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A video game mascot is a mascot that is used by video game companies to promote both the company and their specific video game series and franchises. [1] Video game mascots are sometimes considered to be similar to those at sporting events , with larger-than-life animals, such as Pikachu or Crash Bandicoot . [ 1 ]
Sonic the Hedgehog [a] [1] is a blue anthropomorphic hedgehog and the main protagonist of the series. Developed as a replacement for their existing Alex Kidd mascot, as well as Sega's response to Mario, his first appearance was in the arcade game Rad Mobile as a cameo, before making his official debut in Sonic the Hedgehog (1991).
Sonic the Hedgehog is Sega's flagship franchise and one of the bestselling video game franchises, selling over 140 million copies by 2016 and grossing over $5 billion as of 2014. Series sales and free-to-play mobile game downloads totaled 1.77 billion as of 2024.
Sonic made a cameo appearance in the arcade game Rad Mobile (1990) before starring in Sonic the Hedgehog, a platform game for the Sega Genesis, in 1991. Sega sought a mascot to compete with Nintendo 's Mario , and Ohshima designed Sonic based on a prototype programmed by Naka.
Sonic the Hedgehog has been Sega's mascot since the character's introduction in 1991. While Sega was seeking a flagship series to compete with Nintendo's Mario series along with a character to serve as a company mascot, Naoto Ohshima designed "a teal hedgehog with red shoes."
Sonic the Hedgehog, [a] trademarked Sonic The Hedgehog, [1] is a blue anthropomorphic hedgehog and the main protagonist of the series. Developed as a replacement for their existing Alex Kidd mascot, as well as Sega's response to Mario, his first appearance was in the arcade game Rad Mobile as a cameo, before making his official debut in Sonic the Hedgehog (1991).
Naka was the lead programmer on "Sonic the Hedgehog" and created the iconic Sega mascot's swift, spin-balling fluidity with artist Naoto Ohshima in the 1990s to compete with Nintendo's Mario Bros ...
Eggman made a cameo appearance in the 1991 TeraDrive game Puzzle Construction before his full debut in the Sega Genesis game Sonic the Hedgehog later that year. Ohshima designed Eggman as one of several pitches for a mascot character to compete with Nintendo 's Mario .