Sonic Team

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Sonic Team
Type Division of Sega
Founded 1990
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Key people Yuji Naka, founder
Naoto Ohshima, founder
Hirokazu Yasuhara, founder
Industry Video games
Products Video games
Number of people 400
Website https://www.sonicteam.com/

Sonic Team (ソニックチーム) is a Japanese development team within Sega that primarily creates video games related to the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.

Operating under development divisions

Sonic Team was the name used for the team that developed the original Sonic the Hedgehog from 1990 to its release in 1991. The Sonic Team subdivision within Sega began in 1996. It operated under Sega Consumer Research & Development Department 3 from April 1996 to May 11, 1999, Sega Software Research & Development Department 8 from May 11, 1999 to April 21, 2000, Sonicteam Ltd. for April 21, 2000 to 2004, Sonicteam Division until July 1, 2004, Sega Global Entertainment Research & Development Department 1 from July 1, 2004 to May 1, 2008, and Sega CS2 since May 1, 2008.

Video games by Sonic Team owned by WEC Museum

Title System Release Notes
Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis 1991
Sonic 3D Blast Genesis 1996 Co-developed with Traveller's Tales.
Sonic Mega Collection GameCube 2001 Includes Blue Sphere, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, Flicky, Ristar, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Knuckles in Sonic 2, Knuckles in Sonic 3, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball, Sonic & Knuckles, Sonic 3D Blast.
Sonic Riders PlayStation 2 2006 Co-developed with Now Production.
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I Windows, Xbox 360 2010 Co-developed with Dimps.
Sonic Adventure DX Director's Cut Windows 2011 HD port of the 2003 enhanced port of the 1998 game.
Sonic Generations Windows 2011
Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams Windows 2012 HD port by Sega of China of the 1996 game is included in the HD NiGHTS into Dreams port.
NiGHTS into Dreams Windows 2012 HD port by Sega of China of the 1996 game.
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle Windows 2012 HD port of the 2001 port of Sonic Team USA's 2001 game.
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II Windows, Xbox 360 2012 Co-developed with Dimps.
Sonic Lost World Windows 2015
Puyo Puyo Tetris Switch
Windows
2017
Sonic Forces Windows 2017
Puyo Puyo Champions Windows 2019
Sonic Origins Plus Switch 2023 Includes enhanced remakes of Sonic the Hedgehog 1, CD, 2, and Sonic 3 & Knuckles, plus the emulated Game Gear games Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble, Sonic Blast, Sonic Chaos, Sonic Drift, Sonic Drift 2, Sonic Labryinth, Sonic Spinball, Tails Adventure, and Tails' Sky Patrol.
Sonic Superstars Switch 2023