21 Years Later, Sega Tries to Revive a Classic Video Game Rivalry
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"We believe that the impact of other companies' major titles released at the same time is significant," Satomi said.
Sega hasn't released sales numbers for Sonic Superstars, but it seems the title didn't stack up to Super Mario Wonder's feat of selling 4.3 million copies in two weeks - a record-breaking figure for Nintendo.
"Simply put, I want to surpass Mario," said Osamu Ohashi, division manager at Sega Japan. "Sonic was a game originally developed to compete with Mario, and we have yet to achieve that. Because we respect Mario, my goal is to catch up to and surpass him."
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