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SEGA talks importance of Sonic, failing to reach its goal, wanted new game to sell more
Nintendo Everything • • technology
Key Points:
- SEGA president Shuji Utsumi emphasized Sonic the Hedgehog as a key symbol for the company, linking Sonic's success to SEGA's overall performance.
- Utsumi credited the success of the Sonic movie for enabling certain developments and expressed hopes to leverage this success for other SEGA intellectual properties.
- SEGA faced challenges in the previous fiscal year, particularly missing goals related to global expansion of Sonic titles, with Utsumi expressing disappointment in the sales of the latest Sonic game.
- Although not named directly, the underperforming Sonic title is likely Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, which SEGA had previously acknowledged as disappointing in sales despite ongoing plans for DLC content.
- SEGA is implementing measures to increase the sales potential of each title, aiming to strengthen the commercial impact of future Sonic-related releases.
