Kenichi Nishi | |
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| Born | (1967-06-20)June 20, 1967 (age 57) Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | Founder ofLove-de-Lic,Skip, Ltd., Route24 Game designer anddirector |
| Website | http://www.route24.jp/ |
Kenichi Nishi (西 健一,Nishi Ken'ichi, born June 20, 1967) is a Japanesevideo game designer. He has helped found a number of notable video game companies and develops games atRoute24, his own private limited company. The number 24 in the title comes from its founder's name: "Ni" (2) and "Shi" (4).[1]
Nishi previously worked for bothTelenet Japan and its subsidiary Riot. He was later hired bySquare as a field designer for two of its larger releases.[1][2] After leaving Square in 1995, Nishi helped establishLove-de-Lic, Inc. with many of his former Square coworkers. There, he designed two of the small company's three game releases:Moon: Remix RPG Adventure andL.O.L.: Lack of Love.[1][3][4] He also helped design and write the script for the1999 Polygon Magic titleIncredible Crisis.[5] Nishi then co-foundedskip Ltd., a second-party developer forNintendo. Acting as vice president of the company, he alsodirectedGiFTPiA and co-directedChibi-Robo!.[2] Shortly thereafter, he left skip and founded Route24 on February 23, 2006.[3] According to Nishi, he felt that working on large projects with a large group of people such as those at skip limited his freedom in designing games.[6]
At Route24, Nishi and a staff of four other people developedLOL for theNintendo DS, which was published by skip in 2007.[7] He worked onNewtonica andNewtonica2 for theiPhone andiPod Touch withKenji Eno, among other independently developed mobile games. In 2010, Nishi expressed interest in developing a sequel toMoon: Remix RPG Adventure, asking fans to voice their support viaTwitter.[8]
Nishi lives inMeguro, Tokyo. He is a fan ofBritish rock music and once had a dog named Tao, who Nishi featured as a character in many of his games includingMoon: Remix RPG Adventure,GiFTPiA,L.O.L.: Lack of Love,Chibi-Robo andCaptain Rainbow.[4][6][7] Tao died in October 2009 due to kidney complications.[9] It is said thatDragon Quest III is Nishi's favorite game.[1]
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| Year | Title | Developer | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Tenshi no Uta | Telenet Japan | Planning |
| Exile | Telenet Japan,Riot | ||
| 1992 | Psycho Dream | Riot | Story |
| 1995 | Chrono Trigger | Square | Field planning |
| 1996 | Super Mario RPG | ||
| 1997 | Moon: Remix RPG Adventure | Love-de-Lic | Game design |
| 1999 | Incredible Crisis | Polygon Magic | Game design and script |
| 2000 | L.O.L.: Lack of Love | Love-de-Lic | Writing |
| 2003 | GiFTPiA | Skip Ltd. | Director |
| 2005 | Chibi-Robo! | ||
| 2007 | LOL | Designer | |
| 2008 | Captain Rainbow | Scenario | |
| Newtonica | Route 24 | Designer | |
| Morinaga Takurou no Okane no Shin Joushiki DS Training | |||
| Newtonica2 | |||
| 2009 | Wacky World of Sports | Tabot | Concept and advice |
| PostPet DS | AlphaDream, Route 24,Vanpool | ||
| 2010 | iCLK[citation needed] | Route 24 | |
| Geotrion | Producer and director | ||
| Followars | Designer | ||
| 2012 | Paper Mario Sticker Star | Intelligent Systems | Special thanks |
| 2013 | Cobits | Route 24 | Designer |
| 2021 | Pixel Game Maker Series Puzzle Pedestrians |