
Legal Name | Hideki Kamiya |
Born | December 19, 1970 Matsumoto, Nagano Japan |
Occupation | Designer Director Co-founder of PlatinumGames |
Known For | Resident Evil 1 & 2 Devil May Cry Bayonetta Series |
Years active | 1994-Present |
Hideki Kamiya - Gameography
Hideki Kamiya is a Japanese video game designer and director known for his fast-paced action games such as Devil May Cry, Viewtiful Joe, Bayonetta and The Wonderful 101. Kamiya began his career at Capcom in 1994 as a game designer. His first assignment was the original Resident Evil where he took on the role of planner under the direction of Shinji Mikami.
During his time at Capcom he directed Resident Evil 2, conceived Devil May Cry and directed Viewtiful Joe before joining Clover Studio where he wrote the story for Viewtiful Joe 2 and directed Okami. After the completion of Okami, Kamiya parted ways with Capcom to form his own studio with 2 other Capcom employees.
As the cofounder and chief game designer of PlatinumGames, Kamiya wrote and directed the original Bayonetta. Since 2013 the team has developed a close relationship with Nintendo, which funded several projects including The Wonderful 101, Bayonetta 2, Astral Chain and Bayonetta 3. All of which Kamiya played a major role in the development and creation of these Nintendo exclusive games.
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Date | Box | Title | Platform | Developer | Publisher | Role | Genre |
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1996 | ![]() | Resident Evil | PlayStation | Capcom | Capcom | System Planner | Survival Horror |
1996 | ![]() | Arthur to Astaroth no Nazomakaimura: Incredible Toons | PlayStation Sega Saturn | Magical Formation | Capcom | Planner | Puzzle |
1998 | ![]() | Resident Evil 2 | PlayStation | Capcom | Capcom | Director | Survival Horror |
2001 | ![]() | Devil May Cry | PlayStation 2 | Capcom Production Studio 4 | Capcom | Director Writer | Action-Adventure Hack and Slash |
2002 | ![]() | Resident Evil Zero | GameCube | Capcom | Capcom | Original Game Design | Survival Horror |
2003 | ![]() | Viewtiful Joe | GameCube PlayStation 2 | Capcom Production Studio 4 | Capcom | Director | Action Platformer Beat 'em up |
2004 | ![]() | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trails and Tribulations | Game Boy Advance | Capcom Production Studio 4 | Capcom | Voice Actor (Godot) | Adventure Visual Novel |
2004 | ![]() | Viewtiful Joe 2 | GameCube PlayStation 2 | Clover Studio | Capcom | Writer | Action Platformer Beat 'em up |
2005 | ![]() | Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble! | Nintendo DS | Clover Studio | Capcom | Writer | Action Platformer Beat 'em up |
2006 | ![]() | Ōkami | PlayStation 2 | Clover Studio | Capcom | Director Writer | Action-Adventure |
2009 | ![]() | Bayonetta | PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 | PlatinumGames | Sega | Director Writer | Action Hack and Slash |
2013 | ![]() | The Wonderful 101 | Wii U | PlatinumGames | Nintendo | Director Writer | Action-Adventure Hack and Slash |
2014 | ![]() | Bayonetta 2 | Wii U | PlatinumGames | Nintendo | Writer Supervisor | Action Hack and Slash |
2019 | ![]() | Astral Chain | Nintendo Switch | PlatinumGames | Nintendo | Supervisor | Action-Adventure Hack and Slash |
2021 | ![]() | World of Demons | iOS | PlatinumGames | PlatinumGames | Supervisor | Hack & Slash |
2022 | ![]() | Sol Cresta | Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 PC | PlatinumGames | PlatinumGames | Creative Director Story | Shoot em' up |
2022 | ![]() | Bayonetta 3 | Nintendo Switch | PlatinumGames | Nintendo | TBD | Action Hack and Slash |
TBA | ![]() | Project G.G. | TBD | PlatinumGames | PlatinumGames | Director | Action-Adventure |
Cancelled | ![]() | Scalebound | Xbox One Windows | PlatinumGames | Microsoft Studios | Director Writer | Action RPG |
Date | Box | Title | Platform | Developer | Publisher | Role | Genre |
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1996 | ![]() | Resident Evil | PlayStation | Capcom | Capcom | System Planner | Survival Horror |
1996 | ![]() | Arthur to Astaroth no Nazomakaimura: Incredible Toons | PlayStation Sega Saturn | Magical Formation | Capcom | Planner | Puzzle |