SEGA Affirms Sonic Frontiers Outperformed in Sales, Joyous About the Impressive Reception in the US

Currently, Sonic games are trending on the list of gamers. Developed by SEGA, Sonic games entertained the fans for long. Following the franchise’s popularity, fans demanded some Sonic the Hedgehog kind of fun. Recently, gamers spotted the company applying for a new trademark license. Developers seemed not to spill the beans yet but looking at the trademark category, fans were quite obvious. Although the news wasn’t officially confirmed, Sonic fans seemed excited to look forward to new developments under the Sonic banner. 

Recently, Sonic Frontiers again hit the limelight. A recent announcement by Nintendo’s official Twitter profile created massive news about Sonic Frontiers popularity among the fans. 

Sonic Frontiers ruling the market

Sonic Frontiers was developed by SEGA and debuted in November of 2022 on Nintendo’s Switch. Within days of its release, this action-adventure game automatically received many positive compliments from the fans. Sonic Frontiers’ craze is quite evident looking at the game’s astounding sales statistics.

Recently, Nintendo’s official Twitter announced that this game even broke the expectation of the company president- “Sonic Frontiers sold more than SEGA anticipated, says company president.” Nintendo confirmed that after its release, Sonic Frontiers sold almost over 3.5 million copies of the game to date. Publishers confirmed the game to be a huge hit. 

In an interview with Famitsu magazine, SEGA’s president Yukio Sugino discussed Sonic frontiers in detail. He confirmed how this game brought more than expected revenue for the company. Following the news, Sugino also spoke about receiving appraisals from North American Sonic fans. For the team, this approval meant a path forward to global players. 

Fans appreciating Sonic Frontier’s success

Sonic Frontier’s massive success on the market left the internet divided. The comment thread of the Twitter announcement showed mixed reactions from the fans. People were spotted criticizing the game- “if only the game was good.”

Fans seemed to disapprove of Sonic’s global venture- “When a Sonic game is good, it doesn’t get self-destroyed by word of mouth. Who knew?”

Some of the people also commented about their wishes on some more developments in the action-adventure genre- “Because we want more adventure style games!!!!!”

Nintendo’s Sonic Frontiers seemed to receive praise from some of the fans as well.

Overall, Sonic fans seemed that this result was well-deserved by the SEGA team after their investing so much hard work in Sonic Frontiers- “Deserved. That game was so worth it.”

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Sonic Frontiers is available on Nintendo’s Switch, Steam, PlayStation 4 and 5 with Xbox Series X/S, One. What are your views on the game? Share with us.

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