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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (入交 昭一郎) (born January 3, 1940, in Kobe, Japan) is a Japanese engineer and businessman. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (入交 昭一郎) (born January 3, 1940, in Kobe, Japan) is a Japanese engineer and businessman. | ||
− | He earned an aeronautical engineering degree from the University of Tokyo and worked for Honda Motor Co., Ltd. for 20 years, overseeing the introduction of its Honda CBX motorcycle, design of their F1 racing engines as well as being the president of Honda of America Inc. He resigned in 1992 due to a heart problem, and started a Chinese traditional treatment to restore his condition. After his recovery, his friend [[Hayao Nakayama]] - then president of [[Sega]] | + | He earned an aeronautical engineering degree from the University of Tokyo and worked for Honda Motor Co., Ltd. for 20 years, overseeing the introduction of its Honda CBX motorcycle, design of their F1 racing engines as well as being the president of Honda of America Inc. He resigned in 1992 due to a heart problem, and started a Chinese traditional treatment to restore his condition. |
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+ | After his recovery, his friend [[Hayao Nakayama]] - then president of [[Sega]], asked him to join the company in 1993{{magref|nextgeneration|39|20}}. In 1996 he became chairman and CEO of [[Sega of America]]{{magref|nextgeneration|39|20}}, and in 1998 he became president of the whole Sega group{{magref|nextgeneration|39|20}}. It was here where he laid an ambitious plan using the [[Dreamcast]] to restore Sega's lost market share and prestige which took a severe downfall following the flawed launch of the [[Sega Saturn]] as well as the [[32X]] and the [[Mega-CD]]. | ||
==Production history== | ==Production history== |
Revision as of 13:43, 13 November 2018
Shoichiro Irimajiri |
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Place of birth: Kobe, Japan |
Date of birth: 1940-01-03 (age 84) |
Role(s): Executive |
Education: Aeronautical Engineering; University of Tokyo |
Shoichiro Irimajiri (入交 昭一郎) (born January 3, 1940, in Kobe, Japan) is a Japanese engineer and businessman.
He earned an aeronautical engineering degree from the University of Tokyo and worked for Honda Motor Co., Ltd. for 20 years, overseeing the introduction of its Honda CBX motorcycle, design of their F1 racing engines as well as being the president of Honda of America Inc. He resigned in 1992 due to a heart problem, and started a Chinese traditional treatment to restore his condition.
After his recovery, his friend Hayao Nakayama - then president of Sega, asked him to join the company in 1993
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[1]. In 1996 he became chairman and CEO of Sega of America
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[2], and in 1998 he became president of the whole Sega group
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[3]. It was here where he laid an ambitious plan using the Dreamcast to restore Sega's lost market share and prestige which took a severe downfall following the flawed launch of the Sega Saturn as well as the 32X and the Mega-CD.
Contents
Production history
Games
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Videos
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Music
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Books
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Hardware
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Accessories
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- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) — Executive Management (as Shouichirou Irimajiri)
- Sonic & Knuckles (1994) — Executive Management (as Shouichirou Irimajiri)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles (1994) — Executive Management (as Shouichirou Irimajiri)
- Sonic 3D Blast (1996) — Executive Producer
- Daytona USA (1996) — Executive Producer for PC Staff
- Sonic Jam (1997) — Executive Management
- Burning Rangers (1998) — Executive Management
- Sonic Adventure (1998) — Executive Producer
- NFL 2K (1999) — Special Thanks - Sega of Japan
- NBA 2K (1999) — Special Thanks - Sega of Japan
- Space Channel 5: Part 2 (2002) — Very Very Executive Producer
References
SEGA of Japan Executives | |
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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) |