Search results for Yuji+Naka (107 results)
Rumorang: Yuji Naka says no new NiGHTS (from him at least)
Responding to the rumors about a new NiGHTS game on the Wii, Yuji Naka, formerly the head of Sonic Team, told CVG that even if such a thing exists, he's not a part of it, and has no plans to be. Naka recently left Sega to form his own studio call...
Interview: Yuji Naka on Ivy the Kiwi and life after Sonic
Yuji Naka grew to fame within the game industry as one of the founders of Sega's Sonic Team, the core group of designers and programmers that created the Sonic the Hedgehog series. In his tenure at Sega, Naka produced titles like Phantasy Star Online...
Yuji Naka confirmed to be leaving Sega to form Prope
Back in March, we heard rumblings that Sega stalwart Yuji Naka was planning to leave Sega to start his own studio. Today, that rumor's been confirmed. According to Next Generation, Naka's new company is called Prope, which means "'beside' and 'nea...
Yuji Naka's 'Rodea the Sky Soldier' in motion
At first, you'll probably be underwhelmed with Rodea the Sky Soldier, Yuji Naka's airborne Wii/3DS game, thanks to the anime stereotypes and mid-90s CG look. But as soon as the gameplay starts up in this trailer, it gets more impressive, looking like...
Yuji Naka unveils 'Machinist of the Sky Rodea' for Wii and 3DS
Here's something refreshing: 3DS news that isn't from a Nintendo event. The latest Famitsu magazine unveiled a new 3DS and Wii game by Yuji Naka and Prope: Machinist of the Sky Rodea, published by Kadokawa Games. Machinist is an anime-style flight ga...
Yuji Naka talks Let's Tap, departure from Sega
Described as "thoughtful and driven" by his interviewer, Yuji Naka is a man inexorably linked to Sonic the Hedgehog -- well, back when that was the cool thing to have on your business card -- and now, the surprisingly fun Let's Tap. Speaking to Gam...
Yuji Naka talks Ivy the Kiwi, teases new action game
In a Gamasutra interview, Prope founder and former Sonic Team head Yuji Naka mentioned that his new company is at work on a new action game -- but not the "game like Sonic" on which the studio was once working. "Unfortunately, we had to stop developm...
Yuji Naka describes Prope's canceled 'Haunted Tower' for Wii
During an Iwata Asks interview about Wii Play: Motion, Prope's Yuji Naka offered details about a Wii game that he once worked on, but eventually put away. "When Nintendo announced the Wii MotionPlus accessory in the spring two years ago, I sugg...
Rumor: Yuji Naka calls it quits with Sega?
The man most responsible for the rumored upcoming Sonic Revolution could be leaving Sega to form his own studio. Being well-known for his contributions to the Sonic franchise in the past and the creative force behind Nights into Dreams..., this could...
Yuji Naka not involved in any new NiGHTS game
As dubious as we find this NiGHTS rumor, the community love for the game has kept it alive and kept gamers hopeful. However, the one man who could truly make a high quality NiGHTS game has no intentions of returning to the franchise. Speaking to CVG,...
Let's tap into the site for Yuji Naka's latest
The first screens for Let's Tap, revealed as the first mystery project from Yuji Naka's new company Prope, have come up at the game's official site. When we saw the video last night (and even before that, when Prope teased a game that "even penguin...
Rumor: Yuji Naka set to leave Sega
Yuji Naka, the original programmer behind Sonic the Hedgehog and arguably the most influential man at Sega (next to Yu Suzuki, of course), is rumored to be leaving Sega. Citing sources "close to Sega," Next Generation claims that the influe...
Sonic's creator teases something new
Ms. Naka: Janene, has Sonic seemed a bit ... off to you? Janene: Why, how do you mean? Sure, he's a little rambunctious, but -- Ms. Naka: No, it's more than that. He's spinning around town with the wrong crowd, he pawned all my gold rings to buy, w...
Swag Saturday: Yuji Naka-signed Ivy the Kiwi poster, game
Do you want a man-sized Ivy the Kiwi poster, signed by creator Yuji Naka? If the answer is "yes," then you've come to the right place! Follow the rules below and you could win this super-rare poster and a copy of the game for Wii. To enter this g...
NintendoWare Weekly: Sonic 4, Ivy the Kiwi Mini
It's sort of a Yuji Naka day on the Wii and DSi shops today, with Naka's old game series (Sonic the Hedgehog) receiving a new entry WiiWare, and his latest series (Ivy the Kiwi?) marching onto DSiWare. Also on DSiWare this week: games about protec...
