Thread:NaturalFreshOtter00/@comment-32058977-20180811175043/@comment-32058977-20180811182840

1. The North American commercials that constantly insulted Nintendo and Sony and were borderline Smear Campaigns.

2. They ended their deal with Archie Comics, ending the Archie Sonic comic series as a result, much to the disappointment of many Sonic fans.

3. They focus way too much on Sonic the Hedgehog and ignore most of their other franchises. While they still support a few, Sonic takes way too much priority for Sega. They also don't stick with what the Sonic fanbase likes. The fans are now completely polarized about what is good for Sonic, which has resulted in a few Sonic games ranging from decent to awful.

4. Sega used to be a powerful first-party console developer that competed with Sony and Nintendo but constant conflicts between Sega of Japan and Sega of America and terrible mismanagement caused a large chain of flops led to them restructuring themselves in 2001. Now, ironically, they release games for Nintendo and Sony consoles.

5. Ever since Sonic's creator Yuji Naka left Sega, most of their Sonic games have been met with mixed to negative reception. The worst being: Sonic 06, some ports of Sonic unleashed, and Sonic boom: rise of lyric. Sonic mania, heir most well received game in recent years, wasn't even made by Sonic team, but rather by a group of beloved Sonic fans, many of whom made Sonic fan games in the past.

6. They never bothered with releasing patches for Sonic the Hedgehog (2006). They're fully aware of how ruthless and dedicated the Sonic fanbase is and will do anything to defend them on their behalf, even when the games are undeniably terrible and obviously unfinished.