- Prope
Infobox_Company | Prope Limited
company_name = Prope Limited
company_
company_type = Private
company_slogan =
foundation =June 1 ,2006
location =Japan
key_people =Yuji Naka
num_employees = 42 (50 planned)
products =
homepage = http://www.prope.jp/Prope Ltd. (pronounced "pro-peh",
Latin for "beside" or "near") is an independent game development studio founded by formerSega designerYuji Naka . Prope is partially funded by Sega as part of a "support program for Independent Game Creators". Prope began operations onJune 1 ,2006 . [ [http://wii.ign.com/articles/705/705583p1.html IGN: Yuji Naka Forms Prope] ]Ten members of Sega's
Sonic Team joined Naka at Prope, which has a starting capital of 10 million yen (10% of which comes from Sega). Sega can exercise aright of first refusal option for publishing games made at Prope, though if Sega rejects a title produced by the new studio, Naka would then be free to approach other publishers. [ [http://forums.idlethumbs.net/showthread.php?p=59275 Yuji Naka forms new studio funded by SEGA - Idle Forums] ]Prope intends to create games with a graphical style that appeals to kids and adults at the same time, and to explore the possibilities of developing both 3D and 2D games. [ [http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=224701 Prope (Yuji Nakas studio) website relaunch - NeoGAF] ]
Titles
Prope currently has two titles in development, the
Wii rhythm game "Let's Tap ", and theWiiWare game "Let's Catch ". Both games will be published by Sega.Previously, the studio had been consistently been linked with a sequel to "
Nights into Dreams... ", [ [http://www.cubed3.com/news/7099/1/Naka_Says_No_to_NiGHTS_on_Wii C3 News :: Nintendo News | Naka Says No to NiGHTS on Wii] ] though "" was ultimately developed bySega Studio USA . Naka has claimed in an interview that he presently has no intention to revisit any of his former Sega properties. [ [http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=160837 Interview: Yuji Naka - ComputerAndVideoGames.com] ]References
External links
* [http://www.prope.jp/ Prope Top Page (Japanese)]
* [http://prope.sega.jp/ SEGA x PROPE]
* [http://games.ign.com/objects/827/827912.html IGN: Prope]
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