#Yuji Naka

[the-hydroxian-artblog]

#sth #Sonic the Hedgehog #Yuji Naka

[magimthings]

#sonic #sonic the hedgehog #yuji naka #sth

[b0gvvitch]

#this is so fucking funny #the whole situation but also this post #yuji naka #sonic adventure 2

[ranmagender]

(Source)

#sega #sonic the hedgehog #2022 #yuji naka

[mvfm-25]

" NiGHTS has come from nowhere to steal the thunder from everything! "

Official Sega Saturn Magazine n10 - August, 1996.

#Sega #Sega Saturn #Saturn #Sonic Team #Nights #Nights into Dreams #Nights Elliot #Nights Claris #Naoto Ohshima #Yuji Naka

[tailschannel]

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.

#yuji naka is NOT alright #yuji naka #sonic the hedgehog #final fantasy vii #dragon quest #square enix #sega #gaming #gaming news #sonic news

[shinigami-striker]

[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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[fyeahsonicthehedgehog]

#yuji naka

[smbhax]

Dai Makaimura (aka Ghouls 'n Ghosts) (Mega Drive)

MD conversion programmed by Yuji Naka

#dai makaimura #ghouls n ghosts #mega drive #cartridge #game art #game #games #video game #video games #capcom #sega #gaming #yuji naka

[theactioneer]

Black Belt (Sega, 1986)

#sega master system #title screen #80s video games #retrogaming #yuji naka #screenshotsaturday

[caramellcast]

DUALIZE with NiGHTS

#sega #sega saturn #naoto oshima #nights #nights into dreams #nights journey of dreams #sonic team #yuji naka #mixed media #crayon #oil pastels #collage art #procreate #nostalgia

[jonestar-2000]

My Reiko Kodama tribute

AKA “PHEONIX RIE”

May 1963 - May 2022

SEGA PIONEER

#REIKO KODAMA #PHEONIX RIE #SEGA #PHANTASY STAR #PS #PSO #SKYS OF ARCADIA #SEGA GENESIS #SEGA SATURN #SEGA DREAMCAST #SONIC #SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #YUJI NAKA #SEGA AGES #PHANTASY STAR ONLINE

[aawesomepenguin]

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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#Breaking News #Sonic the Hedgehog #News #Yuji naka #Dragon quEST

[rikaspotting]

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?

#balan wonderworld #Balan #lance bww #wasted potential #s tier designed characters #square enix #yuji naka

[lifygreens]

#yuji naka is the real mvp of 2022 #i feel like ive been waiting my whole life for this moment #yuji naka #sonic the hedgehog #final fantasy #ffvii

[tailschannel]

Yuji Naka, former Sonic the Hedgehog programmer and leader, arrested due to claims of insider trading

Yuji Naka, former Sonic the Hedgehog programmer and Sonic Team leader, has been arrested by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, under claims of insider trading between his former employer, Square Enix, and a studio that developed a title for the popular series "Dragon Quest."

According to the special investigation unit, Naka was an employee of the game company Square Enix, which was in a partnership with a online game production company named Aiming around January 2020. FNN reports that he got his hands into confidential information of the latest mobile Dragon Quest game, "Dragon Quest Tact".

The suspect is said to have bought about 10,000 shares of "Aiming" for about 2.8 million yen before the information was officially announced. Naka was arrested for these claims under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan.

The sources that relayed this confidential information to Naka, Taisuke Sasaki, a former employee of Square Enix, and Fumiaki Suzuki, an acquaintance, were also arrested on suspicion of insider trading. It is believed that the two purchased about 162,000 shares of Aiming for about 47.2 million yen.

All three of them are believed to have bought shares in Aiming, believing that when the reveal of "Dragon Quest Tact" arrived, the share price of Aiming would rise, generating revenue in their pockets.

The full statement from Square Enix is as follows:

Today, some media outlets reported that the former employees of Square Enix Co., Ltd. (hereafter "the Company") were under investigation for suspected insider trading. 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 their 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.

We have established the proper management system for confidential information and have also set up a system to prevent insider trading, such as the obligation of prior notification when trading the Company's stock and prohibiting the stock trading of the Company and listed companies that have the business relationship with the Company before important non-public information is disclosed. We have also worked to ensure thorough awareness of the regulations through employee training. Taking the recent incident sincerely, however, we will take further actions as preventive measures throughout the Company by further tightening internal regulations and conducting more thorough employee education programs.

#Yuji Naka #Dragon Quest #Square Enix #Aiming