Sonic the Hedgehog, the video game created by Sega, celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2021. Originally conceived as a high-speed rival to Nintendo’s widely popular Mario video game, Sonic was created by Sega’s lead programmer Yuji Naka. When it was released for Sega’s Mega Drive 16-bit games console, the game sold 22.2 million copies worldwide, briefly putting Sega’s Mega Drive at the top spot. Today, Sonic is available to buy, and playable on the smartphone.
A standalone Sonic the Hedgehog platformer game hasn’t been released since Sonic Forces, which was created in 2017 to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the franchise. More recently the franchise came out with spin-off Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and racing game Team Sonic Racing in 2019.
The event will feature special guests alongside SEGA’s Sonic team to unveil the news, and will take place on the official Sonic the Hedgehog Twitch and YouTube channels. As an additional treat for fans, Sega collaborated with Liquid+ Arcade to create the video campaign “Unstoppable,” which celebrates the franchise and its fans throughout the years.
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