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MYSTERIOUS: Takashi iizuka - What They Never Told You

Somewhere at Sonic Team is a whole "roadmap of Sonic titles," says head honcho Takashi Iizuka, and the devs "think about which game to release in which year"

Which year will a new Chao Garden fit in?

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Sonic the Hedgehog's Takashi Iizuka said Sonic Adventure remakes aren't happening, but Sega just filed a trademark that's fueling hopes for a Shadow the Hedgehog revival

I think the 2005 blunder deserves the remake treatment more than Adventure

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Sonic Racing: CrossWorld's cross-play was "leagues more difficult" than any other part of development, but including it was crucial for good matchmaking

Sonic Racing: CrossWorld introducing cross-play was a long, tricky process for Sonic Team

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Sonic the Hedgehog's Takashi Iizuka says a remake of Sonic Adventure isn't in the works because Sega developers "could make a brand new game instead"

"Instead of using all that time and energy to remake a game that people have already experienced"

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I spoke to Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac’s producers about the two-way collaboration and what excites them most about the upcoming kart racer

I chatted with Sega’s Takashi Iizuka and Bandai Namco’s Yuji Yoshii at Gamescom 2025.

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"Mario Kart World won't have any influence" on Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, but like everyone else, Sega was "somewhat expecting a new Mario Kart to be released soon" even before its reveal

Sonic series producer Takashi Iizuka says the Sonic Racing team was "surprised" by Mario Kart World, but also kind of not

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Iizuka explains how Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds DLC guest characters were chosen and why they don’t have voices

At gamescom, Destructoid zoomed through an interview with the head of Sonic Team.

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It's so over: Sonic boss Takashi Iizuka says there are "currently no plans" for Sonic Adventure remakes as they would take "as much time and energy as it would to make a new title"

Sounds like we will never see Eggman pee on the moon in HD

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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds mirrors Mario Kart World's move away from traditional 3-lap races with tracks that put you in a whole "different universe"

But how popular will it be?

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Veteran Sonic producer says Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds team completely removed items from the game if they were too "stressful" or let players "win all the time"

Maybe Nintendo could learn a lesson or two

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10 years ago, Sega producer was convinced he had to "save" Sonic the Hedgehog from certain death: "This brand isn't going to be around for much longer"

"The Sonic brand was not in a very positive space"

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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is getting Minecraft characters and Hatsune Miku to make sure people are "not just playing it when it comes out, having fun, and that being it"

"We need to support [it] and make sure people are having fun and getting a fresh experience for as long as possible"

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"It looks like Nintendo did a good job" – Sonic boss Takashi Iizuka says Mario Kart World looks more like an action game, whereas Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds "really" focuses on racing and competitive play

I don't see Minecraft Steve in Mario Kart though

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Sonic Racing: Crossworlds just declared war on Mario Kart by becoming the true Smash Bros. of kart racers, bringing drivers from Minecraft, Persona, Yakuza—oh, and Hatsune Miku

A new challenger approaches.

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Sonic's Takashi Iizuka dunks on Mario Kart World as Sonic Racing: Crossworlds unveils Hatsune Miku, Persona 5, and Minecraft Steve

No sign of SpongeBob yet though.

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"We were honouring Sonic's holistic history which includes both designs": 13 years on, Takashi Iizuka reveals why Sonic Generations need twice the 'hogs

Feature | The Making of Sonic Generations – Retro Gamer talk with Sonic Team creative director Takashi Iizuka about the game's original 20th anniversary release

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Sonic the Hedgehog boss says the PS5 Pro justifies its $700 price and could allow for newer games "that can express the speed of Sonic”

That's all Sony ever had to say

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Sonic Team director dashes hopes for a standalone Chao Garden: 'We can't just break it off and make it a thing'

Couldn't you, though?

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Shadow the Hedgehog is "not Vegeta in any way," and is "not friends with Sonic," his creator says

"Shadow is not like that. I never want him to be like that"

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Shadow the Hedgehog co-creator says Sonic 3 is a "really, really good movie"

The threequel has Takashi Iizuka's seal of approval

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Sonic Team lead can't help himself, wonders "how have we gotten to 30 years with no RPGs" and hopes to make the forbidden Sonic RPG before he retires

The sands of time have largely forgotten the Sonic RPG that already exists

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Iizuka says Shadow the Hedgehog wasn't inspired by Vegeta, but fans have receipts that say otherwise

I don't care if the scouter says otherwise, I know a Vegeta when I see one.

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30 years later, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is still a stone-cold classic: "We wanted to make the third game more epic than Sonic 2"

Interview | In conversation with the creators of Sonic 3 and its expansion Sonic & Knuckles

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‘Cool, timeless and enigmatic’: Sonic the Hedgehog’s creators on taking him back to the 90s

Longtime Sonic caretaker Takashi Iizuka talks about new game Sonic Superstars, perfecting the platformer, and the blue blur’s longstanding rivalry with Mario

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Sonic Superstars’ Naoto Ohshima and Takashi Iizuka on bringing the series back to its roots

We chatted to Sonic Superstars producers Naoto Ohshima and Takashi Iizuka at Gamescom about the upcoming 2D title.

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