Hiroshi Nishiyama
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| Hiroshi Nishiyama |
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| Place of birth: Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan |
| Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1995[1] – )
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| Role(s): Artist |
| Education: Tokyo University of the Arts (1995) |
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Hiroshi Nishiyama (西山 洋) is a designer and art director. In 1999, he moved to Sega of America (Sonic Team USA), where he worked on the development of the Sonic series as a lead environment artist. After working for several game companies, he returned to Japan for family reasons, and in 2014, he returned to Sega of America to work in the US again. After working on mobile game development, he moved to Sega of America (Sonic Pillar) in Los Angeles as an Art Director in March 2019, where he is in charge of art direction for Sonic content, including game development, merchandising, and animation.
Quotes
| “ | Play every day. | „ |
— Hiroshi Nishiyama for Sonic Adventure[2] | ||
Aliaes
In 1996 and 1997, Hiroshi Nishiyama was credited as You Nishiyama, You being another reading of the name 洋. This can be confirmed as 西山 洋 is present for a magazine interview covering Sonic Jam[1]. Additionally, a Sonic Adventure book lists Hiroshi Nishiyama as having previously worked on NiGHTS into Dreams and Sonic Jam[2].
Production history
Games
- Astal (Saturn; 1995) — End Credits Background[3]
- NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn; 1996) — World Artists[4] (as You Nishiyama)
- Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn; 1996) — Visual Designers (as You Nishiyama)
- Sonic Jam (Saturn; 1997) — Artists[5] (as You Nishiyama)
- Sonic R (Saturn; 1997) — Graphic Advisors[6]
- Sonic R (Windows PC; 1998) — Graphic advisors
- Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Lead field artists
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn; 1996) — Artists (SOJ)[7] (as You Nishiyama)
- Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Field Art Director
- Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Field Art Director
- Shadow the Hedgehog (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Field Art Director
- Shadow the Hedgehog (GameCube; 2005) — Field Art Director
- Shadow the Hedgehog (Xbox; 2005) — Field Art Director
- Shadow the Hedgehog (PlayStation 2; 2005) — CG Movie Supervisors
- Shadow the Hedgehog (GameCube; 2005) — CG Movie Supervisors
- Shadow the Hedgehog (Xbox; 2005) — CG Movie Supervisors
- Sonic Riders (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Special Thanks
- Sonic Riders (GameCube; 2006) — Special Thanks
- Sonic Riders (Xbox; 2006) — Special Thanks
- Sonic Riders (Windows PC; 2006) — Special Thanks
- Sonic Rivals (PlayStation Portable; 2006) — Art Supervisors
- Sonic Rivals 2 (PlayStation Portable; 2007) — Art Supervisors[8]
- NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Wii; 2007) — Nightopia Artists
- War Pirates: Heroes of the Sea (iOS; 2015) — デザイナー (as 西山 洋)
- War Pirates: Heroes of the Sea (Android; 2015) — デザイナー (as 西山 洋)
- D×2: Shin Megami Tensei Liberation (Android; 2018) — コンセプトアート (as 西山 洋)
- D×2: Shin Megami Tensei Liberation (iOS; 2018) — コンセプトアート (as 西山 洋)
- D×2: Shin Megami Tensei Liberation (Android; 2018) — Concept Art
- D×2: Shin Megami Tensei Liberation (iOS; 2018) — Concept Art
- Kyoutou Kotoba RPG Kotodaman (iOS; 2018) — スペシャルサンクス (as 西山洋)
- Kyoutou Kotoba RPG Kotodaman (Android; 2018) — スペシャルサンクス (as 西山洋)
- Sonic Colours: Ultimate (Xbox One; 2021) — Creative Services
- Sonic Colours: Ultimate (PlayStation 4; 2021) — Creative Services
- Sonic Colours: Ultimate (Nintendo Switch; 2021) — Creative Services
- Sonic Colours: Ultimate (Epic Games Store; 2021) — Creative Services
- Sonic Origins (PlayStation 4; 2022) — Director of Creative Services
- Sonic Origins (PlayStation 5; 2022) — Director of Creative Services
- Sonic Origins (Xbox One; 2022) — Director of Creative Services
- Sonic Origins (Nintendo Switch; 2022) — Director of Creative Services
- Sonic Colours: Ultimate (Steam; 2023) — Creative Services
- The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog (Steam; 2023) — SEGA Special Thanks
- The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog (Steam OS X; 2023) — SEGA Special Thanks
- Sonic X Shadow Generations (PlayStation 5; 2024) — Director of Creative Services
- Sonic X Shadow Generations (Xbox One; 2024) — Director of Creative Services
- Sonic X Shadow Generations (Nintendo Switch; 2024) — Director of Creative Services
Videos
- Chao In Space () — Executive Producers
- Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony () — Special Thanks
- Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps () — Executive Producers
- Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence (??; ?) — Executive Producers
- Sonic Superstars: Trio of Trouble (??; ?) — Executive Producers
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-15 (1997-05-09)" (JP; 1997-04-25), page 31
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 @Har7201 on X
- ↑ File:Astal Saturn US credits.pdf
- ↑ File:NiGHTS into Dreams Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic Jam Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic R Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic 3D Blast Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:SonicRivals2 PSP US manual.pdf, page 23