Sega’s Executive Director Wants Sonic Games And Movies To “Surpass Mario”

“That is my goal as a Sonic lover”.

Sonic the Hedgehog started out as a rival to Mario, but since then, the two mascots have gone on to star in a number of games together. Still, this doesn’t necessarily mean the days of competition are over.

In a new Sega interview (translated by Noisypixel’s Ryuji), Sega’s executive director and self-confessed “Sonic lover” Osamu Ohashi mentioned how he personally wants to see Sonic “catch” Mario and surpass him in terms of popularity. He didn’t hold back, either – mentioning how he wants the blue blur’s games and mvoies to be “bigger” than Mario and for him to eventually have a USJ theme park attraction.

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