Naofumi Hataya
aka:
N. Hataya,
Hata,
Hatabaw,
幡谷 尚史,
Nao
Moby ID: 59899
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Naofumi Hataya (幡谷尚史, born Nov. 13, 1966 in Saitama, Japan) is a musician, composer, and sound designer at SEGA-owned audio company Wave Master. He joined SEGA's consumer division in 1990, his first project being the sound effects for the Mega Drive version of Super Monaco GP. Since then he has contributed to numerous fan-favorite soundtracks, including Sega Rally Championship, NiGHTS, Space Channel 5, and many entries in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
Credited on 100 games
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| Sonic Superstars (2023, Nintendo Switch) | Development Support |
| Sonic Frontiers (2022, Windows) | Development Support |
| Sonic Origins (2022, Xbox Series) | Development Support |
| Sonic Colors: Ultimate (2021, Xbox Series) | Development Support |
| Judgment (2021, PlayStation 5) | Sound Effect Production |
| Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (2020, Nintendo Switch) | Project Support |
| Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020 (2020, Android) | Development Support |
| Sakura Wars (2020, PlayStation 4) | Sound Director |
| Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash! (2020, PlayStation 4) | Sound Director |
| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020 (2019, Nintendo Switch) | Development Support |
| Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game (2019, PlayStation 4) | Development Support |
| Team Sonic Racing (2019, PlayStation 4) | Development Support |
| Virtua Racing (2019, Nintendo Switch) | Special Thanks |
| Yakuza 4 (2019, PlayStation 4) | Sound Effect Production |
| Judgment (2018, PlayStation 4) | Sound Effect Production |
| Puyo Puyo Champions (2018, PlayStation 4) | Project Support |
| Valkyria Chronicles 4 (2018, Windows) | Development Support |
| Yakuza 3 (2018, PlayStation 4) | Sounds Production |
| Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise (2018, PlayStation 4) | Sound Effect Production |
| Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 (2018, Android) | Sound Designer |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 52 games with Akira Nishikawa
- 50 games with Toshihiro Nagoshi
- 47 games with Takashi Iizuka
- 46 games with Yoshihiro Sakuta
- 45 games with Kazuyuki Hoshino
- 44 games with Jun Senoue
- 44 games with Osamu Ohashi
- 43 games with Yoshitada Miya
- 43 games with Yuji Uekawa
- 40 games with Marta Lois González
Companies
- 76 games with SEGA Corporation
- 62 games with SEGA of America, Inc.
- 37 games with Sonic Team
- 32 games with SEGA Europe Ltd.
- 20 games with CRI Middleware Co., Ltd.
- 13 games with Tectoy S.A.
- 11 games with Studiopolis Inc.
- 10 games with Sega (Shanghai) Software Co., Ltd.
- 10 games with Marza Animation Planet Inc.
- 8 games with Valve Corporation
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