Nier sequence director Yoko Taro has warned followers to be cautious that “practically half” of the gadgets purporting to be autographed by him embrace pretend signatures.
Responding to a fan on Twitter / X who shared a snap of a signed soundtrack from Nier: Automata on sale for €200 (round $232), Taro revealed that he consists of “small, unknown options” in actual autographs to stop exactly this type of reselling.
“This autograph is a pretend. I embrace small, unknown options in my actual autographs to stop reselling, so I can inform when one isn’t real,” he defined. “I’ve confirmed that almost half of the autographs being resold are literally pretend, so please do not buy them.”
This autograph is a pretend. I embrace small unknown options in my actual autographs to stop reselling, so I can inform when one isn’t real. I’ve confirmed that almost half of the autographs being resold are literally pretend, so please do not buy them.
（◎血◎） https://t.co/yQVeoYQcfo— yokotaro (@yokotaro) October 20, 2025
What, precisely, these “options” are will probably not be recognized — no less than not from Yoko Taro instantly, I might wager — however followers within the feedback try to check their autographs nonetheless, cross-referencing their cherished signatures with these recognized to have been signed by the revered recreation developer.
What’s Yoko Taro as much as today when he isn’t signing issues? Final 12 months, Sq. Enix government officer and Nier sequence producer Yosuke Saito teased an upcoming mission however refused to say whether or not it was Nier 3.
“I’ve been speaking about eager to do one thing with [series director Yoko Taro] and [series composer Keiichi Okabe] for a while now,” Saito mentioned. “I’ll have one thing a bit extra put collectively to say within the not too distant future, so please keep tuned.” He than laughed: “It is likely to be Nier, it won’t be Nier. That’s about all I can say for now.”
Nier: Automata arrived in February 2017 and, whereas followers’ appetites have been considerably satiated with the Nier Replicant remake of the unique recreation in 2021, Sq. Enix has mentioned nothing concrete a few mainline sequel.
Hope has gone again and ahead too. Saito mentioned in November 2023 that Sq. Enix would positively make one other Nier sooner or later in Yoko’s lifetime but it surely would not be quickly because the pair have been engaged on a separate mission. However just a few months later in March 2024, Taro seemingly teased a 3rd recreation via a delicate live performance message.
Nier: Automata was a standout success for Sq. Enix because of sturdy essential reception and gross sales to match. In our 8/10 evaluation, IGN mentioned: “Nier: Automata is a superb motion role-playing recreation full of lovely areas and zany, fun-filled fight.”
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