Gutspiller
08-08-2003, 01:52 PM
What are your thoughts on being named president of Hitmaker?
Kumagai: Hitmaker was originally Sega's AM3 division and became a separate company under the leadership of Hisao Oguchi. I've been responsible for scheduling and financial aspects of the company, so I think the move to president will be relatively easy. Hitmaker only had two directors so when Hisao Oguchi was named president of Sega itself, they thought I should succeed him here. Mr. Oguchi is a workaholic, it's in his nature. I think he will bring that spirit of teamwork to Sega and inspire success.
Although I've been named president, I plan to continue my duties as game producer as well. That job is very interesting, I like to think of it more as "play manager" because games don't just materialize from ideas. They must be played in order to direct development. Wearing both hats will be difficult, but I plan to continue my game director role.
Kikizo.com (http://games.kikizo.com/news/200308/007.asp)
Kumagai: Hitmaker was originally Sega's AM3 division and became a separate company under the leadership of Hisao Oguchi. I've been responsible for scheduling and financial aspects of the company, so I think the move to president will be relatively easy. Hitmaker only had two directors so when Hisao Oguchi was named president of Sega itself, they thought I should succeed him here. Mr. Oguchi is a workaholic, it's in his nature. I think he will bring that spirit of teamwork to Sega and inspire success.
Although I've been named president, I plan to continue my duties as game producer as well. That job is very interesting, I like to think of it more as "play manager" because games don't just materialize from ideas. They must be played in order to direct development. Wearing both hats will be difficult, but I plan to continue my game director role.
Kikizo.com (http://games.kikizo.com/news/200308/007.asp)