View CommentsYuji Naka may return to Sonic

So…who’s Yuji Naka? Yuji Naka is one of the men who helped create Sonic way back in 1991’s Sonic the Hedgehog. Since then he helped in almost every Sonic game until Sonic Riders. After Sonic Riders Naka quit Sega and started Prope, an independent game development company responsible for such classics as Let’s Tap and Ivy the Kiwi?. So, why are we talking about him? Well, in an interview today Naka says that modern Sonic titles have been “less fun” and has stated that he would like to return to Sonic sometime in the future.  He said that Sonic has a fun and simple control scheme, but that the games have become way to easy lately. He went on to also say that he would love to return to other properties, such as Nights, in the future as well. The odd thing about these statements is that up until now in all his interviews Naka has stated that he was happy with his new studio and that he had no desire to return to Sonic or Nights.

Now, keep in mind that these statements are from Naka himself, and not an announcement of his return from Sega. As of now Naka is the head of Prope Studios, and hasn’t made any retirement or quitting plans as of now. In the interview he stresses that he means in the far future, not next year or anything.

So, what do you think? Would you like to see Naka return to the series, or do you think it’s fine without him? Oh, and one last thing…he also said that he wanted to revive the rivalry with Mario.

Tyler