[Sonic IP continues to expand, and various projects performed well but "Superstar" did not meet expectations] Sega Chairman Uchimi Shufumi recently admitted in an interview with the media Eurogamer that "Sonic: Superstar" did not meet Sega's expectations (officially in the In an investor Q&A session in February, it was stated that the crash of "Mario Surprise" was one of the reasons for poor sales). This game is the latest in the 2D side-scrolling Sonic series, launched in October last year. Utsumi said: In terms of innovation, "Unknown Frontier" has achieved good results, but the results of "Superstar" in the classic genre are somewhat disappointing. Utsumi said that the newly launched "Sonic x Shadow: Generations Reboot" is performing well. The company is expanding Sonic's reach through a cross-media strategy, and its games will remain at the core of the franchise. Sega announced "Sonic Racing: Cross World" at this year's TGA, and the release date has not yet been announced.