Shintaro Kai
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| Shintaro Kai |
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| Place of birth: Japan |
| Employment history: Sega Corporation[1] (2007-04 – 2012-04)
Divisions:
Sega of China[1] (2012-04 – 2014-07)
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| Role(s): Game Designer, Producer, Director |
| Education: Nihon University[2] |
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Shintaro Kai is a Japanese game designer, director and producer.[2] He joined Sega Corporation in 2007, primarily working on game design for Sonic Team-branded titles at CS2 until 2012, when he transferred to Sega of China as a studio manager. There, he established project roadmaps, game designs, and budgets for a variety of arcade, mobile, and console titles. Kai most prominently sub-led game design on Transformers Human Alliance, as well as producing and directing new conversions of NiGHTS into Dreams and Crazy Taxi, among other projects.[1]
Kai left Sega Shanghai Studio in 2014 and has since worked for DeNA, Bandai Namco Studios Singapore, Knowledgehook, TLM Partners, and Accelbyte.[1]
Production history
- Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii; 2009) — Game Designers
- Sonic Colours (Wii; 2010) — Planners
- Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS; 2012) — Game Designers
- Crazy Taxi (iOS; 2012) — Director
- NiGHTS into Dreams (Steam; 2012) — Producers
- Sonic Athletics (Mid-size attraction; 2013)
- Crazy Taxi (Android; 2013) — Director
- Transformers Human Alliance (RingEdge 2; 2013) — Game Designers
- Sonic Colours: Ultimate (Xbox One; 2021) — Planners
- Sonic Colours: Ultimate (PlayStation 4; 2021) — Planners
- Sonic Colours: Ultimate (Nintendo Switch; 2021) — Planners
- Sonic Colours: Ultimate (Epic Games Store; 2021) — Planners
- Sonic Colours: Ultimate (Steam; 2023) — Planners