NieR: Automata designer Taro Yoko is well aware of the sudden fixation some fans have with protagonist 2B’s posterior - apparently, it’s one he shares as well.
2016 was a year that featured a lot of memorable moments for video games. In a year that saw some truly breath-taking releases like Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and Final Fantasy 15, however, one of the most talked about elements of video game design was inexplicably a specific part of the human anatomy - butts. The Overwatch Tracer butt controversy dominated news headlines for weeks, and not too long after Blizzard announced a replacement pose for Tracer, Street Fighter 5 came under fire for something similar with R. Mika’s infamous butt slap.
For those gamers who are beginning to tire of the industry’s sudden fascination with posteriors, 2017 does not appear to hold much promise. We’re barely over a week into the new year and NieR: Automata designer Taro Yoko has already brought butts back into the spotlight after releasing a tweet about protagonist 2B’s behind:
