When Sonic the Hedgehog programmer and Nights creator Yuji Naka left Sega, we expected big things from his Prope studio. We got Let’s Tap instead. So why’d you leave Sega again, Mr. Naka?
Japan let’s mehs Let’s Tap. During its launch, the penguin-playable game shifted a mere 5,400 copies. The game was developed by Yuji Naka, former lead programmer of Sonic The Hedgehog.
Nintendo may not represent at Tokyo Game Show — just wait for Spaceworld! — but a few key folks from within and closely associated with the House of Waggle were in Tokyo to play some games. After spying Miyamoto’s go-to translator Bill Trinen playing Let’s Tap! at Sega’s booth, we also spotted Super Smash Bros. Brawl producer Masahiro Sakurai give the cardboard boxes a go with an unidentified companion.
Could Yuji Naka’s casual game make Sakurai crack a smile? Hit the jump for the shocking answer!
Yuji Naka, formerly of Sega, now of Prope, had his latest game on display at Tokyo Game Show. It’s Let’s Tap! a (wait for it…) supposedly penguin friendly mini-game collection that uses the Wii remote in a unique way. No, really. It’s one of the few Wii titles that requires that players never actually touch the Wii remote to play. Instead, one is required tap on a cardboard box on which the Wii remote rests.