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Sonic Creator Yuji Naka Gets Over 2.5 Years In Prison
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Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
By all accounts he's a POS
chromhound
Member
NecrosaroIII
Ultimate DQ Fan
They should be crowned king of gamers.
TLZ
Banned
Found the judge.
Captain Toad
Banned
He's not a hard-ass like Martha Stewart, but he'll make it.
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Again, Martha Stewart went to prison for lying to the police. (As always, never talk to the cops.)
Scotty W
Banned
Where did you hear this? I have been curious about this for a while. I have heard that Cerny left to join Crystal Dynamics.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Tight ass
Abriael_GN
RSI Employee of the Year
[Update] Sonic Creator Yuji Naka Gets Over 2 Years In Prison
Yuji Naka could face two years and six months in prison over insider trading.www.thegamer.com
I really wish ya'll did not post fake news about Japan from bad sites with writers that don't speak a word of Japanese.
Thegamer's article (and any article that comes to a similar conclusion, since there are several) is false reporting from the usual unprofessional websites that use google translate to misleadingly publish clickbaity news from Japan without any verification or without asking someone who actually reads Japanese.
Naka-san was not sentenced yet. Over 2 years in prison is the prosecutor's demand and it may not happen as today was simply the hearing in which the prosecutor and the defense made their requests, with the defense claiming lessened responsibility for Naka-san because he allegedly was sent the information by mistake and didn't intentionally seek it. They may get it or not, but Naka-san isn't facing jail time just yet.
The actual verdict is coming on July 7, and that's when we'll know what he'll get.
They didn't simply jump the gun. They used google translate because they're unprofessional pieces of crap.
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bender
What time is it?
Didn't need fixing. At least Balan is interesting.
jufonuk
not tag worthy
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supernova8
Banned
I can speak/read Japanese but cannot be bothered to look it up... just wondering has he been in jail or "detention" this whole time? I know that Japan likes to basically keep people locked up almost indefinitely before they even get to court in order to break their will and get them to confess (hostage justice, and no not just talking about Carlos Ghosn, happens to a lot of people).I really wish ya'll did not post fake news about Japan from bad sites with writers that don't speak a word of Japanese.
Thegamer's article (and any article that comes to a similar conclusion, since there are several) is false reporting from the usual unprofessional websites that use google translate to misleadingly publish clickbaity news from Japan without any verification or without asking someone who actually reads Japanese.
Naka-san was not sentenced yet. Over 2 years in prison is the prosecutor's demand and it may not happen as today was simply the hearing in which the prosecutor and the defense made their requests, with the defense claiming lessened responsibility for Naka-san because he allegedly was sent the information by mistake and didn't intentionally seek it. They may get it or not, but Naka-san isn't facing jail time just yet.
The actual verdict is coming on July 7, and that's when we'll know what he'll get.
They didn't simply jump the gun. They used google translate because they're unprofessional pieces of crap.
I've heard stories of people in Japan (foreign and Japanese) being locked up for almost a month and even their family only finding out when police decides to call the person's work to tell them they've been arrested, all for very minor things (and often when the person didn't even do it and was wrongly accused).
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Toots
Gold Member
I'm no specialist but the dudes who dress like Sonic or any anthropomorphized animal are called "furfags" or simply "furries".
Sonicfags are a quite different breed. They're just pretty chill guys, who like leather and sunglasses at night. They are friendly and always the life of the party but you really don't want to mess with them as they can unleash a world of pain upon you in the blink of an eye, as shown by this peach of a sonicfag below :
(sorry you had to learn the hard way)
Abriael_GN
RSI Employee of the Year
I haven't heard any news about his current status, but what I know of the Japanese legal system probably indicates he has not spent a lot of time in detention.
You're right that Japan can detain you for 28 days while they're deciding to indict you or not (which happens to a lot of foreigners, especially for drug-related stuff), but indiction has been decided a long time ago, so he probably was sent home considering it's an economic crime. I actually don't expect him to go to jail for this, but I may be wrong. Depends on how lenient the court feels.
Honestly, I hope not. Insider trading isn't exactly a cardinal sin and he has not really damaged anyone personally (he basically stole from the system and if it's true that he did not actively seek the info his legal responsibility is a bit mitigated). His career is 99% done, and he'll likely have to pay a very big fine. That's commensurate punishment in my eyes.
I've seen people mocking him and cheering for him to be jailed because they hate him due to Balan, but he's not exactly the only one who profits with insider info he has no right to. Morally speaking, what he did isn't exactly that much worse than your usual Jason Schreier, and leakers actively damage other people (developers), so I'm not exactly keen on the idea of throwing someone in Japanese jail (which sucks) for years because he made some money out of insider info without really damaging anyone besides themselves.
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Draxon Gamer
Banned
Was yuji actually the creator or was he the guy who made the sprite for the first game?
In either case he has lost his status years ago but now going back to all the older games Sonic or otherwise with his name on it will be tougher for fans.
In either case he has lost his status years ago but now going back to all the older games Sonic or otherwise with his name on it will be tougher for fans.
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
Rodea the Sky Soldier is a legit game and deserves to be part of Yuji Naka's pre-downfall legacy. It's not flat out AMAZING or without issues but it's fun & inventive in a Saturn/Dreamcast way. A sequel could have been amazing (or if they spent the years developing the WiiU & 3DS versions on improving this, maybe adding optional nunchuck compatibility for additional controls, camera controls in particular, improved the camera in general and I dunno, maybe remake the whole thing visually for WiiU rather than make a wholly different game that ended up not being good at all).
Anyway, sucks to be Yuji Naka, politicians and other VIP type bastards do this kind of shit all the time with conflicts of interest out the wazoo in all kinds of dealings involving tons of (other people's) money and nothing happens in most other countries, at most maybe someone quits at some point.
Anyway, sucks to be Yuji Naka, politicians and other VIP type bastards do this kind of shit all the time with conflicts of interest out the wazoo in all kinds of dealings involving tons of (other people's) money and nothing happens in most other countries, at most maybe someone quits at some point.
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ShadyAcshuns
Member
Oh come on! I know Sonic is bad, but two and a half years in prison for making it? That seems a bit much.
Abriael_GN
RSI Employee of the Year
There's people who are genuinely hoping he gets jail time because he made a mediocre game. That's where we are right now.
And no, I don't believe for a second they care about his insider trading crime. That kind of people doesn't even know what insider trading is.
TheInfamousKira
Reseterror Resettler
JULLLAAAAYYYYY
Grizzled Ghost
Member
Japan doesn't fuck around in court. Their conviction rate is over 99%. They don't bring a case to trial unless it's rock solid.
gaming_again
Member
I think it might be for people who want to be eaten by Sonic, live in his now giant belly for a year, then get shat out to be pegged by Amy.
Putonahappyface
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SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Could’ve been for not making a Burning Rangers 2?
Sonic The Hedgehog
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L*][*N*K
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No I think it is for Balan Wonderworld
nush
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Relevant link.
www.timeextension.com
Flashback: When Peter Moore Told Yuji Naka To "F**k Off"
"At that point, I'd had enough"
www.timeextension.com
supernova8
Banned
Definitely need to get those booksRelevant link.
Flashback: When Peter Moore Told Yuji Naka To "F**k Off"
"At that point, I'd had enough"
Disco Dave
Member
The judge obviously played Balan Wonderworld and went balls deep on poor Yuji kun.
jufonuk
not tag worthy
Sonic Co-Creator Yuji Naka Found Guilty Of Insider Trading
Receives suspended sentence and huge fine
www.nintendolife.com
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Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
NO DON’tWhat’s a Sonichu? let’s Google it
Havoc2049
Member
Yay, no jail time! Still probation and a hefty fine. I'm going to play some Shot2048.Sonic Co-Creator Yuji Naka Found Guilty Of Insider Trading
Receives suspended sentence and huge fine
He must pay over one million dollars in fines during the suspended term, he's probably screwed, but talk about a guy who brought problem to himself in all these decades.
wipeout364
Member
Maybe Shadow the Hedgehog can get the team back together for an old fashioned Prison Break.
Go_Ly_Dow
Member
The fine assuming he can't get out of paying it will surely make him bankrupt?
Also not trying to condone him for breaking the law, but considering the huge amount of insider trading that goes on at the top level every single day, there is a part of me that's glad to see he won't have to serve time behind bars. There are plenty of worse crooks (including politicians, boardrooms, brokers, market makers etc...) that exploit and abuse the financial markets/system that deserve it. They make a fortune insider trading, manipulate stock market prices, cut deals for their friends and family. Yet the financial regulators turn a blind eye.
Also not trying to condone him for breaking the law, but considering the huge amount of insider trading that goes on at the top level every single day, there is a part of me that's glad to see he won't have to serve time behind bars. There are plenty of worse crooks (including politicians, boardrooms, brokers, market makers etc...) that exploit and abuse the financial markets/system that deserve it. They make a fortune insider trading, manipulate stock market prices, cut deals for their friends and family. Yet the financial regulators turn a blind eye.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Yuji is back with a vengeance.
ManaByte
Gold Member
There's a story that Cerny said something to Naka during the development of Sonic 3 and Naka dived over a cubicle wall and tried to choke out Cerny.
Švejk
Banned
Gotta go fast