Crime Yuji Naka, creator of Sonic the Hedgehog, arrested in Dragon Quest Tact insider trading scandal

Yuji Naka arrested in Dragon Quest Tact insider trading scandal - Gematsu

Yuji Naka, one of the co-creators of the Sonic the Hedgehog series, has been arrested by the Special Investigation Department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office in an insider trading…

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Naka said to have purchased 2.8 million yen in Aiming shares ahead of game's announcement.

Yuji Naka, one of the co-creators of the Sonic the Hedgehog series, has been arrested by the Special Investigation Department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office in an insider trading scandal involving former employer Square Enix.

According to the Special Investigation Department, Naka learned in January 2020 that Square Enix, where he was then an employee, was collaborating with Caravan Stories developer Aiming to develop Dragon Quest Tact. He then allegedly purchased about 10,000 shares of Aiming for approximately 2.8 million yen before the title was announced, suspecting that the company’s stock price would rise after the announcement.

Taisuke Sasaki, another former Square Enix employee, and acquaintance Fumiaki Suzuki were also arrested yesterday on suspected insider trading. The pair are believed to be have purchased about 162,000 shares of Aiming for approximately 47.2 million yen ahead of Dragon Quest Tact‘s announcement.

Thanks, FNN Prime Online.

 

[Shidoen]

So the autism doesn’t span from the consumer but also the product maker. Valuable research information here.

 

[Kel1 shi1]

Yuji Naka is a known cunt to work with, sorry Sonic fans. This news does not come as any shock to me.

 

[Agent Abe Caprine]

Yuji Naka, one of the co-creators of the Sonic the Hedgehog series

And the creator of Balan Wonderworld.

 

[The Cunting Death]

OHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO GET FUCKED

 

[NickDigger]

kek and now he doesn't have even his old compadres from Sega to turn to (see his crossed out Naoto Oshima photo)

 

[ForgedBlades]

fuck you I liked it

 

[Agent Abe Caprine]

fuck you I liked it

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It's okay. I like plenty of shitty games, too.

 

[A-Stump]

fuck you I liked it

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I just threw up in my mouth a little

 

[The Cunting Death]

fuck you I liked it

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I'm not sure what's worse, the fact you have a copy of it or the fact you have a PS5

 

[Dang Woodchucks!]

Gotta go fast (to prison)!

Nah, but seriously imagine going to jail for gachashit.

 

[Agent Abe Caprine]

I'm not sure what's worse, the fact you have a copy of it or the fact you have a PS5

He also has Windows 11.

 

[PuffyGroundCloud]

Finally, fuck this guy

 

[Retink Retunk]

Doesn't he know, if he wants to do insider trading he needs to be a politician first.

 

[Zero Day Defense]

OHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO GET FUCKED

I read this with Mike Pollock's Eggman voice.

 

[Dom Cruise]

Dude there's NOTHING more cool than getting arrested for insider trading!

But if someone decides to touch you while in prison in a way you don't like, THAT'S NO GOOD!

 

[The Big O]

This is one on the bingo card of 2022 I wasn't expecting to check off.

GOTTA GO FAST (to jail.)

 

[F_Break]

With the end stage example of Sonic autism in jail, it's only fair for the progenitor to end up behind bars as well.

 

[ChefKiss]

Naka might be an asshole but it's also very suspicious that they just happened to discover that the guy filing a lawsuit against them might have done something wrong
but I guess no nigger on the internet learned anything from the Mick Gordon or Hellena Taylor shit

 

[Zero Day Defense]

In the first place, I've never gotten the restriction against insider trading. You can't definitively prove-- outside of conspiratorial communications-- what knowledge one is or isn't privy to, and you can't definitively prove (same caveat) whether or not you bought or sold stocks based on said knowledge. On top of that, you never know for certain how the stock market will move. In essence, you have to preempt yourself from taking what could be a naturally made decision, because of the possibility that you'll benefit. And this is wrong because...

...it's unfair, I suppose the reasoning is. Or it supposedly damages the economy...?

That said, I've long reckoned the stock market to be a highbrow casino, so the prohibition against insider trading seems apt.