Hiromichi Tanaka

Hiromichi Tanaka
Hiromichi Tanaka in London, England, January 2007
Born (1962-01-07) January 7, 1962
Nationality Japanese
Occupation Video game producer and director
Known for Producing Final Fantasy III and Final Fantasy XI

Hiromichi Tanaka (田中 弘道, Tanaka Hiromichi, born January 7, 1962) is a Japanese video game developer, game producer, game director and game designer. He was Senior Vice President of Software Development at Square Enix (formerly Square) and the head of the company's Product Development Division-3.[1] He is best known as the former lead developer of Final Fantasy XI, Square's first massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG). He oversaw ongoing development of that title and Final Fantasy XIV until late 2010. He also worked in a prominent role for earlier single-player games including Secret of Mana, Seiken Densetsu 3, Xenogears, Threads of Fate, Chrono Cross, and the Nintendo DS version of Final Fantasy III. (Tanaka had also worked on the original Famicon version of Final Fantasy III in 1990).

In 1983, Tanaka dropped out of Yokohama National University along with Hironobu Sakaguchi to join Square, a newly formed software branch of the Denyuusha Electric Company. Along with Sakaguchi and Kazuhiko Aoki, Tanaka was part of Square's original Planning and Development department.

Final Fantasy XIV received a hostile reception from critics and players, and was considered a financial disaster for Square Enix. Three months after its release in 2010, Tanaka was removed from the Final Fantasy XIV team and replaced by Naoki Yoshida.[2] At the Vana'diel Fan Festival 2012, a festival celebrating Final Fantasy XI's 10th anniversary, Tanaka announced his departure from Square Enix due to health reasons.[3] In 2012, Tanaka joined GungHo Online Entertainment as a freelance adviser to the company.[4]

Game credits

YearTitlePlatformCredit(s)
1984The Death TrapHome computer
1986AlphaHome computer
Suishō no DragonFamily Computer Disk System
1987GenesisHome computer
Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High SchoolFamily Computer Disk System
Final FantasyNintendo Entertainment System
1988Final Fantasy IINintendo Entertainment SystemGame design
1989Square's Tom SawyerNintendo Entertainment SystemCooperation
1990Final Fantasy IIINintendo Entertainment SystemGame design
Final Fantasy Legend IIGame BoyMain program
1991Final Fantasy IVSuper Nintendo Entertainment SystemSpecial thanks
1993Secret of ManaSuper Nintendo Entertainment SystemProducer, concept / System design, scenario message data
1995Seiken Densetsu 3Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemDirector
1998XenogearsPlayStationProducer, battle planner
1999Threads of FatePlayStationProducer
Chrono CrossPlayStationProducer, battle system design
2002Final Fantasy XIMicrosoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360Producer (until 2012)
2006Final Fantasy IIINintendo DSDirector, executive producer
2007Heroes of ManaNintendo DSSpecial thanks
2008Dissidia Final FantasyPlayStation PortableSpecial thanks
2009SaGa 2: Goddess of DestinyNintendo DSCo-executive producer
2010Final Fantasy XIVMicrosoft WindowsProducer (until December 2010)
2011Dissidia 012 Final FantasyPlayStation PortableSpecial thanks
2011Final Fantasy IIIiOSSupervisor
2012Theatrhythm Final FantasyNintendo 3DSSpecial thanks

References

  1. ↑ Winkler, Chris (2003-09-20). "Square Enix Talks Current Status". RPGFan. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
  2. ↑ 'FINAL FANTASY XIV' GETS STAFF CHANGES AND PS3 DELAY
  3. ↑ "FFXI Producer Hiromichi Tanaka Discusses Square Enix Departure". Andriasang.com. 2012-06-24. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  4. ↑ "Former 'Final Fantasy XIV' boss Hiromichi Tanaka joins GungHo". Polygon.com. 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
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