Takashi Iizuka is the New Sonic Creative Officer - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 March 2023 / 2,730 Views
Sega Sammy Holdings in a "Notice of Changes of Directors and Executive Officers" for investors revealed Takashi Iizuka has been promoted to the Sega of America Sonic Creative Officer.
It isn't known if this promotion means Iizuka will no longer be the head of Sonic team or if this is just another role for him. He will take on the new role starting April 1.
Iizuka has been working on the Sonic franchise since the early 1990s. He was a designer on Sonic the Hedgehog 3, as well as a director on Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic Heroes and Shadow the Hedgehog.
The most recent Sonic game, Sonic Frontiers, has sold over 2.9 million units as of December 2022. This figure greatly exceeded expectations.
"We have been able to achieve these results while maintaining a certain level of quality, and the number of units sold greatly exceeded our original estimation," said Sega last month. "We will continue to sell over the long term based on sales strategies such as pricing, promotions, and the development of further DLC."
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
