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Yuji Naka. Yuji Naka (中 裕司, Naka Yūji, born September 17, 1965), credited in some games as YU2, is a former Japanese video game programmer, designer and producer. He is the co-creator of the Sonic the Hedgehog series and was the president of Sonic Team at Sega until his departure in 2006. Naka joined Sega in 1984 and worked on games ...
Jul 7, 2023 · Yuji Naka, who helped create Sonic the Hedgehog, was given a suspended prison sentence and a fine for buying stocks based on inside information. He was involved in two schemes related to Square Enix projects, including Dragon Quest Tact and Final Fantasy 7: The First Soldier.
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Jul 7, 2023 · Yuji Naka, who helped create Sonic the Hedgehog, was given a suspended prison sentence and fines of about $1.2 million for buying shares of two game studios based on insider information. He was arrested twice last year while working at Square Enix, where he developed Balan Wonderworld.
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Yuji Naka (中 裕司, Naka Yūji?) is a former video game designer, programmer and producer. He was the lead programmer of the original Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) and a former, executive head of Sonic Team. Yuji Naka developed an interest in computers earlier on by his favorite musician that used coding to make music. He began his career working at Nihon Microcomputer Academy part-time during ...
Jun 1, 2023 · Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator Yuji Naka could serve two and a half years in prison as part of his sentencing for insider trading charges. Abema Times reports that prosecutors on the case asked that Naka go to prison for two years and six months in a Tokyo District Court today, as reported by Video Games Chronicle. Prosecutors also demanded that ...
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Dec 7, 2022 · Yuji Naka, the co-creator of Sonic the Hedgehog and former head of Sonic Team, has been arrested twice for buying stock in Aiming and Ateam based on inside information. The arrests relate to his time at Square Enix, where he worked on Balan Wonderworld and Final Fantasy 7: The First Soldier.
Jul 7, 2023 · Yuji Naka, who co-created Sonic the Hedgehog and led Sega's Sonic Team, was found guilty of violating Japan's Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. He bought shares in a game developer before the announcement of a Dragon Quest Tact mobile game with Square Enix.
