20 years of Sonic the Hedgehog

5 January 2011

The SEGA Corporation is proud to announce that their company mascot – Sonic the Hedgehog – will celebrate his 20th anniversary on June 23, 2011.

Sonic made his first appearance on video game consoles back in 1991 with the release of Sonic The Hedgehog on the SEGA Mega Drive console (aka SEGA Genesis).

Sonic the Hedgehog quickly became a popular gaming icon due to his super fast speed and his cool, edgy character. In the twenty years that the video games have been available, Sonic the Hedgehog has notched up over 70 million units sold worldwide.

As well as videogames, SEGA’s iconic blue hedgehog has enjoyed huge success in areas such as comics, apparel and toys and has even starred in his own animated series.

SEGA Corporation will be celebrating this special year in style with events around the world, details of which will be released throughout the Sonic the Hedgehog 20th anniversary year of 2011.

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