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Dashiell Wood

'I've been making Sonic games and been with Sonic longer than I've been with my own children' — Sonic Team head looks back on the franchise for its 35th anniversary

Sonic looks out over green hills in Sonic Frontiers.
  • Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka says that working on the franchise is "a lot of pressure"
  • He thinks he is "going to continue to enjoy making Sonic games" for the foreseeable future
  • The comments come as the franchise celebrates its 35th anniversary

At Summer Game Fest 2026, I had the chance to chat with Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka in a wide-ranging interview that touches on everything from the newly revealed Sonic Pico Park to his thoughts on the current position of the franchise as a whole.

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