Hisao Oguchi was director, vice chairman, and chief creative officer of Sega Sammy Holdings Inc Oguchi originally was President and CEO of Sega.
18 Facts About Hisao Oguchi
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Hisao Oguchi currently is president and CEO of Sega Sammy Creation.
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Hisao Oguchi had a fondness of bingo arcade games and wanted to make such an arcade game above all else.
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Hisao Oguchi then developed a number of medal games such as World Derby, World Bingo and Super Derby.
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Hisao Oguchi directed several arcade video games with Super Monaco GP, Heavyweight Champ and Rad Mobile.
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Hisao Oguchi became manager of AM3 in 1993, one month after it opened.
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Hisao Oguchi stated that the culture at AM3 was that he would not reject or interfere with ideas, although he would make suggestions.
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Hisao Oguchi likened the environment to a university laboratory and called it "the AM3 way".
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Hisao Oguchi addressed AM3's lack of a genre of game in which they specialized, stating that his department's primary objective was to create games that "look interesting", which meant a focus on arcade games that one would not find on a video game console.
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Hisao Oguchi strived to create only original games, and not to develop any sequels if possible.
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Various developers became famous under Hisao Oguchi, including Tetsuya Mizuguchi, who developed Sega Rally.
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Derby Owners Club, a representative game of Hisao Oguchi, played a crucial role into uplifting Sega's arcade business, as it used cards to save players progress and had a pace that was new to arcades.
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Sega's state seemed critical, however even if Sega collapses, Hisao Oguchi assured that Hitmaker will continue to exist.
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Hisao Oguchi played a crucial role in allowing Segagaga to continue development which was initially taken as a joke by other Sega management.
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Hisao Oguchi was promoted in 2003 alongside Yuji Naka and Toshihiro Nagoshi, based on the success of arcade games that used cards and medals.
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Hisao Oguchi wanted to widen the entertainment that Sega is engaged with.
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Hisao Oguchi was then promoted to president of Sega in 2003.
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Hisao Oguchi currently is president and CEO of Sega Sammy Creation, a casino company.