Yuji Naka, co-founder of Sonic Team and Balan wonder world The director faces up to two years in prison Insider trading in stocks in relation to Dragon Quest tact And Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier. For comparison, this second game is a mobile battle royale spin-off that was released and discontinued in less time than Naka could possibly be locked up as a whole.
The prosecutors in the case are He demands that Naka face a prison sentence of two years and six months
The course of the entire saga was wild to watch, but it’s even wilder considering the game Naka is being arrested for was available for a shorter period of time than his possible sentence. The first soldier
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Naka is best known for his work at Sega, particularly as one of the co-creators of Sonic the Hedgehog Series in the early 90’s and for the leading advancement nights in dreams. The last sound project he was working on Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) before spending a few years working on projects like Rodea, the sky soldier.
He then joined Square Enix in 2018 to run Balan Company, which would be a subsidiary working with outside developers. This included Arzest, which developed in 2021 Balan wonder worlda platformer who had a lot sound And nights in his DNAbut was widely ridiculed and considered the low point of the year. At resigned from Square Enix shortly thereafterthen sued the company in April, He claimed he had been relieved of his role as director six months earlier Balan wonder world‘s launch and that the final fantasy The company does not value games. Then the insider trading case started, so Naka and Square Enix have been involved in legal battles most of the time since he left the company.