Takashi Iizuka
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Oct 12, 2026
JoePANELIST
There was a recent interview with Takashi...
JoePANELIST
Iizuka, general producer of the Sonic franchise, he admitted that different Sonic projects were starved and that only recently were they given enough money to make one new Sonic game per year.
JoePANELIST
He also said to not expect Sonic remasters because they would rather make new games with what little Sega give them.
JoePANELIST
So what are the chances of Sonic Team making new IP now?
Justin BakerHOST
out of there.
Justin BakerHOST
And finally, Sonic team lead Takashi Izuka revealed that Sega nearly canceled the entire Sonic the Hedgehog franchise prior to the release of the Sonic the Hedgehog movie.
Chris SaturnHOST
Yeah, apparently it was sales of recent Sonic games were so bleak at that point that they were just done.
Chris SaturnHOST
And the Sonic movie did well enough that they were like, okay.
CaspiusHOST
We don't get what we want this week.
CaspiusHOST
Well, the current Sonic boss is Takashi Iizuka, and he has been giving interviews, and one of them he said, this was a month ago, he said that Sega were ready to cancel the Sonic franchise, the whole thing, just to be done with it, saying we're not gonna make any more Sonic games.
CaspiusHOST
That's it, we're done.
CaspiusHOST
So that was a thing that nearly happened.
DavidPANELIST
Yeah.
DavidPANELIST
To be honest, we believe that Sonic is still only halfway to reaching its full potential, says Takashi Iizuka.
DavidPANELIST
When we created the first Sonic the Hedgehog, the development team at the time used to say, let's aim for Disney.
DavidPANELIST
Oh, no. Yeah, gotta be the voice.
Brad EllisHOST
This one's for Sonic.
Brad EllisHOST
Sonic team head Takashi Iizuka says So- Sega was planning to end the Sonic series entirely at one point.
Brad EllisHOST
And he said, "It's been 35 years, which means it has been longer than actually my children.
Brad EllisHOST
So I look upon this franchise like some sort of my own son," Iizuka replied, saying that the series has had numerous ups and downs.
BenHOST
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BenHOST
Sega wanted to cancel the entire Sonic series, but the first movie saved it, says Sonic Team head Iizuka.
BenHOST
[laughs]
SaraHOST
So funny.
Jesse DeRosaHOST
Apparently, the headline says, Sonic the Hedgehog Boss believes the series is only halfway to its potential.
Jesse DeRosaHOST
I just thought this was such a funny quote because Takashi Izuka, who is like the head of Sonic, basically, says this is a translated quote, but a quote he says in Japanese.
Jesse DeRosaHOST
To be honest, we believe that Sonic is still only halfway to reaching his full potential.
Jesse DeRosaHOST
When we created the first Sonic the Hedgehog, the development team at the time used to say, let's aim for Disney.
Tamoor HussainGUEST
Lizuka.
Blessing Adeoye Jr.HOST
Takashi Iizuka.
Blessing Adeoye Jr.HOST
I keep fucking it up because the capital I-
Tamoor HussainGUEST
I
Blessing Adeoye Jr.HOST
... looks like an L to me.
Blessing Adeoye Jr.HOST
Takashi Iizuka has said he believes the franchise is only halfway to reaching its full potential.
Tamoor HussainGUEST
That's a horrifying statement.
Blessing Adeoye Jr.HOST
We fucking did it.
ElliotHOST
Luke, what else has been happening?
LukeHOST
Interesting interview with Sonic the Hedgehog game director Takashi Izuka.
LukeHOST
It was revealed this week that he said apparently that Sonic the Hedgehog as a franchise was almost cancelled if not for the success of the Sonic the Hedgehog movies.
LukeHOST
Yes, Bree, the movie saved the day.
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