its ironic how a series about a hedgehog that lives by no rules but his own is run by such a weak-willed corporation. sega makes the safest executive decisions for the sake of Business but has a mascot with quotes like "careful... where's the fun in that?" its almost comedic
you'd think the obvious takeaway from shadow's popularity is "people like characters w/ cool designs & fleshed-out stories." but it seems sega settled on "we have to put him everywhere now cuz thats what people want right?" because they fold SO easily to the prospect of profit 🤕