Hiromichi TanakaDeveloper BIO
Hiromichi Tanaka is a Japanese video game developer, game producer, game director and game designer. He is currently Senior Vice President of Software Development at
Square Enix.
In 1983, Tanaka dropped out of Yokohama National University along with
Hironobu Sakaguchi to join
Square Co., Ltd., a newly formed software branch of Denyuusha Software. He has been involved with programming many of their early games, and designing the first three
Final Fantasy games, and directing and producing many other games after that.
He has risen through the ranks at Square very quickly and was responsible for Product Development at Square. He kept this role in the company even after the merger of Square and
Enix.
He is best known as the Lead Developer of
Final Fantasy XI Online, Square Enix's first massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG).
Websites
Games CreditedFinal Fantasy III (2006), Square Enix Co., Ltd.
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls (2004), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Final Fantasy Origins (2002), Square Co., Ltd.
Final Fantasy Chronicles (2001), Square Electronic Arts L.L.C.
Chrono Cross (1999), Square Co., Ltd.
Threads of Fate (1999), Square Co., Ltd.
Xenogears (1998), Square Co., Ltd.
Seiken Densetsu 3 (1995), Square Co., Ltd.
Secret of Mana (1993), Square Co., Ltd.
Final Fantasy II (1991), Square Co., Ltd.
Final Fantasy III (1990), Square Co., Ltd.
Final Fantasy Legend II (1990), Square Co., Ltd.
Square no Tom Sawyer (1989), Square Co., Ltd.
Final Fantasy II (1988), Square Co., Ltd.
