Nate Wells Leaves Naughty Dog to Join Giant Sparrow

Written by Brandon Hofer on April 21, 2014

News: Another big name has left Naughty Dog and has joined another studio that is responsible for “The Unfinished Swan.”

It was revealed over the weekend that Nate Wells has left Naughty Dog. He is the latest in a series of big names throughout the industry that seems to be getting a change of scenery. Nate was the lead artist at Naughty Dog beginning in September 2012 and holding that position for approximately one year and eight months. Before that he was at Irrational Games for thirteen years working on games like Bioshock Infinite.

Well’s new position is at the studio “Giant Sparrow” who is behind the 2012 PS3 exclusive, “The Unfinished Swan.” Giant Sparrow currently has a three game contract with Sony and are currently working on their second title. Giant Sparrow has described this new as “not a sequel to the Unfinished Swan but...not a million miles away either.”

What do you think about this development? Wells is the third big name to leave Naughty Dog this year. Does this matter to you? Tell us what you think below.