Remember Sonic:Night of the Werehog?

[Hakudamashi]

1.Why didn't they do something like that for Sonic Generations? I'm sure there was more hype for that game than Sonic Unleashed...

2.Why doesn't SEGA/Sonic Team do more small animations like this for their other franchises?

[SmashFinale]

1.Why didn't they do something like that for Sonic Generations? I'm sure there was more hype for that game than Sonic Unleashed...

2.Why doesn't SEGA/Sonic Team do more small animations like this for their other franchises?

Because they could end up making something like that one OVA...

[jkid101094]

Because they could end up making something like that one OVA...

I loved that OVA. Martin Burke gave Classic Sonic the best voice he ever had.

[Hakudamashi]

I-I liked that OVA...

[SmashFinale]

That's the point guys.
They will end up giving us something we LIKE.

[shadowDOESrock]

Because Marketing Budget.

Also, Sonic the Movie was made by Studio Pierrot, not Sonic Team or any Sega Animating Department.
Pierrot you might now best know as the giants animating Naruto, Bleach, Blue Dragon, Beelzebub or Tokyo Mew Mew.
N' Yu Yu Hakusho.

Sonic X was the only Sonic Cartoon done by Sega, not counting the Werehog Short.

[Hakudamashi]

Because Marketing Budget.

Oh how much money could it possible take up from their profits to just make a wee 5-10min short of a SEGA character?

I mean Geez, don't you ever look at the CG cutscenes in Sonic Teams' games and just would like if they made a movie?
I'm especially fond of the opening cutscene for Sonic Unleashed.

Also, no CG cutscenes in Generations, at all, wth?

[shadowDOESrock]

Oh how much money could it possible take up from their profits to just make a wee 5-10min short of a SEGA character?

I mean Geez, don't you ever look at the CG cutscenes in Sonic Teams' games and just would like if they made a movie?
I'm especially fond of the opening cutscene for Sonic Unleashed.

Also, no CG cutscenes in Generations, at all, wth?

I dont know how much they cost, but they're expensive.

The Animation Studio who did the Werehog Short (Marza) is now doing the CGI for this, so there's that...





If you're interested about Sega's Animation Teams... (or atleast Sega-owned)

http://www.marza.com/en/
http://www.tms-e.co.jp/english/

Things like the Aliens: Colonial Marines Trailer and i think the Black Knight / Secret Rings CGI were out-sourced. Not sure.

[Elija2]

They probably don't feel the need to. There are better ways to market a game than through a short film.

[Hakudamashi]

Dat Marza, like wow. All we need is the writers/directors of Sonic &The Secret Rings(I still think that's the perfect tone for a Sonic story) and we might have a proper Sonic movie.

The point is they got some damn talented people at work there.

It only makes me want those skits more...

They probably don't feel the need to. There are better ways to market a game than through a short film.

Whatever happened to the era of doing cool shit cause the fans would like it? =(

[shadowDOESrock]

This is kinda off-topic, but, going through the Animations on the Marza Site...
... seeing "Sonic Riders 2"...


I kinda wish they'd do another Sonic Riders. I honestly enjoyed those...
Free Riders doesnt count.

[Hakudamashi]

This is kinda off-topic, but, going through the Animations on the Marza Site...
... seeing "Sonic Riders 2"...


I kinda wish they'd do another Sonic Riders. I honestly enjoyed those...
Free Riders doesnt count.

[TheSlender]

They just won't bro. IMO, Sonic Unleashed was the very first GOOD game for the 360 so you gotta remember that if SEGA wished to redeem what it lost from 06, they needed to make animations. Remember that they also had fancy commercials with Sonic and Chip. If another bad game comes out that breaks them, their probably gonna do the same thing over again. Case closed.

[shadowDOESrock]

Dat Marza, like wow.

[Tanassy]

Oh how much money could it possible take up from their profits to just make a wee 5-10min short of a SEGA character?

Hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Per minute in some cases.