{"id":513407,"date":"2022-11-21T12:17:42","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T09:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/sonic-the-hedgehog-co-creator-arrested-over-insider-trading\/"},"modified":"2022-11-21T12:17:42","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T09:17:42","slug":"sonic-the-hedgehog-co-creator-arrested-over-insider-trading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sonic-the-hedgehog-co-creator-arrested-over-insider-trading\/","title":{"rendered":"#Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator arrested over insider trading"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f38c5656b6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f38c5656b6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sonic-the-hedgehog-co-creator-arrested-over-insider-trading\/#%E2%80%9CSonic_the_Hedgehog_co-creator_arrested_over_insider_trading%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator arrested over insider trading&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSonic_the_Hedgehog_co-creator_arrested_over_insider_trading%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator arrested over insider trading&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/programmer-yuji-naka-i.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/programmer-yuji-naka-i.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Programmer Yuji Naka is known for making Sonic and other major titles at Sega.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/programmer-yuji-naka-i.jpg\" alt=\"Programmer Yuji Naka is known for making Sonic and other major titles at Sega\" title=\"Programmer Yuji Naka is known for making Sonic and other major titles at Sega.\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Programmer Yuji Naka is known for making Sonic and other major titles at Sega.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The co-creator of classic video <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> Sonic the Hedgehog has been arrested for alleged insider trading, according to public prosecutors in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                Yuji Naka, a 57-year-old programmer known for making Sonic and other major titles at Japanese game firm Sega, was arrested on Friday, a prosecution document obtained by AFP said.<\/p>\n<p>His alleged misdeed took place nearly three years ago, when Naka was an employee at &#8220;Final Fantasy&#8221; creator Square Enix, the Tokyo District Prosecutors Office document said.<\/p>\n<p>Naka is accused of buying shares in another game company, Aiming, when he knew they were going to release a new title jointly developed with Square Enix.<\/p>\n<p>He purchased 10,000 shares in Aiming for 2.8 million yen ($20,000) in January 2020, according to the document, and the new game was announced the following month.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors on Thursday arrested two other former Square Enix employees, also for alleged insider trading linked to Aiming.<\/p>\n<p>Naka was not immediately reachable for comment, but his fans expressed surprise and dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointment on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Please tell me this isn&#8217;t true. He brought Sonic to life&#8230; I&#8217;m so sad,&#8221; one Twitter user wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He worked on many great games. So disappointing,&#8221; said another.<\/p>\n<p>On the website of the game studio that Naka founded called Prope, the programmer said he wanted to create &#8220;games that surprise and entertain children around the world&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                \u00a9 2022 AFP<\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                 <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                 Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator arrested over insider trading (2022, November 21)<br \/>\n                                                 retrieved 21 November 2022<br \/>\n                                                 from https:\/\/techxplore.com\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2022-11-sonic-hedgehog-co-creator-insider.html<\/p>\n<p>                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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