"Dragon Quest Veteran Reassigned as NieR Producer Takes Over"
TL;DR
Yū Miyake, the executive producer for the Dragon Quest series, is stepping away from his position to head smartphone games at a newly established studio for Square Enix, as part of the company's large-scale reorganization. The company did not announce a replacement for his role, and President Takashi Kiryu is working to restructure the company to focus more on in-house games and rely less on external resources, with a new midterm management plan set to be announced in May.
- Bloomberg: Yū Miyake No Longer in Charge of Dragon Quest Games Anime News Network
- Top 'Dragon Quest' Producer Steps Down in Square Enix Overhaul Bloomberg
- Square Enix reportedly shakes up one of its most underrated JRPG series by removing a Dragon Quest veteran of 22 years, with Nier Automata's producer tipped to take over Gamesradar
- Dragon Quest 12 Delays Prompt Producer To Step Down Kotaku
- Long-time Dragon Quest producer reportedly being reassigned to mobile games, with NieR dev maybe, er, NieR to replacing him VG247
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