Just throwing out some names for ya, speak up if any sound familiar. Keiji Inafune, Goichi Suda (51), Yuji Naka, Yoshifumi Hashimoto, Noritaka Funamizu. All of these high profile Japanese developers (Creator of, in order: Mega Man, Killer7, Sonic the Hedgehog, Marvelous Entertainment and the software company Crafts & Meister) have signed contracts with the […]
Yuji Naka, creator of Sonic the Hedgehog and Nights into Dreams, now with Kadokawa games, has revealed his latest game and character. Exclusive to Nintendo’s 3DS and Wii systems, Rodea – a fantasy flight-action title – aims to provide grand boss battles and a more “dramatic perspective” than is usually expected from the genre. Tales […]
Yuji Naka, creator of Sonic the Hedgehog and NiGHTS into Dreams, revealed and discussed a couple motion control projects he worked on and later canned during a panel at Eurogamer Expo. Working with in-development versions of both Playstation Move and Microsoft Kinect, the designer does not regret closing the projects, despite his positive words on […]
Although most of the industry doesn’t see a new console generation as a strong prospect, Sonic the Hedgehog creator Yuji Naka is hopeful about new hardware. Speaking at a promotional event for his new game – Ivy the Kiwi? – in London, Naka-san is quoted as saying he is “hoping to work on the Dreamcast […]