Other Sega Yakuza's Toshihiro Nagoshi Stepping Down

[cm2]

Translated by Gematsu from Famitsu:

Yakuza series general director Toshihiro Nagoshi will retire as chief creative officer (CCO) of Sega and serve as creative director starting April 1, the company announced.

Sega Corporation’s management system as of April 1 is as follows:

• Hajime Satomi – Honorary Chairman of the Board
• Haruki Satomi – Chairman and CEO, Representative Director
• Yukio Sugino – President and COO, Representative Director
• Shigeru Yamashita – Vice Chairman of the Board (in charge of Amusement Contents Business HQ)
• Shuji Utsumi – Co-COO, Director of the Board (Head of Game Contents & Service Business HQ, Project Management HQ)
• Tatsuyuki Miyazaki – Executive Vice President, Director of the Board (Head of West Studios Business HQ, Deputy Head of Game Contents & Service Business HQ)
• Hideo Yoshizawa – Senior Vice President, Director of the Board (in charge of Corporate Division)
• Taketo Oshima – Senior Vice President, Director of the Board (Head of Amusement Contents Business HQ, Managing Director of MD Division)

*Toshihiro Nagoshi will continue to serve as Creative Director of Sega Corporation.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

sounds like a good moving on up promotion.

 

[cm2]

sounds like a good moving on up promotion.

The new CEO is the guy that gave the go ahead for the new sakura wars game, so probably he will give the go ahead for a new Valkyria Chronicles game too or remaster the 3rd one...

 

[Demon_Skeith]

The new CEO is the guy that gave the go ahead for the new sakura wars game, so probably he will give the go ahead for a new Valkyria Chronicles game too or remaster the 3rd one...

At this point I rather just get a new VC game.

 

[froggyboy604]

I wish Toshihiro Nagoshi good luck as creative director at Sega.