Sonic Being Replaced?

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Sonic Being Replaced?; False rumor by gaming blog
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Eren Jaeger	Apr 29 2013, 06:15 AM Post #1
"I will kill ALL of the Titans!" Posts: 2,305 Group: S Rank Hero Member #12,433 Joined: October 2, 2011 Gender: Male	Replacing Sonic? Before anyone's tits go crazy, this is false. They are doing a fan competition for SEGA Raw but the new character is not going to be replacing Sonic. I went ahead and did my research on this ahead of time because I almost believed it but the article just seemed too invalid. BUT.... Being the Sonic fans majority of us are, me falling in the category of "die-hard", how would you feel if SEGA DID replace Sonic as their mascot or abandoned Sonic altogether? Would you be able to still passionately follow SEGA if they did replace him or even give the new mascot a chance? In my opinion, Sonic's a great character. I feel trying to replace him, a large number of fans would revolt against it, leaving SEGA with horrible sales and having to backtrack and ultimately apologize to their fanbase. Most Sonic fans only share spite for their recent blunders in the gimmick world when it came to Sonic. They're pulling themselves from their grave, so they'd be foolish to halt their quest with Sonic back on the rise.
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[Mika] Gumi	Apr 29 2013, 06:38 AM Post #2
Sandopolis Act 2 Posts: 2,338 Group: S Rank Hero Member #13,165 Joined: July 28, 2012 Gender: Female Game Currently Playing: Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag	I would personally stop caring about SEGA, since I am more of a Sonic fan; not a SEGA fan. Anyways, SEGA dropping Sonic would be like Nintedo dropping Mario, wouldn't it?
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YamiShadow	Apr 29 2013, 06:46 AM Post #3
Flying Battery Act 1 Posts: 918 Group: C Rank Hero Member #12,994 Joined: May 25, 2012 Gender: Male Country: Canada Game Currently Playing: Final Fantasy X HD	Honestly speaking, I don't pay a lot of attention to Sega as it is. xD; If they dropped Sonic, literally the only other game of theirs that I have my eyes on at the moment is Phantasy Star Online 2. But, even then, I'm not a huge fan of MMOs, so Sega would basically have me as one of those 'interested from a distance' people who don't really ever buy the game but look it up and such.
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Eren Jaeger	Apr 29 2013, 07:09 AM Post #4
"I will kill ALL of the Titans!" Posts: 2,305 Group: S Rank Hero Member #12,433 Joined: October 2, 2011 Gender: Male	True, I see myself more as a Sonic fan versus a SEGA fan. So I wouldn't see myself following their further exploits. That also raises a good point because Sonic opens the gateway for Sonic fans to be locked in as SEGA fans. Getting rid of Sonic eliminates millions of fans that they would lose out on.
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[Mika] Gumi	Apr 29 2013, 11:34 AM Post #5
Sandopolis Act 2 Posts: 2,338 Group: S Rank Hero Member #13,165 Joined: July 28, 2012 Gender: Female Game Currently Playing: Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag	So, it would be a bad business strategy. Unless they were trying to get a new mascot that would captivate the next generation in some way; then, the strategy could be seen as business plans for the future...
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Agent LacenMC	Apr 29 2013, 12:05 PM Post #6
I don't know where I'm going. Posts: 1,155 Group: =SB= Website Deputy Member #293 Joined: November 26, 2006 Gender: Male Country: United States of America Playstation Network ID: BenLacen Xbox Live Gamertag: LacenMC 3DS Friend Code: 232063738346	Sonic is SEGA. They rise and fall together. If Sonic goes, SEGA goes. Nobody is gonna drop him. Even considering that is silly of the company, unless they just didn't want to produce anything anymore.
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UltraMothra	Apr 29 2013, 01:21 PM Post #7
Hydrocity Act 1 Posts: 79 Group: C Rank Adventurer Member #13,527 Joined: April 22, 2013 Game Currently Playing: Godzilla Unleashed, Sonic Colors	As much as Sonic has come too far to not be a mascot, the fanbase is indeed bad... just look at the furries and parodies out on the internet...



Eren Jaeger	Apr 29 2013, 01:24 PM Post #8
"I will kill ALL of the Titans!" Posts: 2,305 Group: S Rank Hero Member #12,433 Joined: October 2, 2011 Gender: Male	Lacen puts it the best. Getting rid of Sonic is basically SEGA committing suicide. They've just built him up too much. Sony has killed Spyro and Crash Bandicoot but they have a huge market to fall back on. SEGA doesn't have much backbone opposite of Sonic. SEGA making a new mascot would be a way to bring more respect to SEGA's name outside of them solely being known for Sonic.
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CrystalGlass	Apr 29 2013, 09:29 PM Post #9
Rated E for EVERYONE!!! Posts: 269 Group: B Rank Guardian Member #12,940 Joined: May 7, 2012	There is no way that Sega would have the guts to replace Sonic. The wrath of the fans would be too great.



Lord Bowie	Apr 30 2013, 04:33 AM Post #10
What is the difference between a duck? Posts: 4,799 Group: Former Monarchs Member #7,312 Joined: April 10, 2008 Playstation Network ID: Allbowdown Xbox Live Gamertag: allbowdown	Sonic is not irreplaceable, you can't get in that sort of mindset. I believe he is very safe as the mascot of SEGA, he still has a big following, he is in the video game hall of fame, and he's simply iconic and too likable as well as a character that can appeal to a wide range of audiences which is hard to pull off. He hasn't had the best game releases for awhile, but he hasn't been a complete disaster either from a sales standpoint, even when critics say his games are bad, his fan base still buy it to see for themselves and more often than not the games make the buyer happy, Unleashed, Generations, and Chronicles were all enjoyable for me and people really liked Colors... so the belief that he's been some sort of train wreck isn't exactly correct. As long as people like the character and the product it's associated with.. and as long as it makes money, the image is safe.
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Retro-Chaos X	Apr 30 2013, 11:41 AM Post #11
Hydrocity Act 2 Posts: 116 Group: B Rank Adventurer Member #13,427 Joined: February 9, 2013 Gender: Male Xbox Live Gamertag: v aMaaZeD x Game Currently Playing: Sonic Adventure 2	I'd really hate it if SEGA made a new mascot, they just wouldn't be able to top Sonic anyway, but if they do replace or get rid of him, then I will probably stop following SEGA, after all, about 90% of SEGA games I play are Sonic games, the rest are just classics like NiGHTS.
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Ravenfreak	Apr 30 2013, 05:33 PM Post #12
Sonic and Raven! :3 Posts: 441 Group: D Rank Knight Member #13,537 Joined: April 29, 2013 Gender: Female Country: United States of America Xbox Live Gamertag: DARKSOUL12 3DS Friend Code: 3136-7398-6351 Steam ID: http://steamcommunity.com/id/TheRavenfreak/ Game Currently Playing: Beyond Oasis	It would be a HUGE mistake on Sega's part if they were to replace Sonic. Although the company has some other decent franchises, the first thing that comes to most gamers minds when they hear Sega is Sonic the Hedgehog. Of course I read all about this before so I knew from the get-go that he wasn't being replaced. There's already been some interesting entries so far, I wonder who's will win? Also CWC seemed to have read that false blog entry, and complained about it stating that it's a bad move on Sega's part. :V Edited by Ravenfreak, Apr 30 2013, 05:33 PM.
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HollyYoshi	Apr 30 2013, 06:51 PM Post #13
I object to your claims Posts: 15,025 Group: =SB= Queens Member #9,640 Joined: January 9, 2009 Gender: Female Country: United States of America 3DS Friend Code: 1891-1489-0768 Nintendo ID: Agent_Blaire Game Currently Playing: Yoshi's Island	How would I feel? Let me be honest. I'm not as much a SEGA fan as I'm a Sonic fan. If SEGA were to replace Sonic, I don't see me having much interested in the company anymore.



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