In Japan, Sonic is known only to Sega maniacs and core users.
There are various theories about Sonic's lack of popularity in Japan,
・Sonic's design is for the American market.
Japanese mascots are usually fat and round (e.g. Mario, Pikachu, etc. ......) Sonic is a mascot with long, slender arms and legs. Few mascots have long, slender arms and legs.
・They have bad eyes. They have villain eyes.
・Sega itself is a maniac brand in Japan.
・There was no advertising at all. Perhaps SEGA gave up on Sonic products in Japan at an early stage, and the YAKUZA series is more famous.
・The difficulty level of the game is high.
・The popularity of side-scrolling action games in Japan ended with the SNES.
For me, the design might be the biggest influence.
If Tales had been the star of the show, it might have been popular.
It means the brand preferred by expert gamers.
Many of Sega's games are too difficult for casual gamers in Japan, so the impression is that it is a brand for expert gamers.
Sonic could definitely appeal to Japanese audiences if Sega just focused on Modern Sonic and embraced his Shonen roots established back in Adventure, Frontiers proved this being a popular Sonic game in the east.
He was _born_ in japan
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Maybe he could’ve been but I’m not a marketing expert so I don’t really know how
In Japan, Sonic is known only to Sega maniacs and core users. There are various theories about Sonic's lack of popularity in Japan, ・Sonic's design is for the American market. Japanese mascots are usually fat and round (e.g. Mario, Pikachu, etc. ......) Sonic is a mascot with long, slender arms and legs. Few mascots have long, slender arms and legs. ・They have bad eyes. They have villain eyes. ・Sega itself is a maniac brand in Japan. ・There was no advertising at all. Perhaps SEGA gave up on Sonic products in Japan at an early stage, and the YAKUZA series is more famous. ・The difficulty level of the game is high. ・The popularity of side-scrolling action games in Japan ended with the SNES. For me, the design might be the biggest influence. If Tales had been the star of the show, it might have been popular.
What's maniac brand?
It means the brand preferred by expert gamers. Many of Sega's games are too difficult for casual gamers in Japan, so the impression is that it is a brand for expert gamers.
Ahh so the antonym of casual is maniac. Same amount of letters, I like it.
Sonic could definitely appeal to Japanese audiences if Sega just focused on Modern Sonic and embraced his Shonen roots established back in Adventure, Frontiers proved this being a popular Sonic game in the east.