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'''Hideki Okamura''' (岡村 秀樹) is an Executive Manager for various [[Sega]] productions. In earlier years he was a part of the marketing sector, handling the promotion of [[Saturn]] and [[Dreamcast]] era titles. Over the years, however, his position has shifted to more of an advisory role.
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (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.]].
  
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He has served as an Executive Producer at least twice: ''[[Yakuza]]'' (in 2005) and the animated movie ''[[Sonic: Night of the Werehog]]'' (in 2008).
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==Career==
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In April 1993 his position at Sega changed from department manager of [[PC Sales]] to Tokyo sales manager at [[Sales Dept. #1]].{{magref|harmony|119|13}}
  
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==Production History==
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==Production history==
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* ''[[NiGHTS into Dreams]]'' (1996) — Promotion Management
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* ''[[Christmas NiGHTS]]'' (1996) — Promotion Management
 
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* ''[[Sonic Jam]]'' (1997) — Promotion Management
 
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* ''[[Burning Rangers]]'' (Japanese edition) (1998) — Promotion Management
 
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' (1998) — Executive management
 
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* ''[[ChuChu Rocket!]]'' (Dreamcast Version) (1999) — Marketing
 
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* ''[[Shenmue]]'' (1999) — Exec. Marketing Producer (Promotion & Publicity)
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II]]'' (2002/2003) — Network R&D Dept.
 
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* ''[[Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg]]'' (2003) — Executive Management
 
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* ''[[Puyo Pop Fever]]'' (2003/2004) — Executive Management (Sega)
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II|Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus]]'' (2003) — Executive Management, Network R&D Dept.
 
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* ''[[Sonic Battle]]'' (2003) — Executive Management
 
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* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003) — Consumer Division
 
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* ''[[Sonic Advance 3]]'' (2004) — Executive Management
 
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* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection Plus]]'' (2004) — Executive Management
 
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* ''[[Feel the Magic: XY/XX]]'' (2004) — Executive Management, Executive Management (Koo-Ki Motion Graphics)
 
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* ''[[Altered Beast (2005)|Altered Beast]]'' (2005) — Executive Management (Production)
 
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* ''[[Sonic Gems Collection]]'' (2005) — Executive Management
 
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* ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 18: Dragon Force]]'' (2005) — Executive Adviser
 
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* ''[[Guilty Gear XX #Reload]]'' (PSP Version) (2005) — Executive Adviser (Sega)
 
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* ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' (2005) — Consumer Division
 
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* ''[[Sonic Rush]]'' (2005) — Executive Management
 
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* ''[[Yakuza]]'' (2005) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[Sonic Riders]]'' (2006) — Consumer Division
 
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* ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 26: Dynamite Deka]]'' (2006) — Executive Adviser
 
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* ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 27: Panzer Dragoon]]'' (2006) — Executive Adviser
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Universe]]'' (2006) — Executive Supervisor
 
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (2006) — Executive Management
 
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* ''[[Puyo Puyo 15th Anniversary]]'' (2006/2007) — Executive Management
 
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* ''[[Sonic and the Secret Rings]]'' (2007) — Executive Management
 
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* ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 29: Monster World Complete Collection]]'' (2007) — Executive Adviser
 
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* ''[[Sonic Rush Adventure]]'' (2007) — Executive Management
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus]]'' (2007) — Executive Supervisor
 
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* ''[[Ghost Squad]]'' (Wii Version) (2007) — Executive Adviser
 
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* ''[[NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams]]'' (2007) — Executive Supervisor
 
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* ''[[Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity]]'' (2008) — Executive Supervisor
 
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* ''[[Sega Bass Fishing]]'' (Wii Version) (2008) — Executive Adviser (SEGA Japan)
 
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* ''[[The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return]]'' (2008) — Executive Supervisor
 
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* ''[[Sonic: Night of the Werehog]]'' (Animation) (2008) — Executive Producer
 
  
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==Magazine articles==
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 12:11, 10 February 2024

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Hideki Okamura
Place of birth: Saitama, Saitama prefecture, Japan
Date of birth: 1955-02-01 (age 69)
Employment history:
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..

Career

In April 1993 his position at Sega changed from department manager of PC Sales to Tokyo sales manager at Sales Dept. #1.[2]

Production history

Games

Videos

Hardware

Magazine articles

Main article: Hideki Okamura/Magazine articles.

References

  1. ↑ File:AnnualReport2016_English.pdf, page 75
  2. ↑ Harmony, "1993 5-6" (JP; 1993-05-20), page 13
  3. ↑ File:NiGHTS into Dreams Saturn credits.pdf
  4. ↑ File:Riglordsaga 2 Saturn credits.pdf
  5. ↑ File:Sonic Jam Saturn credits.pdf
  6. ↑ File:Virus Saturn credits.pdf
  7. ↑ File:Burning Rangers JP Saturn credits.pdf
  8. ↑ File:Sakura Taisen Teigeki Graph Saturn credits.pdf
  9. ↑ File:Sonic Battle GBA credits.pdf
  10. ↑ File:Sonic Advance 3 GBA credits.pdf
  11. ↑ File:Bleach Advance GBA credits.pdf
  12. ↑ File:GGXXReload_PSP_JP_SSCredits.pdf
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)
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