In an insider trading case involving the development of games by the major game company Square Enix, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office found that two former employees, based on inside information that had not yet been made public, invested more than 100 million yen in the stocks of IT-related companies. was prosecuted for violating the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.
Two former employees of the major game company Square Enix, Yuji Naka (57) and Taisuke Sasaki (39), were indicted.
According to the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, Nakamoto had inside information before the announcement that an IT-related company in Nagoya will jointly develop a new version of the popular Final Fantasy series with Square Enix and form a business alliance. In addition to the fraudulent purchase of about 144.7 million yen worth of shares in this company, former employee Sasaki also purchased about 105 million yen worth of shares based on the same information. accused of violating the law.
It is said that the two were making a profit by selling the stocks that had risen in price.
The two were indicted on the 7th of this month for insider trading over information on the joint development of a game that was being promoted with another company, and the special investigation department has not disclosed the acknowledgment or disapproval of either case.
Nakamoto was another major game maker in the 1990s, and is also known as a game creator responsible for the development of the popular game "Sonic Series".