is a
JapaneseThe are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries are referred to as...
video game producerA video game producer is the person in charge of overseeing development of a video game.The earliest documented use of the term producer in games was by Trip Hawkins, who established the position when he founded Electronic Arts in 1982...
for Platinum Games. He is also the former
CEOA chief executive officer or chief executive is one of the highest-ranking corporate officers or administrators in charge of total management...
and producer of the
Capcomis a leading international developer and publisher of video games headquartered in Osaka, Japan. It was founded in 1979 as Japan Capsule Computers, a company devoted to the manufacturing and distribution of electronic game machines...
subsidiary
Clover StudioClover Studio was an independent Japanese development studio, funded by Capcom Japan. Clover Studio developed the PlayStation 2 port of Viewtiful Joe, both versions of Viewtiful Joe 2 for the Nintendo GameCube and PlayStation 2, and the PlayStation 2 titles Ōkami and God Hand...
, best known as the creative force behind
Viewtiful Joeis a video game developed by Capcom's Production Studio 4 for the Nintendo GameCube. It was originally released in 2003 as a part of the Capcom Five under director Hideki Kamiya and producer Atsushi Inaba. Viewtiful Joe was later ported to the Sony PlayStation 2 by the same design team under the...
, and
God Handis a video game developed by Clover Studio and published by Capcom for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It was released in 2006 in Japan and North America and in 2007 in PAL territories...
.
Before joining Capcom, Inaba worked for Irem, specifically working on
R-Type LeoR-Type Leo is a horizontally scrolling shooter arcade game. It is the fourth game in the R-Type series.-Story:While somewhat canon, the plot deviates from the original story line: Mankind find themselves at a financially and technologically peaceful state between the constant conflict against the...
. From there he joined Nazca and then
SNKSNK may refer to:* SNK European Democrats* SNK Playmore, formerly known as just SNK, a Japanese video game company * SNK Union of Independents* Southeast Airlines ICAO code...
, where he did programming work on
Samurai ShodownSamurai Shodown, known as in Japan, is a competitive fighting game produced by SNK for their Neo Geo arcade and home platform. In contrast to other fighting games at the time which were set in modern times and focused primarily on hand-to-hand combat, Samurai Shodown is set in feudal-era Japan...
. After reading a want ad for Capcom in
Famitsuis a Japanese video game magazine published by Enterbrain, Inc. and Tokuma. Currently, there are five console-only spin-off versions of Famitsū: Shūkan Famitsū, Famitsū PS, Famitsū Xbox, Famitsū Wii+DS, and Famitsū Wave DVD...
magazine, Inaba joined the company in 1998 with hopes of working on the next
Resident EvilResident Evil, known in Japan as , is a video game series and media franchise consisting of comic books, novelizations, films, and a variety of collectibles, including action figures, strategy guides and publications...
game.
is a
JapaneseThe are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries are referred to as...
video game producerA video game producer is the person in charge of overseeing development of a video game.The earliest documented use of the term producer in games was by Trip Hawkins, who established the position when he founded Electronic Arts in 1982...
for Platinum Games. He is also the former
CEOA chief executive officer or chief executive is one of the highest-ranking corporate officers or administrators in charge of total management...
and producer of the
Capcomis a leading international developer and publisher of video games headquartered in Osaka, Japan. It was founded in 1979 as Japan Capsule Computers, a company devoted to the manufacturing and distribution of electronic game machines...
subsidiary
Clover StudioClover Studio was an independent Japanese development studio, funded by Capcom Japan. Clover Studio developed the PlayStation 2 port of Viewtiful Joe, both versions of Viewtiful Joe 2 for the Nintendo GameCube and PlayStation 2, and the PlayStation 2 titles Ōkami and God Hand...
, best known as the creative force behind
Viewtiful Joeis a video game developed by Capcom's Production Studio 4 for the Nintendo GameCube. It was originally released in 2003 as a part of the Capcom Five under director Hideki Kamiya and producer Atsushi Inaba. Viewtiful Joe was later ported to the Sony PlayStation 2 by the same design team under the...
, and
God Handis a video game developed by Clover Studio and published by Capcom for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It was released in 2006 in Japan and North America and in 2007 in PAL territories...
.
Career
Before joining Capcom, Inaba worked for Irem, specifically working on
R-Type LeoR-Type Leo is a horizontally scrolling shooter arcade game. It is the fourth game in the R-Type series.-Story:While somewhat canon, the plot deviates from the original story line: Mankind find themselves at a financially and technologically peaceful state between the constant conflict against the...
. From there he joined Nazca and then
SNKSNK may refer to:* SNK European Democrats* SNK Playmore, formerly known as just SNK, a Japanese video game company * SNK Union of Independents* Southeast Airlines ICAO code...
, where he did programming work on
Samurai ShodownSamurai Shodown, known as in Japan, is a competitive fighting game produced by SNK for their Neo Geo arcade and home platform. In contrast to other fighting games at the time which were set in modern times and focused primarily on hand-to-hand combat, Samurai Shodown is set in feudal-era Japan...
. After reading a want ad for Capcom in
Famitsuis a Japanese video game magazine published by Enterbrain, Inc. and Tokuma. Currently, there are five console-only spin-off versions of Famitsū: Shūkan Famitsū, Famitsū PS, Famitsū Xbox, Famitsū Wii+DS, and Famitsū Wave DVD...
magazine, Inaba joined the company in 1998 with hopes of working on the next
Resident EvilResident Evil, known in Japan as , is a video game series and media franchise consisting of comic books, novelizations, films, and a variety of collectibles, including action figures, strategy guides and publications...
game. He ended up working on
Hideki Kamiyais a video game designer formerly employed by Capcom and Clover Studio. He is currently working with former Clover Studio members at Platinum Games, formerly known as Seeds.-Career:...
's
Devil May CryDevil May Cry is an action game developed by Capcom Production Studio 4 and published by Capcom in 2001 for the PlayStation 2...
, and later produced games in the
Ace Attorney and
Steel Battalionis a video game created by Capcom for the Xbox console where the player controls a "Vertical Tank" — a bipedal, heavily-armed mecha. To control the tank and play the game requires the use of a large controller made specially for Steel Battalion and its sequel Steel Battalion: Line of...
series. Inaba, Kamiya, and
Shinji Mikamiis a Japanese video game designer best known for creating the Resident Evil survival horror series , and has also contributed in the creation of some of Capcom's most popular post-32-bit era franchises, including Viewtiful Joe and Devil May Cry as an executive producer.-Career:Mikami first joined...
, as well as other Capcom employees, began working at the company's new second-party developer
Clover StudioClover Studio was an independent Japanese development studio, funded by Capcom Japan. Clover Studio developed the PlayStation 2 port of Viewtiful Joe, both versions of Viewtiful Joe 2 for the Nintendo GameCube and PlayStation 2, and the PlayStation 2 titles Ōkami and God Hand...
in April 2004. Inaba acted as the team's producer and CEO, which managed to produce a few titles, including the critically-acclaimed
Ōkamiis an action-adventure video game developed by Clover Studio and published by Capcom. It was released for Sony's PlayStation 2 video game console in 2006 in Japan and North America, and 2007 in Europe and Australia...
, before being officially closed by Capcom in early 2007.
After Clover Studio was dissolved, Atsushi began heading developer Seeds, Inc., which later became Platinum Games. The company features many former key members of Clover. In May 2008, Platinum Games announced a four game deal with
Segais a multinational video game software and hardware development company, and a home computer and console manufacturer headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan...
. The games involved in the development and publishing deal include
Bayonettais an upcoming action game for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game consoles, directed by Devil May Cry and Viewtiful Joe series creator Hideki Kamiya at Platinum Games in cooperation with its future publisher Sega...
, a "stylish action game" for the
PlayStation 3The PlayStation 3 is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment, and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series...
and
Xbox 360The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft, and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles....
directed by Hideki Kamiya and featuring "a witch battling angels", a science-fiction RPG for the
Nintendo DSThe is a dual-screen handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in 2004 in Canada, the United States, and Japan. The console features a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP, with two LCD screens inside—with the bottom one being a touchscreen...
called
Infinite Spaceis a science-fiction role-playing game developed by Nude Maker and Platinum Games for the Nintendo DS. It was released in Japan on June 11, 2009 with a pending release in North America and Europe in the spring of 2010. For a short period after it was announced, the game was referred to by the...
, and
MadWorldMadWorld is a video game developed by Platinum Games and published by Sega. It was released for the Wii on March 10, 2009 in North America, on March 20 in Europe and March 26 in Australia.-Gameplay:...
, an "ultra ultra violent" action game for the
WiiThe is a home video game console released by Nintendo. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of both...
with black and white
Sin CitySin City is the title for a series of comics by Frank Miller, told in a film noir-like style . The first story originally appeared in "Dark Horse's Fifth Anniversary Special" , and continued in Dark Horse Presents #51–62 from May 1991 to June 1992, under the title of Sin City, serialized in...
-inspired graphics.
Inaba has been ranked number 49 on
IGNIGN is a multimedia news and reviews website that focuses heavily on video games...
's Top 100 Game Creators of All Time.
Works
- Bomberman World
Bomberman World is a video game for the Sony PlayStation. It is part of the Bomberman series. It was the first Bomberman game to be released for the Playstation.-Story:...
- (1992, Arcade)
- R-Type Leo
R-Type Leo is a horizontally scrolling shooter arcade game. It is the fourth game in the R-Type series.-Story:While somewhat canon, the plot deviates from the original story line: Mankind find themselves at a financially and technologically peaceful state between the constant conflict against the...
- (1992, Arcade)
- Samurai Shodown
Samurai Shodown, known as in Japan, is a competitive fighting game produced by SNK for their Neo Geo arcade and home platform. In contrast to other fighting games at the time which were set in modern times and focused primarily on hand-to-hand combat, Samurai Shodown is set in feudal-era Japan...
- (1993, Arcade)
- Biohazard Code: Veronica Complete Edition
Resident Evil Code: Veronica, released in Japan as , is the fourth game in Capcom's Resident Evil survival horror series, originally released for the Sega Dreamcast in 2000...
- (2001, Dreamcast)
- Devil May Cry
Devil May Cry is an action game developed by Capcom Production Studio 4 and published by Capcom in 2001 for the PlayStation 2...
- (2001, PlayStation 2The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony. The PS2 console is the sequel to the original PlayStation console. The successor to the PlayStation, and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 2 forms part of the PlayStation series of video game...
)
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, released in Japan as , is a visual novel-type adventure video game published and developed by Capcom in Japan, North America, and Europe, and published by Nintendo in Australia...
- (2001, Game Boy AdvanceThe Game Boy Advance is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color...
)
- Granbo - (2001, Game Boy Advance
The Game Boy Advance is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color...
)
- Black Black - (2002, Game Boy Advance)
- Steel Battallion - (2002, Xbox
The Xbox is a video game console produced by Microsoft. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market, and competed with Sony's PlayStation 2, Sega's Dreamcast, and Nintendo's GameCube...
)
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice for All - (2002, Game Boy Advance)
- Viewtiful Joe
is a video game developed by Capcom's Production Studio 4 for the Nintendo GameCube. It was originally released in 2003 as a part of the Capcom Five under director Hideki Kamiya and producer Atsushi Inaba. Viewtiful Joe was later ported to the Sony PlayStation 2 by the same design team under the...
- (2003, GameCubeThe is Nintendo's fourth home video game console with Wii being fifth, and is part of the sixth generation console era. It is the successor to the Nintendo 64 and predecessor to Nintendo's Wii....
)
- Steel Battalion: Line of Contact
is a 2004 video game created by Capcom for the Xbox console where the player controls a VT . It is the online-only sequel to Capcom's Steel Battalion game...
- (2004, Xbox)
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations - (2004, Game Boy Advance)
- Viewtiful Joe 2
Viewtiful Joe 2, known in Japan as , is a video game and sequel to Viewtiful Joe. The game was developed by Clover Studio and published by Capcom in 2004 for GameCube and PlayStation 2. The game's story begins precisely where the original Viewtiful Joe left off, with the beginning of an alien...
- (2004, GameCube/PlayStation 2)
- Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble
Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble, known in Japan as , is a video game available for the Nintendo GameCube and the PlayStation Portable. It is a slightly mission-based fighting/beat 'em up somewhat similar in style to Super Smash Bros...
- (2005, GameCube/2006, PlayStation PortableThe PlayStation Portable is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on May 11, 2004 at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
)
- Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble! - (2005, Nintendo DS)
- Ōkami
is an action-adventure video game developed by Clover Studio and published by Capcom. It was released for Sony's PlayStation 2 video game console in 2006 in Japan and North America, and 2007 in Europe and Australia...
- (2006, PlayStation 2)
- God Hand
-Video Games:* God Hand, a PlayStation 2 game.* Ken "Godhand" Mishima, a character from the PlayStation game, Ehrgeiz.* A power possessed by the villain Kun Lan in the video game Killer7....
- (2006, PlayStation 2)
- MadWorld
MadWorld is a video game developed by Platinum Games and published by Sega. It was released for the Wii on March 10, 2009 in North America, on March 20 in Europe and March 26 in Australia.-Gameplay:...
- (2009, WiiThe is a home video game console released by Nintendo. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of both...
)
- Infinite Space
is a science-fiction role-playing game developed by Nude Maker and Platinum Games for the Nintendo DS. It was released in Japan on June 11, 2009 with a pending release in North America and Europe in the spring of 2010. For a short period after it was announced, the game was referred to by the...
- (2009, Nintendo DS)
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