As surmised by SEGAbits, a report from Yahoo News notes that he was handed a 2.5 year prison sentence, but in turn was also given a four year suspension. He apparently showed "remorse," leading to the ...

Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator Yuji Naka has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison and has been ordered to pay over $1.2 million in fines for his part of an insider trading scheme at Square ...

Sonic co-creator Yuji Naka reportedly faces a prison sentence of two and a half years after alleged insider trading during his time at Square Enix. Following his work on Sonic the Hedgehog, Naka ...

Yuji Naka, the lead programmer on the original Sonic the Hedgehog and most recently the director for Balan Wonderland, was arrested in November 2020 by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office for ...

Yuji Naka, the creator of Sonic the Hedgehog, has return to social media following a lengthy hiatus after he was handed a 30-month suspended prison sentence and fined $1.2 million. He didn’t hang ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Last month, the legendary co-creator of Sonic the Hedgehog was arrested for allegedly purchasing shares in a development studio before its involvement ...

Yuji Naka was also issued a 2.5-year prison sentence, suspended for four years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Sonic co-creator ...

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Sonic creator Yuji Naka has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison, as well as two separate fines of ¥2.5 million ($18 thousand) and ¥17 million ($1.2 million), according to ...

Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator Yuji Naka is facing a 2.5 year prison sentence and USD 1.2 million fine for insider trading while working at Square Enix. Naka was arrested twice for his role in the ...