We already know that Sonic the Hedgehog creator Yuji Naka won't be on board for the next version of Sega's NiGHTS, but the famed developer now says he doesn't want to work on sequels or ports at all. Guess that means the future of Billy Hatcher is in jeopardy.

Now at indie developer Prope, Naka and his team of roughly two-dozen staff members instead want to focus on "works that have the power to fill the children of the world with dreams." Magical! He's sounding more and more like he would be at home in the Tokyo equivalent of Neverland Ranch ensconced in purple velvet atop a throne built from gingerbread and lollipops.

Sadly, we have little more to go on in regard to Prope's plans, only that they're going to platform agnostic in the Sega tradition. Michael McWhertor

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