Hideki Kamiya is a video game designer who began his career at Capcom in 1994. He was one of the few employees to work on Resident Evil with series creator Shinji Mikami. In 1998, he made his first directorial debut on Resident Evil 2. He later directed Devil May Cry and the original Viewtiful Joe. He joined Clover Studio in 2004 and designed Okami, but after the studio went defunct two years later, him and the other Clover Studio members formed PlatinumGames.
Additional InfoHideki Kamiya has said one game that had the most impact on him was The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, calling it a "perfect, complete game." The second game would be the arcade version of Gradius.Kamiya was very disappointed with the outcome of Devil May Cry 2, a sequel he would very much like to direct but Capcom appointed somebody else instead.When asked if he ever miss making a Resident Evil game at his Twtter account, Kamiya replied, "I've never missed it."
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The Wonderful 101 (2013)
for WiiU
The Wonderful 101, initially known as P-100, is an action game that is developed by Platinum Games and published by Nintendo. It is exclusive to the Wii U and was released on August 23, 2013 in Europe, on August 24, 2013 in Japan and on September 15, 2013 in North America.3.705 -
Okami (2006)
Developed by Clover Studio for PS2, PS3, PS4, Wii, XOne
Okami is an action-adventure game developed by Clover Studios for the PlayStation 2, Wii and is planned to release on PSN. It was announced at E3 2005 and released for the PS2 on April 20, 2006 in Japan, September 19, 2006 in North America and February 9, 2007 in Europe. It was later released for the Wii on April 15, 2008 in North America, June 13, 2008 in Europe and October 15, 2009 for Japan.4.395 -
Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble! (2005)
Developed by Clover Studio for DS
Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble! is an action game developed by Clover Studio and released on Nintendo DS.3.955 -
Viewtiful Joe 2 (2004)
Developed by Clover Studio for NGC, PS2
Viewtiful Joe 2 is an action game developed by Clover Studio and released on GameCube, PlayStation 2.4.075
Hideki Kamiya Brainwaves
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10th June, 1 replies
Platinum's Next Game is "Scalebound", Xbox One Exclusive
Famed game designer Hideki Kamiya took Microsoft's E3 stage today to announce Platinum Games' next title,...
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11th October, 0 replies
Getting Hands-on & Dirty with Bayonetta 2
Without Microsoft or Sony at New York Comic Con this year, Nintendo basically has the show to itself,...
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30th August, 0 replies
Kamiya Wants Bayonetta Ported to Wii U and Wonderful 101 Sequel
Platinum Games is quickly becoming one of the more prominent developers for the Wii U library, with The...
