Yuji Naka launches another attack on Square Enix after removing his former colleague from a photo

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Former Sonic Team head Yuji Naka has posted another Twitter rant about the development of Balan Wonderworld, following his decision to edit an old photo to remove his creative partner on that game.

Naka posted a tweet on Tuesday to celebrate the 26th anniversary of Sonic Team’s critically acclaimed Saturn game Nights Into Dreams.

His tweet included a photo of the presentation at which Nights was first announced, but Naka had edited the photo to remove Naoto Ohshima from it.

Ohshima worked with Naka on Sonic the Hedgehog – Naka was the programmer, Ohshima was the character designer – and the pair reunited to develop Balan Wonderworld for Square Enix.

However, development on Balan went so poorly that Naka would later sue Square Enix, claiming he was removed from the project six months before release.

A number of Naka’s Twitter followers pointed out Ohshima’s removal from the photo, causing Naka to later explain his actions in a series of tweets.

“How would you feel if you were suddenly removed from a game that you had worked hard on for over two years, and when you went to court, you found out that they had been talking about me behind my back in court documents and that is why I was removed from the game?” Naka asked.

“Game creators create games with care for the people who play them. Don’t you think that people and companies that cannot take care of games are no good? Instead of talking behind my back, don’t you think you should tell them directly before removing them?

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“What would you do if you were to be ill for a long time and unable to do anything because of it? And how would you feel if you were the director of an unfinished game