Yuji Naka
aka:
Muuuu Yuji,
Yūji Naka,
中 裕司
Moby ID: 43207
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Yuji Naka (中 裕司) was born 17th September, 1965 and is the head of Sonic Team. He joined SEGA in the mid-eighties when Namco wouldn't hire him because he didn't have a college degree. His first project was Girl's Garden, an action game for the SG-1000. It was written in collaboration with Hiroshi Kawaguchi. After that, Naka worked on a number of Mark III titles, including the first two Phantasy Star games.
He achieved his status as SEGA's Shigeru Miyamoto for his programming work on Sonic the Hedgehog and masterminding a number of other major SEGA titles, including NiGHTS Into Dreams and Phantasy Star Online. In early games he was often credited as "YU2" (in reference to Yu Suzuki) and "Muuu Yuji".
He left SEGA in May 2006 to found independent developer PROPE, Ltd..
Naka was arrested in November 2022 for insider trading related to Dragon Quest Tact, essentially ending his career spanning almost four decades.
Credited on 80 games
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| SHOT2048 (2021, Android) | By |
| Balan Wonderworld (2021, PlayStation 5) | Director |
| Sega 3D Classics Collection (2015, Nintendo 3DS) | Special Thanks |
| Rodea the Sky Soldier (2015, Nintendo 3DS) | Producer |
| Rodea the Sky Soldier (2015, Wii) | Producer |
| Digimon: All-Star Rumble (2014, Xbox 360) | Producer |
| Monster Manor (2013, Nintendo 3DS) | Producer |
| Digimon Adventure (2013, PSP) | Producer (プロデューサー) |
| Superdimension Iliad (2012, Xbox 360) | Thanks to |
| Wii Play: Motion (2011, Wii) | Producer |
| Let's Catch (2009, Wii) | Producer |
| Let's Tap (2008, Wii) | Producer |
| NiGHTS into Dreams... (2008, PlayStation 2) | Special Thanks |
| Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2007, Xbox 360) | Chief Programmer |
| Sonic the Hedgehog (2006, Game Boy Advance) | Program |
| Phantasy Star Universe (2006, PlayStation 2) | Executive Producer |
| Sega Ages 2500: Vol.24 - Last Bronx: Tokyo Bangaichi (2006, PlayStation 2) | Executive Supervisor |
| Sega Ages 2500: Vol.26 - Dynamite Deka (2006, PlayStation 2) | Executive Supervisor |
| Sega Ages 2500: Vol.25 - Gunstar Heroes: Treasure Box (2006, PlayStation 2) | Executive Supervisor |
| Sonic Riders (2006, PlayStation 2) | Executive Producer |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 40 games with Masanao Maeda
- 40 games with Akira Nishikawa
- 38 games with Yasushi Nagumo
- 37 games with Yoshihiro Sakuta
- 31 games with Hisao Oguchi
- 29 games with Hideki Okamura
- 28 games with Seijirou Sannabe
- 27 games with Yuji Uekawa
- 26 games with Osamu Shibamiya
- 25 games with Hiroyuki Miyazaki
Companies
- 69 games with SEGA Corporation
- 45 games with SEGA of America, Inc.
- 38 games with Sonic Team
- 25 games with SEGA Europe Ltd.
- 19 games with Tectoy S.A.
- 9 games with CRI Middleware Co., Ltd.
- 8 games with SEGA Logistics Service Co.,Ltd.
- 8 games with PROPE, Ltd.
- 8 games with Bandai Namco Entertainment...
- 7 games with Namco Bandai Partners Pty Ltd.
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