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In his adolescence, Naka taught himself how to program and code. After deciding against attending university following his graduation from high school, he applied for work as a programmer for Sega. He would be assigned to [=AM8=], a research and development team that would create many of Sega's early home console hits, including the original ''VideoGame/PhantasyStar'' (for which he created the game's unique pseudo-3D first-person dungeons). In the early [=1990s=], [=AM8=] would be assigned the task of creating a KillerApp for Sega's latest home console, the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis. Naka would conceptualize a side-scrolling platforming game based on a tech demo he made that allowed for smooth movement along slopes and curves, featuring a protagonist that could move quickly and curl into a ball. Together with character designer Naoto Ohshima and stage designer Hirokazu Yasuhara, the concept would give way to the very first ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1'' game, which would secure Sega's place in the industry and video gaming history, and help Naka and his fellow developers become big names in the industry.
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In his adolescence, Naka taught himself how to program and code. After deciding against attending university following his graduation from high school, he applied for work as a programmer for Sega. He would be assigned to [=AM8=], a research and development team that would create many of Sega's early home console hits, including the original ''VideoGame/PhantasyStar'' (for which he created the game's unique pseudo-3D first-person dungeons). In the early [=1990s=], [=AM8=] would be assigned the task of creating a KillerApp for Sega's latest home console, the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis.Platform/SegaGenesis. Naka would conceptualize a side-scrolling platforming game based on a tech demo he made that allowed for smooth movement along slopes and curves, featuring a protagonist that could move quickly and curl into a ball. Together with character designer Naoto Ohshima and stage designer Hirokazu Yasuhara, the concept would give way to the very first ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1'' game, which would secure Sega's place in the industry and video gaming history, and help Naka and his fellow developers become big names in the industry.
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Naka was the last founding member of Sonic Team to remain after Ohshima and Yasuhara's departures, eventually parting ways with Sega himself in 2006 to found Prope, an independent developer studio, and would oversee the development of ''VideoGame/IvyTheKiwi'' and ''VideoGame/RodeaTheSkySoldier''. Later, in 2018, he would join Creator/SquareEnix under a new studio called Balan Company. His first game for Square Enix was the platformer ''VideoGame/BalanWonderworld'', released on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS, UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, and UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows on March 26, 2021.
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Naka was the last founding member of Sonic Team to remain after Ohshima and Yasuhara's departures, eventually parting ways with Sega himself in 2006 to found Prope, an independent developer studio, and would oversee the development of ''VideoGame/IvyTheKiwi'' and ''VideoGame/RodeaTheSkySoldier''. Later, in 2018, he would join Creator/SquareEnix under a new studio called Balan Company. His first game for Square Enix was the platformer ''VideoGame/BalanWonderworld'', released on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS, UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, Platform/PlayStation4, Platform/PlayStation5, Platform/XboxOne, Platform/XboxSeriesXAndS, Platform/NintendoSwitch, and UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Platform/MicrosoftWindows on March 26, 2021.
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* HairTriggerTemper: Those who have worked with him cite a constant of him getting ''particularly'' angry at his ideas being challenged. His frustrations come through the most in his social online presence, where he infamously aired his grievances against Square Enix and how it and Arzest handled releasing ''Balan'' in an unfinished state.
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He was arrested in November 2022 for his suspected involvement in [[https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/18/23465956/sonic-yuji-naka-arrested-insider-trading-scandal-game a 2020 insider trading incident]] regarding the then-upcoming ''[[VideoGame/DragonQuest Dragon Quest Tact]]''. He was arrested ''[[https://www.eurogamer.net/former-sonic-boss-yuji-naka-re-arrested-as-fresh-insider-trading-allegations-emerge again]]'' for insider trading in December 2022, this time regarding ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier]].'' He was eventually found guilty by the Tokyo District Court and given a suspended jail sentence of two and six months, along with orders to forfeit 171 million yen and pay a fine of two million yen.
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He was arrested in November 2022 for his suspected involvement in [[https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/18/23465956/sonic-yuji-naka-arrested-insider-trading-scandal-game a 2020 insider trading incident]] regarding the then-upcoming ''[[VideoGame/DragonQuest Dragon Quest Tact]]''. He was arrested ''[[https://www.eurogamer.net/former-sonic-boss-yuji-naka-re-arrested-as-fresh-insider-trading-allegations-emerge again]]'' for insider trading in December 2022, this time regarding ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier]].'' He was eventually found guilty by the Tokyo District Court and given a suspended jail sentence of two years and six months, along with orders to forfeit 171 million yen and pay a fine of two million yen.
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He was arrested in November 2022 for his suspected involvement in [[https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/18/23465956/sonic-yuji-naka-arrested-insider-trading-scandal-game a 2020 insider trading incident]] regarding the then-upcoming ''[[VideoGame/DragonQuest Dragon Quest Tact]]''. He was arrested ''[[https://www.eurogamer.net/former-sonic-boss-yuji-naka-re-arrested-as-fresh-insider-trading-allegations-emerge again]]'' for insider trading in December 2022, this time regarding ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier]].'' He was eventually found guilty by the Tokyo District Court and given a suspended jail sentence of two and six months, along with an order to forfeit 171 million yen and pay a fine of two million yen.
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He was arrested in November 2022 for his suspected involvement in [[https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/18/23465956/sonic-yuji-naka-arrested-insider-trading-scandal-game a 2020 insider trading incident]] regarding the then-upcoming ''[[VideoGame/DragonQuest Dragon Quest Tact]]''. He was arrested ''[[https://www.eurogamer.net/former-sonic-boss-yuji-naka-re-arrested-as-fresh-insider-trading-allegations-emerge again]]'' for insider trading in December 2022, this time regarding ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier]].'' He was eventually found guilty by the Tokyo District Court and given a suspended jail sentence of two and six months, along with an order orders to forfeit 171 million yen and pay a fine of two million yen.
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He was arrested in November 2022 for his suspected involvement in [[https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/18/23465956/sonic-yuji-naka-arrested-insider-trading-scandal-game a 2020 insider trading incident]] regarding the then-upcoming ''[[VideoGame/DragonQuest Dragon Quest Tact]]''. He was arrested ''[[https://www.eurogamer.net/former-sonic-boss-yuji-naka-re-arrested-as-fresh-insider-trading-allegations-emerge again]]'' for insider trading in December 2022, this time regarding ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier]].''
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He was arrested in November 2022 for his suspected involvement in [[https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/18/23465956/sonic-yuji-naka-arrested-insider-trading-scandal-game a 2020 insider trading incident]] regarding the then-upcoming ''[[VideoGame/DragonQuest Dragon Quest Tact]]''. He was arrested ''[[https://www.eurogamer.net/former-sonic-boss-yuji-naka-re-arrested-as-fresh-insider-trading-allegations-emerge again]]'' for insider trading in December 2022, this time regarding ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier]].''
'' He was eventually found guilty by the Tokyo District Court and given a suspended jail sentence of two and six months, along with an order to forfeit 171 million yen and pay a fine of two million yen.
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He was arrested in November 2022 for his suspected involvement in [[https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/18/23465956/sonic-yuji-naka-arrested-insider-trading-scandal-game a 2020 insider trading incident]] regarding the then-upcoming ''[[VideoGame/DragonQuest Dragon Quest Tact]]''. He was arrested ''[[https://www.eurogamer.net/former-sonic-boss-yuji-naka-re-arrested-as-fresh-insider-trading-allegations-emerge again]]'' for insider trading in December 2022, this time regarding ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier]].'' He was then [[https://www.gameinformer.com/news/2023/06/01/sonic-the-hedgehog-co-creator-yuji-naka-sentenced-to-prison-for-insider-trading convicted and sentenced to more than two years in prison]].
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He was arrested in November 2022 for his suspected involvement in [[https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/18/23465956/sonic-yuji-naka-arrested-insider-trading-scandal-game a 2020 insider trading incident]] regarding the then-upcoming ''[[VideoGame/DragonQuest Dragon Quest Tact]]''. He was arrested ''[[https://www.eurogamer.net/former-sonic-boss-yuji-naka-re-arrested-as-fresh-insider-trading-allegations-emerge again]]'' for insider trading in December 2022, this time regarding ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier]].'' He was then [[https://www.gameinformer.com/news/2023/06/01/sonic-the-hedgehog-co-creator-yuji-naka-sentenced-to-prison-for-insider-trading convicted and sentenced to more than two years in prison]].
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Yuji Naka (born September 17, 1965) is a video game programmer, developer, and producer. His biggest claim to fame, however, is as a founding member of Creator/SonicTeam, and one of the original creators of the entire ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' series.
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Yuji Naka (born September 17, 1965) is a Japanese video game programmer, developer, and producer. His biggest claim to fame, however, is as a founding member of Creator/SonicTeam, and one of the original creators of the entire ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' series.
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'''Yuji Naka''' (born September 17, 1965) is a video game programmer, developer, and producer. His biggest claim to fame, however, is as a founding member of Creator/SonicTeam, and one of the original creators of the entire ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' series.
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He was arrested in November 2022 for his suspected involvement in [[https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/18/23465956/sonic-yuji-naka-arrested-insider-trading-scandal-game a 2020 insider trading incident]] regarding the then-upcoming ''[[VideoGame/DragonQuest Dragon Quest Tact]]''. He was arrested ''[[https://www.eurogamer.net/former-sonic-boss-yuji-naka-re-arrested-as-fresh-insider-trading-allegations-emerge again]]'' for insider trading in December 2022, this time regarding ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier]].''
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He was arrested in November 2022 for his suspected involvement in [[https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/18/23465956/sonic-yuji-naka-arrested-insider-trading-scandal-game a 2020 insider trading incident]] regarding the then-upcoming ''[[VideoGame/DragonQuest Dragon Quest Tact]]''. He was arrested ''[[https://www.eurogamer.net/former-sonic-boss-yuji-naka-re-arrested-as-fresh-insider-trading-allegations-emerge again]]'' for insider trading in December 2022, this time regarding ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier]].''
'' He was then [[https://www.gameinformer.com/news/2023/06/01/sonic-the-hedgehog-co-creator-yuji-naka-sentenced-to-prison-for-insider-trading convicted and sentenced to more than two years in prison]].
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'''Yuji Naka''' (born September 17, 1965) is a video game programmer, developer, and producer. His biggest claim to fame, however, is as a founding member of Creator/SonicTeam, and one of the original creators of the entire ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' series.
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'''Yuji Naka''' (born September 17, 1965) is a video game programmer, developer, and producer. His biggest claim to fame, however, is as a founding member of Creator/SonicTeam, and one of the original creators of the entire ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' series.
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*** Voice actress and director Creator/LaniMinella didn't want [[ChildrenVoicingChildren Tails to be voiced by a child actor]], but Yuji Naka insisted on being so. Tails was voiced by Creator/KazukiHayashi (then eight years old) in ''Videogame/SonicAdventure'' (1998) until Creator/RyoHirohashi took over as Tails's permanent voice actress in ''Videogame/SonicHeroes'' (2003), and in English Tails went through three different child voice actors until he was voiced by adult women starting with ''Videogame/ShadowTheHedgehog'' (2005).
*** Lani Minella says that Naka wanted the actors to look like the characters. Creator/RyanDrummond expands on this, with Naka and the staff wanting the actors to act their scenes...but this included making grunts that don't make sense in English, which includes the "Teeeeriah" and "Yoosh" in ''Videogame/SonicAdventure2''. When Minella told him that's not how it works in English, reportedly Naka got furious and this led to the voice actor's replacement with the ''Anime/SonicX'' 4Kids staff.
*** Lani Minella says that Naka wanted the actors to look like the characters. Creator/RyanDrummond expands on this, with Naka and the staff wanting the actors to act their scenes...but this included making grunts that don't make sense in English, which includes the "Teeeeriah" and "Yoosh" in ''Videogame/SonicAdventure2''. When Minella told him that's not how it works in English, reportedly Naka got furious and this led to the voice actor's replacement with the ''Anime/SonicX'' 4Kids staff.
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*** Voice actress and director Creator/LaniMinella didn't want [[ChildrenVoicingChildren Tails to be voiced by a child actor]], but Yuji Naka insisted on being so. Tails was voiced by Creator/KazukiHayashi (then eight years old) in ''Videogame/SonicAdventure'' ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' (1998) until Creator/RyoHirohashi took over as Tails's permanent voice actress in ''Videogame/SonicHeroes'' ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' (2003), and in English Tails went through three different child voice actors until he was voiced by adult women starting with ''Videogame/ShadowTheHedgehog'' ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'' (2005).
*** Lani Minella says that Naka wanted the actors to look like the characters. Creator/RyanDrummond expands on this, with Naka and the staff wanting the actors to act their scenes...but this included making grunts that don't make sense in English, which includes the "Teeeeriah" and "Yoosh" in''Videogame/SonicAdventure2''.''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2''. When Minella told him that's not how it works in English, reportedly Naka got furious and this led to the voice actor's replacement with the ''Anime/SonicX'' 4Kids staff.
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* HairTriggerTemper: Those who have worked with him cite a constant of him getting ''particularly'' angry at his ideas being challenged. His frustrations come through the most in his social online presence, where he infamously aired his grievances against Square Enix and how it and Arzest handled releasing Balan ''Balan'' in an unfinished state.state.
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