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\nYuji Naka, best known as the creator of Sonic the Hedgehog, says he was removed as director of Balan Wonderworld six months before its launch by Square Enix.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe revelation comes from a Twitter thread posted by Yuji where states he filed a lawsuit against Square Enix following his dismissal, which has now been settled.\n<\/p>\n

\nLast year, Yuji left Square Enix following the disastrous launch of Balan Wonderworld<\/a>, which sold less than 2100 copies in its opening week in Japan.\n<\/p>\n

Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – eurogamer.net<\/p>\n

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