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Yuji Naka (中 裕司, Naka Yūji, born September 17, 1965), credited in some games as YU2, is a former Japanese video game programmer, designer and producer. He is the co-creator of the Sonic the Hedgehog series and was the president of Sonic Team at Sega until his departure in 2006.
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Yuji Naka (中 裕司, Naka Yūji, born September 17, 1965) is a Japanese video game programmer, designer, and producer. He is best known as the former head of Sonic Team, where he was the lead programmer of the original Sonic the Hedgehog series of games on the Sega Genesis.
YearGameRole2017Legend of CoinProducer2016Producer2015Producer2015Rodea the Sky Soldier (original Wii ...Producer- YU2
- September 17, 1965 (age 58), Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
- 1984–present
Yuji Naka, programmer for Sonic Team and later division president. In 1984, programmer Yuji Naka was hired into Sega's Consumer Development division. His first project was Girl's Garden, which he and Hiroshi Kawaguchi created as part of their training process.
- 1990; 33 years ago
- 400+ (2023)
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Jul 26, 2020 · Yuji Naka looks back at Phantasy Star Online, 20 years later. How Sega’s Dreamcast and Phantasy Star Online connected the world by ushering in the true first generation of online console gaming
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Sep 20, 2012 · He co-founded Polygon in 2012. Yuji Naka is six-years removed from Sega and happy to be there. Yuji Naka cemented his name in the history of video games by programming the original Sonic...
Dec 3, 2021 · Along with his Sega coworker and artist, Naoto Ohshima, Yuji Naka created one of the most recognizable video game characters ever made. This led to the close relationship between the eastern and western branches of Sega, eventually culminating in creating the Sonic Team. After 30 years and nearly 90 million copies sold, the Sonic franchise is a ...
