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| Added: <p>'''''Sonic the Hedgehog''''' (ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ, <em>Sonikku za Hejjihoggu</em>) is a [[/wiki/video_game|video game]] franchise created by Japanese developers [[/wiki/Yuji_Naka|Yuji Naka]], [[/wiki/Naoto_Ohshima|Naoto Ohshima]], and [[/wiki/Hirokazu_Yasuhara|Hirokazu Yasuhara]] for [[/wiki/Sega|Sega]]. It is the company’s flagship series and was conceived to provide Sega with a mascot capable of rivaling [[/wiki/Mario|Nintendo’s Mario]].</p> | |
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| Added: <p>The franchise made its debut on June 21, 1991 with the release of the original ''[[/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(1991_video_game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. Its success established Sega as a leading video game company in the early 1990s and sparked a fierce business rivalry with Nintendo.</p> | |
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| Added: <p>The series follows [[/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(character)|Sonic]], an [[/wiki/anthropomorphic|anthropomorphic]] blue [[/wiki/hedgehog|hedgehog]] with [[/wiki/supersonic_speed|supersonic speed]], who battles the [[/wiki/Doctor_Eggman|mad scientist Doctor Eggman]] and his army of robots. The mainline games are [[/wiki/platformer|platformers]] developed mostly by [[/wiki/Sonic_Team|Sonic Team]], while spin-offs produced by various studios explore genres such as [[/wiki/racing_game|racing]], [[/wiki/fighting_game|fighting]], [[/wiki/party_game|party]], and [[/wiki/sports_game|sports]]. The franchise also encompasses [[/wiki/List_of_Sonic_the_Hedgehog_printed_media|printed media]], [[/wiki/List_of_Sonic_the_Hedgehog_features|animations]], films, and merchandise.</p> | |
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