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The Sonic Team has also worked on television series adaptations of one of their most popular games they've developed and the basis of the name for the development team, Sonic.
 
The Sonic Team has also worked on television series adaptations of one of their most popular games they've developed and the basis of the name for the development team, Sonic.
  
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Sonic Team is one of the few research and development divisions within Sega that has not seen a significant overhaul in recent years. They have been merged with other departments however, such as [[United Game Artists]] in 2003, and obtained the assets of [[Compile]]'s [[Puyo Puyo (series)|Puyo Puyo series]] when they went bust in 2002. There was also a brief period in the early 1990s where many of Sonic Team's staff moved over to [[Sega Technical Institute]] in the US. In recent times, Sonic Team have been known to collaborate with other development teams, such as [[Dimps]], [[Smilebit]] and even [[Nintendo]].  
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Sonic Team is one of the few research and development divisions within Sega that has not seen a significant overhaul in recent years. They have been merged with other departments however, such as [[United Game Artists]] in 2003, and obtained the assets of [[Compile]]'s [[:Category:Puyo Puyo|Puyo Puyo (series)]] when they went bust in 2002. There was also a brief period in the early 1990s where many of Sonic Team's staff moved over to [[Sega Technical Institute]] in the US. In recent times, Sonic Team have been known to collaborate with other development teams, such as [[Dimps]], [[Smilebit]] and even [[Nintendo]].  
  
 
==Softography==
 
==Softography==

Revision as of 02:34, 26 January 2011

Sonic Team logo.

One of SEGA's most loved creatives, Sonic Team took their name from their phenomenally successful Sonic the Hedgehog series. They were formerly Sega AM8 and were established in 1990, though no games were released under that title.

The original head of the development team was Yuji Naka, producer and visionary; under his leadership they have realized some of the most greatest games of all time, however most of the original team have now left and the division is seen as but as shadow of what it once was. For a time Yuji Naka was known as "YU2", with Yu Suzuki of Sega AM2 fame being "YU1".

The creator of Sonic the Hedgehog, Naoto Ohshima, left Sonic Team in 1999 to form his own studio, Artoon. Hirokazu Yasuhara another developer key to Sonic's success, left Sonic Team in 2002, and moved to Naughty Dog. Yuji Naka left Sonic Team to form his own studio, Prope in 2006.

Sonic Team had a North American branch named Sonic Team USA. It was situated in San Francisco, California from 1999 to 2008 and was headded by former Sonic designer Takashi Iizuka. Sonic Team USA has since been merged back into the Japanese division, and Iizuka was promoted as head, where he remains until this day.

The Sonic Team has also worked on television series adaptations of one of their most popular games they've developed and the basis of the name for the development team, Sonic.

Sonic Team is one of the few research and development divisions within Sega that has not seen a significant overhaul in recent years. They have been merged with other departments however, such as United Game Artists in 2003, and obtained the assets of Compile's Puyo Puyo (series) when they went bust in 2002. There was also a brief period in the early 1990s where many of Sonic Team's staff moved over to Sega Technical Institute in the US. In recent times, Sonic Team have been known to collaborate with other development teams, such as Dimps, Smilebit and even Nintendo.

Softography

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