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Naka came to visit with his team to tour our studio [and] look at our tools and engine; we had a lot of proprietary [and] really phenomenal tech – I would say still to this day, [we had] some stuff that I haven't seen replicated quite at the level we had. [Naka] didn't realize that the people on my team, a lot of them spoke fluent Japanese, including my lead engineer. [Naka] started speaking in Japanese assuming that no one would understand; [he] started talking about what parts of our tech they were going take for Sonic and then basically said as soon as they ship, fire everyone but one of the engineers who knows their system and roll him onto our team for Sonic – and my team heard all that, so you can imagine how they felt. Naka was pretty powerful at Sega at that time.

I'd say this boomer qualifies as a careercow, everything he touches turns to shit lmao.
 
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RX-78 said:
[Naka] started speaking in Japanese assuming that no one would understand; [he] started talking about what parts of our tech they were going take for Sonic and then basically said as soon as they ship, fire everyone but one of the engineers who knows their system and roll him onto our team for Sonic
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What a fucking piece of shit.
 
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RX-78 said:

Naka came to visit with his team to tour our studio [and] look at our tools and engine; we had a lot of proprietary [and] really phenomenal tech – I would say still to this day, [we had] some stuff that I haven't seen replicated quite at the level we had. [Naka] didn't realize that the people on my team, a lot of them spoke fluent Japanese, including my lead engineer. [Naka] started speaking in Japanese assuming that no one would understand; [he] started talking about what parts of our tech they were going take for Sonic and then basically said as soon as they ship, fire everyone but one of the engineers who knows their system and roll him onto our team for Sonic – and my team heard all that, so you can imagine how they felt. Naka was pretty powerful at Sega at that time.

I'd say this boomer qualifies as a careercow, everything he touches turns to shit lmao.
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I guess with Balan outright bombing and his reputation being tarnished, it means karma finally got Naka, he (alongside with Inafune) doesn't deserve to direct a big budget game ever again.
 
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Naka entered his male menopause phase and scribbled out Naoto Oshima from the NiGHTS group photo taken in the late 90's, immediately blocking people who called him out on it. Disgusting cocksucking sonicfags rush to his defense as per usual, but someone checked the time zones and realized the man is posting this bullshit at 4 am Japan time lmao.

I would insert the photo itself bu null is a 500lb retard who can't code a fucking website to save his tendis.
 
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The Balan Wonderworld guy has been in some legal trouble lately.

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Yuji Naka has reportedly been arrested as part of the Square Enix insider trading investigation​

Chris Scullion 18th Nov 2022 / 2:24 am

Former Sonic Team head and Sonic the Hedgehog programmer Yuji Naka has reportedly been arrested in relation to the ongoing Square Enix insider trading investigation.

Japanese news site FNN Prime Online reports that Naka is now the latest suspenct in a case regarding insider trading surrounding a new Dragon Quest game.

On Thursday two former Square Enix employees were arrested in Tokyo as part of a suspected insider trading scheme.

Taisuke Sazaki and Fumiaki Suzuki were arrested for acquiring stock in Japanese developer Aiming, shortly before it was announced that it was working on a new Dragon Quest game.

The two reportedly purchased around ¥47 million ($336,300) of stock in Aiming, just before it was publicly confirmed that it was developing mobile title Dragon Quest Tact.

Now, according to FNN, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors’ Office’s Special Investigation Department has also arrested Naka for a similar potential infringement.

It’s alleged that before Dragon Quest Tact was announced, Naka – who was working on Balan Wonderworld for Square Enix at the time – purchased approximately 10,000 shares of Aiming stock for around ¥2.8 million ($20,000).

By purchasing the stock before the announcement, the belief is that all three suspects may have knowingly used insider information in order to later sell the stock again when its value increased.

Following the arrests of the original two suspects, Square Enix made a statement confirming that the pair were former employees and stating that it was working with authorities on the investigation.

“Today, some media outlets reported that the former employees of Square Enix were under investigation for suspected insider trading,” the statement reads.

“We have been fully cooperating with requests from the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission. As the investigation by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office is underway, we will continue to fully cooperate with the investigation.

“We deeply regret the great concern this has caused to all concerned. We have dealt with this incident strictly, including internal disciplinary actions taken against the suspected employees.”
 
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ComeoutandJULAY said:
The Balan Wonderworld guy has been in some legal trouble lately.

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Yuji Naka has reportedly been arrested as part of the Square Enix insider trading investigation​

Chris Scullion 18th Nov 2022 / 2:24 am

Former Sonic Team head and Sonic the Hedgehog programmer Yuji Naka has reportedly been arrested in relation to the ongoing Square Enix insider trading investigation.

Japanese news site FNN Prime Online reports that Naka is now the latest suspenct in a case regarding insider trading surrounding a new Dragon Quest game.

On Thursday two former Square Enix employees were arrested in Tokyo as part of a suspected insider trading scheme.

Taisuke Sazaki and Fumiaki Suzuki were arrested for acquiring stock in Japanese developer Aiming, shortly before it was announced that it was working on a new Dragon Quest game.

The two reportedly purchased around ¥47 million ($336,300) of stock in Aiming, just before it was publicly confirmed that it was developing mobile title Dragon Quest Tact.

Now, according to FNN, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors’ Office’s Special Investigation Department has also arrested Naka for a similar potential infringement.

It’s alleged that before Dragon Quest Tact was announced, Naka – who was working on Balan Wonderworld for Square Enix at the time – purchased approximately 10,000 shares of Aiming stock for around ¥2.8 million ($20,000).

By purchasing the stock before the announcement, the belief is that all three suspects may have knowingly used insider information in order to later sell the stock again when its value increased.

Following the arrests of the original two suspects, Square Enix made a statement confirming that the pair were former employees and stating that it was working with authorities on the investigation.

“Today, some media outlets reported that the former employees of Square Enix were under investigation for suspected insider trading,” the statement reads.

“We have been fully cooperating with requests from the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission. As the investigation by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office is underway, we will continue to fully cooperate with the investigation.

“We deeply regret the great concern this has caused to all concerned. We have dealt with this incident strictly, including internal disciplinary actions taken against the suspected employees.”
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Get fucked, you sanctimonious bastard.
 
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RX-78 said:
Naka entered his male menopause phase and scribbled out Naoto Oshima from the NiGHTS group photo taken in the late 90's, immediately blocking people who called him out on it. Disgusting cocksucking sonicfags rush to his defense as per usual, but someone checked the time zones and realized the man is posting this bullshit at 4 am Japan time lmao.

I would insert the photo itself bu null is a 500lb retard who can't code a fucking website to save his tendis.
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Anyone know what happened between the two to cause such resentment?
 
ComeoutandJULAY said:
The Balan Wonderworld guy has been in some legal trouble lately.

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EDIT: Here's the full article (a):

Yuji Naka has reportedly been arrested as part of the Square Enix insider trading investigation​

Chris Scullion 18th Nov 2022 / 2:24 am

Former Sonic Team head and Sonic the Hedgehog programmer Yuji Naka has reportedly been arrested in relation to the ongoing Square Enix insider trading investigation.

Japanese news site FNN Prime Online reports that Naka is now the latest suspenct in a case regarding insider trading surrounding a new Dragon Quest game.

On Thursday two former Square Enix employees were arrested in Tokyo as part of a suspected insider trading scheme.

Taisuke Sazaki and Fumiaki Suzuki were arrested for acquiring stock in Japanese developer Aiming, shortly before it was announced that it was working on a new Dragon Quest game.

The two reportedly purchased around ¥47 million ($336,300) of stock in Aiming, just before it was publicly confirmed that it was developing mobile title Dragon Quest Tact.

Now, according to FNN, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors’ Office’s Special Investigation Department has also arrested Naka for a similar potential infringement.

It’s alleged that before Dragon Quest Tact was announced, Naka – who was working on Balan Wonderworld for Square Enix at the time – purchased approximately 10,000 shares of Aiming stock for around ¥2.8 million ($20,000).

By purchasing the stock before the announcement, the belief is that all three suspects may have knowingly used insider information in order to later sell the stock again when its value increased.

Following the arrests of the original two suspects, Square Enix made a statement confirming that the pair were former employees and stating that it was working with authorities on the investigation.

“Today, some media outlets reported that the former employees of Square Enix were under investigation for suspected insider trading,” the statement reads.

“We have been fully cooperating with requests from the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission. As the investigation by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office is underway, we will continue to fully cooperate with the investigation.

“We deeply regret the great concern this has caused to all concerned. We have dealt with this incident strictly, including internal disciplinary actions taken against the suspected employees.”
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Despite creating the fastest thing alive, he couldn't outrun the police.
 
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ComeoutandJULAY said:
The Balan Wonderworld guy has been in some legal trouble lately.

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EDIT: Here's the full article (a):

Yuji Naka has reportedly been arrested as part of the Square Enix insider trading investigation​

Chris Scullion 18th Nov 2022 / 2:24 am

Former Sonic Team head and Sonic the Hedgehog programmer Yuji Naka has reportedly been arrested in relation to the ongoing Square Enix insider trading investigation.

Japanese news site FNN Prime Online reports that Naka is now the latest suspenct in a case regarding insider trading surrounding a new Dragon Quest game.

On Thursday two former Square Enix employees were arrested in Tokyo as part of a suspected insider trading scheme.

Taisuke Sazaki and Fumiaki Suzuki were arrested for acquiring stock in Japanese developer Aiming, shortly before it was announced that it was working on a new Dragon Quest game.

The two reportedly purchased around ¥47 million ($336,300) of stock in Aiming, just before it was publicly confirmed that it was developing mobile title Dragon Quest Tact.

Now, according to FNN, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors’ Office’s Special Investigation Department has also arrested Naka for a similar potential infringement.

It’s alleged that before Dragon Quest Tact was announced, Naka – who was working on Balan Wonderworld for Square Enix at the time – purchased approximately 10,000 shares of Aiming stock for around ¥2.8 million ($20,000).

By purchasing the stock before the announcement, the belief is that all three suspects may have knowingly used insider information in order to later sell the stock again when its value increased.

Following the arrests of the original two suspects, Square Enix made a statement confirming that the pair were former employees and stating that it was working with authorities on the investigation.

“Today, some media outlets reported that the former employees of Square Enix were under investigation for suspected insider trading,” the statement reads.

“We have been fully cooperating with requests from the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission. As the investigation by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office is underway, we will continue to fully cooperate with the investigation.

“We deeply regret the great concern this has caused to all concerned. We have dealt with this incident strictly, including internal disciplinary actions taken against the suspected employees.”
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I think this just might become the tipping point for me to make a lolcow thread for Yuji Naka. I considered doing it after the meltdown he had when people called him out for scribbling Naoto Ohshima out of an old Sega group photo on NiGHTS' anniversary out of spite, but committing felony investment fraud JUST to spite Square Enix and make a dime while doing it? That's brazenly fucking stupid. The guy's got two kids and yet here he is bouncing between petty manchild and criminal because he just can't let things go.

Figures that the guy who invented Sonic would turn out to be almost as much of a lolcow as lifelong fans like CWC.
 
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Neil said:
I think this just might become the tipping point for me to make a lolcow thread for Yuji Naka. I considered doing it after the meltdown he had when people called him out for scribbling Naoto Ohshima out of an old Sega group photo on NiGHTS' anniversary out of spite, but committing felony investment fraud JUST to spite Square Enix and make a dime while doing it? That's brazenly fucking stupid. The guy's got two kids and yet here he is bouncing between petty manchild and criminal because he just can't let things go.

Figures that the guy who invented Sonic would turn out to be almost as much of a lolcow as lifelong fans like CWC.
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I think he definitely deserves a spot on the Japanese lolcow thread in international clique, a thread wouldn't go far since he may end up in jail/laying low/killing himself, but he definitely has a story of spergy and outright scummy behaviors, like how he went to visit an American team working on an engine and said in Japanese how he planning to fire everyone on the team except one guy to teach him how to use the engine they where developing, thinking no one would understand him (they did), how one of the reasons he left Sega was because they weren't willing to keep upping his salary just so he could afford the newest car of the year, and that after he left Sega he went to one of Nintendo's offices thinking they would hire him on the spot without an interview or a call, but had to leave because of a guard on the parking lot.
 
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