RingEdge; 2010) — Producer (as 西山泰弘)
Rekishi Taisen Gettenka: Tenkaichi Battle Royale (Nintendo DS; 2010) — チーフプロデューサー (as にしやまやすひろ)
Initial D Arcade Stage 6 AA (RingEdge; 2011) — Supporters
The House of the Dead 4 (PlayStation 3; 2012) — Special Thanks
Maimai (RingEdge 2; 2012) — Executive Producer
Initial D Arcade Stage 7 AA X (RingEdge; 2012) — Supporters
Code of Joker (RingEdge 2; 2013) — Producer
StarBoat Progress (RingEdge; 2013) — SPECIAL THANKS
StarHorse 3 Season II: Blaze of Glory (RingEdge 2; 2013) — Special Thanks
Chain Chronicle (Android; 2013) — Executive Producer
Chain Chronicle (iOS; 2013) — Executive Producer
Puyo Puyo!! Quest Arcade (RingEdge; 2013) — プロデューサー (as 西山泰弘)
Hero Bank Arcade (Nu SX; 2014) — General Producer
Initial D Arcade Stage 8 Infinity (RingEdge; 2014) — Supporters
Wonderland Wars (Nu; 2015) — General Producer
StarHorse 3 Season IV: Dream on the Turf (RingEdge 2; 2015) — Special Thanks
Sanpoke: Sangokushi Taisen Pocket (Android; 2017) — General Producers
Sanpoke: Sangokushi Taisen Pocket (iOS; 2017) — General Producers
StarHorse 3 Season VI: Full Throttle (RingEdge 2; 2017) — Special Thanks
Puyo Puyo Champions (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — eSports Promotion
Let's Go Golf! (Mid-size attraction; ?) — Producer

Music

The House of the Dead 4 Original Sound Tracks (CD; 2005) — Producer
The Works III (CD; 2019) — Special Thanks to

Hardware

Sega Dreamcast (Dreamcast; 1998)
Toylets (??; 2011) — General Producer

Interviews

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

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Yasuhiro Nishiyama

External links

Yasuhiro Nishiyama on LinkedIn

References

↑ http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol01/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-01-23 22:31)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 http://sega-interactive.co.jp/special/interview/vol2-1/ (Wayback Machine: 2017-07-06 09:32)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol01/ (Wayback Machine: 2015-05-25 10:26)
↑ https://www.4gamer.net/games/718/G071846/20240704034/ (Wayback Machine: 2024-07-11 01:57)
↑ https://www.4gamer.net/games/697/G069744/20230711004/ (Wayback Machine: 2023-07-31 23:34)
↑ https://www.value-press.com/pressrelease/334832 (Wayback Machine: 2024-04-02 06:30)
↑ https://sugorocks.com/

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20080123223144.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fsegavoice.2Fvol01.2F-1] ttp://sega.jp/segavoice/vol01/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-01-23 22:31)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20170706093233.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega-interactive.co.jp.2Fspecial.2Finterview.2Fvol2-1.2F-2] 2.0 ^2.1 http://sega-interactive.co.jp/special/interview/vol2-1/ (Wayback Machine: 2017-07-06 09:32)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20150525102644.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fsegavoice.2Fvol01.2F-3] 3.0 ^3.1 http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol01/ (Wayback Machine: 2015-05-25 10:26)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20240711015728.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.4gamer.net.2Fgames.2F718.2FG071846.2F20240704034.2F-4] ttps://www.4gamer.net/games/718/G071846/20240704034/ (Wayback Machine: 2024-07-11 01:57)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20230731233458.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.4gamer.net.2Fgames.2F697.2FG069744.2F20230711004.2F-5] ttps://www.4gamer.net/games/697/G069744/20230711004/ (Wayback Machine: 2023-07-31 23:34)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20240402063014.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.value-press.com.2Fpressrelease.2F334832-6] ttps://www.value-press.com/pressrelease/334832 (Wayback Machine: 2024-04-02 06:30)

[https:.2F.2Fsugorocks.com.2F-7] ttps://sugorocks.com/

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