Sonic Superstars Thought of a Disappointment by SEGA President

SEGA president Shuji Utsumi has admitted that final 12 months’s 2D sport Sonic Superstars was a “disappointment” in comparison with different latest releases of the franchise.

The sport generated each constructive and unfavourable critiques from followers, finally failing to satisfy SEGA’s gross sales expectations. In a latest interview with Eurogamer, president Utsumi launched a press release concerning the failure of Sonic Superstars in addition to how wonderful the discharge of Sonic X Shadow Generations did compared.

“We had been attempting to do one thing artistic with Sonic Frontiers. With Sonic Superstars it turned out to be a disappointment, when it comes to the result in comparison with what we delivered. This time we’ve Sonic X Shadow Generations and the subsequent Sonic film, so we’re pushing issues within the transmedia course – films and video games working in concord to make issues larger. However the core [of the experience] is the sport. The sport must be superb or else there isn’t a transmedia impact.

The Sonic X Shadow Generations sport is definitely superb, I’d say superior, action-wise. However beginning subsequent 12 months, it’s going to be the subsequent degree, as you’ll simply see at TGA.”

Sonic Superstars was first launched in October 2023 as an intentional return to the basic Genesis fashion of the Sonic franchise. The sport centered on options akin to pace, four-player co-operative play, new powers, and obstacles related to the Chaos Emeralds. The sport even re-introduced an outdated character, Fang the Hunter. The sport was welcomed with combined receptions from gamers upon launch. There have been additionally questions concerning the sport not having as a lot consideration as anticipated as a consequence of it being launched similtaneously Tremendous Mario Bros. Surprise.

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