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title: "Yuji Naka no longer working at Square Enix"
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description: "Yuji Naka, once the Head of Sonic Team and one of the creators behind the iconic Nights into Dreams and Sonic the Hedgehog, seems to have left Square Enix."
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2021-06-06 18:34:57"
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Yuji Naka no longer working at Square Enix | General News | NintendoReporters

 [![Yuji Naka no longer working at Square Enix](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/yuji-naka-no-longer-working-at-square-enix.jpg "Yuji Naka no longer working at Square Enix")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/yuji-naka-no-longer-working-at-square-enix.jpg)Yuji Naka, once the Head of Sonic Team and one of the creators behind the iconic Nights into Dreams and Sonic the Hedgehog, seems to have left Square Enix.

Mr. Naka’s last game was the promising but sadly oh so flawed Balan Wonderworld, which missed the mark straight out.

## [](#mr-naka-out)Mr. Naka out

On his LinkedIn Mr. Naka revealed that he is no longer working for Square Enix and is back at his own studio Probe Ltd.

His last day at Square Enix was 30th April 2021;

> His last day was April 30th [pic.twitter.com/zQqxqjKyKl](https://t.co/zQqxqjKyKl)
>
> — Andres Lopez (@AndresL\_1997) [June 3, 2021](https://twitter.com/AndresL_1997/status/1400495179514007552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Mr. Naka we wish you all the best and hope you get the chance to create magic in the future.

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