The gaming world has been shaken by shocking news this week. Yuji Naka or YU2, who is portrayed as the creator of the Sonic the Hedgehog character and has an important reputation in the game world, is accused of trading in leaks.What’s wrong with Yuji Naka?
According to Japanese media, the chain of events that got Yuji Naka in trouble goes back to 2020. Yuji Naka, who learned that Square Enix would partner with Aiming studio for a new Dragon Quest game, immediately bought 10 thousand lots of stock. The other two employees he informed received a total of 152 thousand lots of promissory notes. Thus, 3 people began to wait for the news that would come with a total of 360 thousand dollars of shares. Together with the news, they have made significant gains.
Yuji Naka and 2 other people were detained when the incident came to light. The crime, which we can call Insider Trading or leak trading, is quite serious and requires large penalties. Square Enix apologized for the incident and stated that it would follow up the issue.
Yuji Naka, who joined Sega in 1984, led the Sonic team and started the legend. Yuji Naka, who transferred to Square Enix in 2018, left the company after the Baland Wonderworld debacle. It can be said that this incident was the second blow to the company.
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