Yuji Naka convicted for infringing Japan's Financial Instruments and Exchange Act
Once hailed as a major figure in the video game industry, and a key person in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, Yuji Naka has been handed a court conviction.
The former programmer will face a probationary sentence of four years, and pay two separate fines of ¥2.5 million and ¥170 million JPY, totaling $1.2 million USD. If Naka does not comply, he could be sentenced to two years and six months in prison.
It's a victory for the prosecution, despite Naka's months-long legal battle to lower the damages.
Naka admitted guilt to allegations of insider trading. Arrested twice over, he profited ~$145,000 USD in sold stocks based on private information while employed at Square Enix, an illegal act in Japan and several jurisdictions.
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[JP] Sonic Adventure Launch Event | Saturday, 12.23.2023
Found some archived photography on Sonic Adventure when the game first launched in Japan exactly 25 years ago.
Info from the Japanese website (archived):
Japanese:
12月23日、ソニックアドベンチャーの発売日に、プロデューサー中裕司とソニック達が、新宿・池袋・秋葉原の販売店を応援しにかけつけたぞ。 どのお店でもおかげさまで大盛況!新宿1番乗りの彼は朝5時から並んでくれたんだ。
Translated (English):
On December 23rd, the release day of Sonic Adventure, producer Yuji Naka and Sonic and his team went to support the stores in Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, and Akihabara. Thanks to all the shops, it was a great success! He was the first rider in Shinjuku, and he had been lining up since 5 a.m.
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Dai Makaimura (aka Ghouls 'n Ghosts) (Mega Drive)
MD conversion programmed by Yuji Naka
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THIS IS JUST IN: Yuji Naka, Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator, has just been arrested due to leaking confidential Dragon Quest documents
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I know the game is almost 3 years old already but fans are only in the Balan Wonderworld fandom because the two main boxart characters Balan and Lance have S-Tier designs and didn't deserve to be wasted potential on a very lackluster game. Liking BWW only because of these two is completely valid because both are quite literally the best thing about that dumpster fire of a game. Since we most likely will never see them again, I'm glad at least both Balan and Lance were adopted by Tumblr in a way. I'll never forgive Square Enix for wasting such awesome and unique character designs.
Also I have no idea why I posted this because I'm pretty much a pokemon only account but who cares?
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