On November 18, the news of the arrest of Yuji Nakacreator of Sonic The Hedgehog and Balan Wonderworlddue to unlawful actions within the company SQUARE ENIX, of which until recently he was employed. The allegations are those of inside trading, or of having exploited confidential information by working for the company for personal profit. In November, it became known that Naka and his other colleagues bought shares in Caravan Storiesused in the development of DRAGON QUEST TACT (we told you about it in this news).
Today, however, it emerges on the net that Naka, together with Taisuke Sasakihas received a new arrest warrant on charges of inside trading in relation to the development of FINAL FANTASY VII: THE FIRST SOLDIERthe mobile game that will close its doors this January.
According to the indictment, Naka reportedly bought 120,000 shares for a total of 144.7 million yen (about 1,015,000,000 euros), thus earning hundreds of millions of yen. Both he and Sasaki are currently under investigation for violating the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, but no details have yet been disclosed on whether to confirm or deny those allegations.
Source: FNN.jp, Automaton-Media, Asahi Street NintendoEverything
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