Akira Nishitani
Akira Nishitani | |
|---|---|
西谷 亮 | |
| Born | September 10, 1967[1] |
| Other names | Nin-Nin Pom G |
| Occupations | Video game designer character designer |
| Employers | |
| Notable work | |
Akira Nishitani (西谷 亮, Nishitani Akira), also known as "Nin-Nin" or simply "Pom G", is a Japanese game director, game designer and character designer.
Nishitani started working for Capcom in 1986, where he became mostly known for designing Street Fighter II and Final Fight alongside Akira Yasuda, aka Akiman. In 1995, he left Capcom to found his own company, Arika, whose first works were on the Street Fighter EX series that they developed for Capcom.[2]
Works
| Year | Game | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Forgotten Worlds | Game designer[3] |
| 1989 | Final Fight | |
| 1991 | Street Fighter II | |
| 1992 | Varth: Operation Thunderstorm | Director |
| Street Fighter II Turbo | Game designer | |
| 1994 | X-Men: Children of the Atom | |
| 1996 | Street Fighter EX | |
| 1998 | Street Fighter EX2 | Executive producer |
| 1999 | Cardcaptor Sakura | |
| Metal Walker | Scenario | |
| 2000 | Street Fighter EX3 | Director |
| 2001 | Everblue | |
| 2002 | Everblue 2 | Executive producer |
| Technic Beat | ||
| 2004 | The Nightmare of Druaga | |
| 2006 | Super Dragon Ball Z | Director |
| 2007 | Endless Ocean | Executive producer |
| 2008 | Dr. Mario Online Rx | Game designer |
| 2009 | Endless Ocean: Blue World | Executive producer |
| 2019 | Tetris 99 | |
| 2021 | Fighting EX Layer: Another Dash | |
| 2022 | Chocobo GP | |
| 2024 | Endless Ocean Luminous |
References
- ↑ "『Beep21』創刊3号・特別企画 西谷亮氏インタビュー｜Beep21｜note". note（ノート） (in Japanese). August 9, 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ↑ "Akira Nishitani". GiantBomb.com.
- ↑ "Final Fight Developer's Interview". Capcom: Shadaloo C.R.I. February 8, 2019.
