Insider Trading Now Has Got Yuji Naka, Sonic the Hedgehog Co-Creator Arrested

Yuji Naka has been arrested alongside two other former Square Enix employees for suspected insider trading for an investment made while working at Square Enix.

He apparently bought 10,000 shares in developer Aiming, at a value of around $20,000, before announcing the Dragon Quest Tact mobile game in partnership with Square Enix.

The others arrested are Taisuke Sazaki and Fumiaki Suzuki, who apparently purchased a combined total of 162,000 shares at a value of around $337,250. It was Sazaki, who allegedly informed Naki and Suzuki about the potential rise in value.

It’s currently unclear if Naka or the other employees have sold their shares.