Sega was considering canceling the Sonic franchise until its first movie was a huge success that saved its flagship series.

"There had been bad times..." ...

Throughout Sonic's 35-year history, the game franchise has had its ups and downs, and according to series's creative officer, ...

Sonic franchise cancellation was once discussed at Sega, Takashi Iizuka says. The 2020 movie changed the series' direction.

Sonic creative officer Takashi Iizuka says Sega nearly cancelled the franchise before the 2020 film, and that Shadow the Hedgehog was meant to die for good.

During a recent interview at the Tokyo Game Show, Sonic boss Takashi Iizuka recalled both the good and bad times. "During the worst times, I was ...

In a bit of news that sounds completely unbelievable, Sonic series producer Takashi Iizuka has stated that Sega was ready to cancel the Sonic series until the ...

The head of Sonic Team revealed that the series was in danger of being cancelled by SEGA at one stage, but 2020's Sonic movie ...

Sonic Team veteran Takashi Iizuka says Sega nearly retired Sonic the Hedgehog before Paramount’s hit 2020 film revived the franchise and fueled major growth in licensing revenue. Despite Sonic’s ...

Sega was close to shutting the Sonic franchise down when the first movie's success proved the character could still work ...

Elsewhere in the interview, Iizuka said that Sega had also planned to kill off the Shadow the Hedgehog character, but his popularity convinced it to change its mind – something that pleased Iizuka ...