Sega Leadership Considered Ending Sonic The Hedgehog Before Movie Success

By Chris Scullion · Video Games Chronicle · 2026-09-22

According to reporting from Video Games Chronicle, Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka revealed that Sega executives previously discussed shuttering the entire Sonic the Hedgehog franchise during a period of low performance. Iizuka claims he was forced to lobby internal stakeholders t

According to reporting from Video Games Chronicle, Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka revealed that Sega executives previously discussed shuttering the entire Sonic the Hedgehog franchise during a period of low performance. Iizuka claims he was forced to lobby internal stakeholders t