Can you believe it? Sonic the Hedgehog He is almost 30 years old. With this in mind, Sega wants to start taking a little more care of the blue blur. This was mentioned by Sega’s Aaron Webber earlier this year in May, when he said the company wanted to spend “more time” on each of its Sonic video games, rather than rushing them.
Now, in an interview with the Otaquest website, Sonic team boss Takashi Iizuka has briefly mentioned how Sega wants to “take good care” of his 2D and 3D iterations of Sonic in the future. Here is the complete exchange:
Otaquest: Basically, there are 2 different approaches to Sonic as a character, defined by Classic Sonic (2D) and Modern Sonic (3D), and the release of Sonic Mania showed that there is a high demand for 2D games among fans. Has this affected the way Sonic Team approaches franchise management? Do you feel there is a pressure to balance between the 2 different styles?
Takashi Iizuka: It has not been long since the distinction between “classic” and “modern” was made, in fact, it was from the title of “Sonic Generations” 2011. Even before that, in addition to the main 3D series, there was a great It demands 2D action games like the Sonic Advance series, so we revived the old Sonic as Classic Sonic for the 20th anniversary title, Sonic Generations. We initially thought it would be a 20th anniversary project, however after that we had strong demand for a new Sonic classic standalone title, which became Sonic Mania from 2017. We would like to take good care of these two very popular Sonic iterations in the future.
This care and concern for Sonic’s image has recently been extended to his first live-action film. When the controversial character design was originally revealed, director Jeff Fowler explained how Sega and Paramount vowed to make the iconic video game mascot “the best” it could be in their big-screen debut and gave it a complete redesign. Listening to fans was clearly worth it as the film became a box office hit at launch.
As for what follows, we will just have to wait and see. Sega of America CEO Ivo Gerscovich says some “really exciting” news is on the way for Sonic’s 30th anniversary, which the company can’t wait to share. What kind of revelation would you like to see for Sonic’s birthday next year? Tell us below.
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