As it turns out, the origins of Sonic's inability to swim all sprung from a misunderstanding on the part of "Sonic the Hedgehog" lead programmer Yuji Naka. When developing the ... there is original ...

Some of these look mightily impressive, too, with Shinobi's new Okami-like art ... and Yuji Naka to work on creating a new, edgier character to become its official mascot. Thus, Sonic the Hedgehog ...

Two of Sonic's primary development staff, Yuji Naka and Hirokazu Yasuhara ... to create a feeling of despair and misery.) Sonic CD art director Hiroyuki Kawaguchi and art designer Kazuyuki ...

Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator, Yuji Naka, has been found guilty of insider trading by a Tokyo District Court. Japanese news agency Jiji Press reported that Naka had violated Japan's Financial ...

Yuji Naka likely won't face prison time over his insider trading. Tokyo judge Madoka Hiruta has given the Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator a suspended 2.5-year prison sentence, deferred for four ...

After the catastrophic flop of Balan Wonderworld in 2021, which was spearheaded by former Sonic Team developers Yuji Naka and Naoto Ohshima, the latter is back to contribute art design for the ...

Prosecutors in the Tokyo District Court are pushing for a heavy punishment for Sonic and Balan Wonderworld creator Yuji Naka, Abema Times ... re probably not making art' if the devs are never ...

Yuji Naka, Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator, has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison and has been ordered to pay the equivalent of over $1.2 million in fines. The former Square Enix ...

In a 1999 interview with Edge magazine, Sonic The Hedgehog’s creator Yuji Naka was asked why he decided ... music for video game consoles and art installations or award-winning films, Sakamoto ...

On Nov. 17, 57-year-old Yuji Naka, the lead programmer for the original Sonic the Hedgehog, NiGHTS into Dreams, numerous Phantasy Star titles and more, was arrested by the Tokyo District Public ...

Yuji Naka, who co-created the video game “Sonic the Hedgehog,” was arrested Friday in Tokyo on suspicion of insider trading involving Square Enix’s mobile game “Dragon Quest Tact.” ...