SEGA admits to making too many Sonic games that were poor quality, sees future of the brand as 'brilliant'

The following comments come from Sega West boss Mike Hayes…

“(SEGA has been) making too many Sonic games. The development teams now know what they need to do. The thing we’ve subsequently found – and it’s not rocket science – is that we have two very distinct audiences for Sonic. We’ve got us lot sitting around the table that’s the original fanbase, which is huge, and then we’ve got a younger audience that just sees Sonic as a good icon but they want a game that’s relevant to them. I do acknowledge that the quality of some of the earlier games was certainly not where we would have liked to have been. Now the development teams are very clear where they need to try and craft their games going forward. And actually now they’ve got the bit between their teeth, it’s quite a single-minded process for them to try and improve on that.”

The following comments come from Sonic brand director David Corless…

“I do think that over the last few years there’s been a real uplift. I think we’re in a very strong position knowing what’s coming next with Generations and Mario & Sonic London. The vision we’ve got for Sonic beyond is brilliant.”

What do you think, gang? Should we believe what SEGA has to say this time around? Sonic Colors was pretty great, after all…

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