Nier collection director Yoko Taro has warned followers to be cautious that “almost half” of the gadgets purporting to be autographed by him embody faux 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 forestall exactly this sort of reselling.
“This autograph is a faux. I embody small, unknown options in my actual autographs to forestall reselling, so I can inform when one isn’t real,” he defined. “I’ve confirmed that just about half of the autographs being resold are literally faux, so please do not buy them.”
This autograph is a faux. I embody small unknown options in my actual autographs to forestall reselling, so I can inform when one isn’t real. I’ve confirmed that just about half of the autographs being resold are literally faux, so please do not buy them.
（◎血◎） https://t.co/yQVeoYQcfo— yokotaro (@yokotaro) October 20, 2025
What, precisely, these “options” are will seemingly not be recognized — no less than not from Yoko Taro instantly, I might wager — however followers within the feedback try to match 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 lately when he isn’t signing issues? Final yr, Sq. Enix government officer and Nier collection producer Yosuke Saito teased an upcoming undertaking 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 couple of mainline sequel.
Hope has gone again and ahead too. Saito mentioned in November 2023 that Sq. Enix would positively make one other Nier in some unspecified time in the future in Yoko’s lifetime nevertheless it would not be quickly because the pair have been engaged on a separate undertaking. However a number of 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 crammed with lovely places and zany, fun-filled fight.”
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