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‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Co-Creator Yuji Naka Was Arrested For Alleged Insider Trading In Japan

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One of the creators of ‚Sonic the Hedgehog‘ has been arrested.
It’s rare to have individual icons in the world of video games. Making a game is a team effort that involves many talented people, so it’s unfair to give all the credit to individuals. But there are a few notable names out there who are instantly recognizable whenever they work on a title. Yuji Naka, one of the co-creators of Sonic the Hedgehog, is one of those names. His time at SEGA as a programmer and director earned him a status of fame in the video game community for his work on not only Sonic, but Phantasy Star, and ChuChu Rocket!
Naka eventually left SEGA and joined SquareEnix, where he would go on to produce Balan Wonderworld.

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