Sega Planned to Kill Sonic the Hedgehog Before Movie Success
"There had been bad times..." Sega bosses were ready to ditch Sonic the Hedgehog before the franchise's hugely-successful live-action movie helped change their minds. That's according to Sonic Team leader and development veteran Takashi Iizuka, who has worked as a designer, director and producer on more than 30 games featuring Sega's mascot over the …
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"There had been bad times..."
Sega bosses were ready to ditch Sonic the Hedgehog before the franchise's hugely-successful live-action movie helped change their minds.
That's according to Sonic Team leader and development veteran Takashi Iizuka, who has worked as a designer, director and producer on more than 30 games featuring Sega's mascot over the …
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- 55 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 22, 2026
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- Tom Phillips
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- Ign Middle East