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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 [b] is a character created by the Japanese game developers Yuji Naka and Naoto Ohshima. He is the star of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and the mascot of the Japanese video game company Sega. Sonic is an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who can run at supersonic speed, hence his name.
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] [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 [a] is a video game series and media franchise created by the Japanese developers Yuji Naka, Naoto Ohshima, and Hirokazu Yasuhara for Sega.The franchise follows Sonic, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who battles the evil Doctor Eggman, a mad scientist.
The Sega Genesis, known as the Mega Drive [b] outside North America, is a 16-bit fourth generation home video game console developed and sold by Sega. It was Sega's third console and the successor to the Master System. Sega released it in 1988 in Japan as the Mega Drive, and in 1989 in North America as the Genesis.
Fast forward two years, and we already have a sequel, “Sonic the Hedgehog 2,” that ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ Review: Knuckles and Tails Join the Sega Mascot in Rush-Job Sequel Skip to main ...
Sonic the Hedgehog was the best-selling home video game of 1991, [108] with 2 million copies sold worldwide by the end of the year, [109] becoming Sega's best-selling home video game up until then. [110] In 1991, Sonic the Hedgehog helped Sega generate a gross revenue of $1 billion in console sales and capture a 65% share of the European ...