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Yuji Naka (中 裕司, Naka Yūji, born September 17, 1965), credited in some games as YU2, is a former Japanese video game programmer, designer and producer. He is the co-creator of the Sonic the Hedgehog series and was the president of Sonic Team at Sega until his departure in 2006.
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- 1984–2022
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- September 17, 1965 (age 58), Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
Jul 7, 2023 · Yuji Naka, who helped create Sonic the Hedgehog for Sega, was given a suspended prison sentence and a $1.2 million fine for buying stocks based on inside information. He was involved in two schemes related to Dragon Quest Tact and Final Fantasy 7: The First Soldier, both involving Square Enix projects.
- Owen S. Good
Jul 7, 2023 · Yuji Naka, who helped create Sonic the Hedgehog, was given a suspended prison sentence and fines of about $1.2 million for buying shares of two game studios based on insider information. He was arrested twice last year while working at Square Enix, where he developed Balan Wonderworld.
- Emma Roth
Jun 1, 2023 · by Wesley LeBlanc on Jun 01, 2023 at 08:21 AM. Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator Yuji Naka could serve two and a half years in prison as part of his sentencing for insider trading charges. Abema Times reports that prosecutors on the case asked that Naka go to prison for two years and six months in a Tokyo District Court today, as reported by Video ...
- Wesley Leblanc
Yuji Naka (中 裕司, Naka Yūji?) is a former video game designer, programmer and producer. He was the lead programmer of the original Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) and a former, executive head of Sonic Team. Yuji Naka developed an interest in computers earlier on by his favorite musician that used...
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Dec 7, 2022 · Yuji Naka, the co-creator of Sonic the Hedgehog and former head of Sonic Team, has been arrested twice for buying stock in Aiming and Ateam based on inside information. The arrests relate to his time at Square Enix, where he worked on Balan Wonderworld and Final Fantasy 7: The First Soldier.
Dec 3, 2021 · At the tender age of 18, he was already working on his first game, Girl’s Garden. However, Yuji Naka etched his name into video game history by programming the first Sonic the Hedgehog game. Along with his Sega coworker and artist, Naoto Ohshima, Yuji Naka created one of the most recognizable video game characters ever made.
