10 years ago, Sega said "we're done with Sonic," and it was up to Takashi Iizuka to save the series:…
Sega's Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka revealed that the company was once prepared to abandon the Sonic franchise entirely. He was tasked 10 years ago with revitalizing the series during a period of significant decline, marked by poorly received titles like Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) and Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric. Iizuka credits the dedicated fanbase and successful media like the Sonic Boom cartoon and movies for helping to restore the character's reputation.
- Entities
- Company: SEGA
- Game: Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric
- Game: Sonic Lost World
- Game: Sonic Adventure 2
- Game: Sonic Frontiers
- Game: Sonic Mania
- Person: Takashi Iizuka
- Game: Sonic Heroes
- Game: Sonic Colors
- Game: Sonic Free Riders
- Game: Shadow the Hedgehog
- Topic: Game Development
- Topic: Series Revival
- Game: Sonic Generations
- Game: Sonic the Hedgehog 2006
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