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{{stub}}'''Rikiya Nakagawa''' is the former head of [[Sega AM1]] and [[WOW Entertainment]]. He was the producer of many of the division's titles, including the Dynamite Deka and The House of the Dead series. Having been employed by the company for nearly 20 years, Nakagawa originally headed Sega DD #3, the branch responsible for titles created by [[Team Shinobi]].
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{{stub}}'''Rikiya Nakagawa''' (中川 力也) is the former head of [[Sega AM1]] and [[WOW Entertainment]]. He was the producer of many of the division's titles, including the Dynamite Deka and The House of the Dead series. After graduating university, he joined Sega in 1983 as a programmer.{{fileref|DCM_JP_20000825_2000-28.pdf|page=94}} Having been employed by the company for nearly 20 years, Nakagawa originally headed Sega DD #3, the branch responsible for titles created by [[Team Shinobi]]. In 2004, he move to [[Sammy]].{{ref|http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1144960_1124.html}}
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After leaving Sega-Sammy Group, Nakagawa became the President of the Paon, a video game development company.{{ref|http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20080919/taito.htm}}
  
 
==Production history==
 
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*''[[Choplifter]]'' (System 1 version) (1985) — ???
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* ''[[Choplifter]]'' (System 1 version) (1985) — Programmer
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* ''[[Ninja Princess]]'' (System 1 version) (1985)
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* ''[[Alien Syndrome]]'' (1987)
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* ''[[Sega Super Circuit]]'' (1989?)
 
* ''[[Die Hard Arcade]]'' (1996/1997) — Producer
 
* ''[[Die Hard Arcade]]'' (1996/1997) — Producer
 
* ''[[Motor Raid]]'' (1997) — Producer
 
* ''[[Motor Raid]]'' (1997) — Producer
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Revision as of 05:42, 3 November 2016

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Rikiya Nakagawa
Place of birth: 1959-10-24[1]
Company(ies): Sega AM1, WOW Entertainment
Role(s): Programmer, Producer
Education: Tokai University[1]

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Rikiya Nakagawa (中川 力也) is the former head of Sega AM1 and WOW Entertainment. He was the producer of many of the division's titles, including the Dynamite Deka and The House of the Dead series. After graduating university, he joined Sega in 1983 as a programmer.[1] Having been employed by the company for nearly 20 years, Nakagawa originally headed Sega DD #3, the branch responsible for titles created by Team Shinobi. In 2004, he move to Sammy.[2]

After leaving Sega-Sammy Group, Nakagawa became the President of the Paon, a video game development company.[3]

Production history

Magazine articles

Main article: Rikiya Nakagawa/Magazine articles.

References

SEGA of Japan Executives
Chairmen Isao Okawa (1984-2001) | Hajime Satomi (2004-current)
Presidents Hayao Nakayama (1984-1998) | Shoichiro Irimajiri (1998-2001) | Hideki Sato (2001-2003) | Hisao Oguchi (2003-2008) | Okitane Usui (2008-2012) | Naoya Tsurumi (2012-current) | Hideki Okamura (2014-current) | Haruki Satomi (2015-current)