Throughout Sega’s Q&A session for its Q3 monetary outcomes (thanks, Nintendo Every thing), the agency has lastly acknowledged that releasing Sonic Superstars proper subsequent to Nintendo’s personal Tremendous Mario Bros. Marvel most likely wasn’t the very best thought. Although after all, it would not point out Nintendo’s flagship by identify.
Sonic Superstars (which prices greater than Tremendous Mario Marvel on digital storefronts, by the way in which) was fairly effectively acquired upon launch and acquired a stable rating of 8/10 from yours really, however contemplating the vital acclaim acquired by Tremendous Mario Marvel (to not point out the hype generated by The Tremendous Mario Bros. Film earlier within the 12 months), it is truthfully no shock that Sega’s platformer failed to fulfill expectations.
When requested how Sega would consider Sonic Celebrity’s efficiency, it acknowledged:
“Though Sonic Superstars has usually been effectively acquired by those that have performed it, the timing of the launch coincided with competing titles in the identical style, and it has been wanting the preliminary forecast. The strategic enlargement of Sonic IP is progressing effectively, and we are going to proceed to work to extend repeat gross sales of this title.”
State the apparent, why do not you. After all, we’ve got to acknowledge that after a date is locked in for a significant title like Sonic Superstars, it could take a big upheaval to shift it. Nonetheless, certainly this might have been prevented, proper?
The agency additionally defended its launch of Sonic x Shadow Generations later this 12 months when a query posited whether or not releasing Sonic titles in fast succession might harm the IP:
“The just lately introduced SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS’ is scheduled for launch on the timing when the third installment of the Sonic film following the consecutive hits is scheduled for launch and we’re positioning it as an necessary title in our transmedia technique. Throughout the sequence, we’re additionally creating the titles with range in genres, and we consider that steady supply of the enchantment of IP is the important thing to our technique with a view to broaden this IP.”
The jury is, after all, nonetheless out on Sonic X Shadow Generations, however we will no less than see the technique behind this one.