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Sonic Team

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GEN, GG, MS, PC, PSN, VC, XBL

Release Dates

06/23/91 Sega
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07/01/91 Sega

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Owners:	5
Favorite:	2
Tracked:	0
Wishlist:	0
Now Playing:	0

8.8 Avg Community Rating:

Sonic the Hedgehog (Series)

Summary

The Sonic the Hedgehog series consists of well over 100 games in total, spanning several sub-series. For brevity's sake the list below features the main 2D and 3D platformers within the franchise.

3D Platformers:

Sonic 3D Blast - 700,000+
Sonic Adventure - 2.50 million
Sonic Adventure 2
Sonic Heroes - 4.58 million+
Shadow the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) - 2.69 million
Sonic and the Secret Rings - 3.00 million
Sonic Unleashed - 2.45 million
Sonic and the Black Knight - 1.20 million
Sonic Colors - 4.00 million
Sonic Generations - 1.85 million
Sonic Lost World - 710,000
Sonic Forces
Sonic Frontiers - 4.57 million
Sonic X Shadow Generations - 2.30 million

2D Platformers:

Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit) - 15.00 million+
Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit) - 6.00 million+
Sonic the Hedgehog CD - 1.50 million
Sonic Chaos
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic & Knuckles
Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble
Knuckles' Chaotix
Sonic Blast
Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure
Sonic Advance
Sonic Advance 2
Sonic Advance 3
Sonic Rush - 3 million
Sonic Rush Adventure - 1.20 million
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I - 1.00 million+
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II
Sonic Mania - 1 million+
Sonic Superstars - 2.43 million

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Game Summary added to Database	Machina	21st Jun 2025
Game Summary added to Database	Machina	23rd Jan 2025
Game Summary added to Database	Machina	23rd Nov 2024
Game Summary added to Database	Machina	25th Oct 2024
Game Summary added to Database	Machina	18th Jul 2024
Game Summary added to Database	Machina	09th Feb 2024
Game Summary added to Database	Machina	08th May 2023
Game Summary added to Database	Machina	28th Apr 2023
Game Summary added to Database	Machina	27th Mar 2023
Game Summary added to Database	Machina	10th Feb 2023
Game Summary added to Database	Machina	09th Feb 2023
Game Summary added to Database	Machina	13th Dec 2022
Game Summary added to Database	Machina	10th Jan 2021
Game Summary added to Database	Machina	14th Nov 2020
Game Summary added to Database	Machina	13th Nov 2020

Shipping Total

114,137,990 Units
As of: March 31st, 2026

Opinion (23)

	Machina posted 13/05/2026, 03:27 990k last quarter, 4.87 million for the full financial year (previous quarters in the FY were very slightly downgraded by SEGA) https://web.archive.org/web/20260513140913/https://www.segasammy.co.jp/cms/wp-content/uploads/pdf/en/ir/20260512_q4_appendix_final.pdf With that Sonic moves ahead of PES to become the 21st best-selling series of all time to-date. Message \| Report
	Machina posted 11/11/2025, 07:12 +1.47 million last quarter. https://web.archive.org/web/20251111062859/https://www.segasammy.co.jp/cms/wp-content/uploads/pdf/en/ir/20251107_q2_appendix_final.pdf Message \| Report
	Machina posted 08/08/2025, 10:09 +770k last quarter. https://web.archive.org/web/20250808085806/https://www.segasammy.co.jp/cms/wp-content/uploads/pdf/en/ir/20250808_q1_appendix_e.pdf Message \| Report
	Machina posted 12/05/2025, 01:56 +1.56 million last quarter. Message \| Report
	Machina posted 21/02/2025, 03:02 +3.45 million total for the holiday quarter (including Sonic X Shadow) https://www.segasammy.co.jp/cms/wp-content/uploads/pdf/en/ir/20250207_q3_appendix_e.pdf Message \| Report
	Machina posted 23/01/2025, 07:15 Another +500k for Sonic X Shadow https://www.vgchartz.com/game/234777/sonic-x-shadow-generations/ Message \| Report
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	Machina posted 13/05/2026, 03:27 990k last quarter, 4.87 million for the full financial year (previous quarters in the FY were very slightly downgraded by SEGA) https://web.archive.org/web/20260513140913/https://www.segasammy.co.jp/cms/wp-content/uploads/pdf/en/ir/20260512_q4_appendix_final.pdf With that Sonic moves ahead of PES to become the 21st best-selling series of all time to-date. Message \| Report
	Machina posted 11/11/2025, 07:12 +1.47 million last quarter. https://web.archive.org/web/20251111062859/https://www.segasammy.co.jp/cms/wp-content/uploads/pdf/en/ir/20251107_q2_appendix_final.pdf Message \| Report
	Machina posted 08/08/2025, 10:09 +770k last quarter. https://web.archive.org/web/20250808085806/https://www.segasammy.co.jp/cms/wp-content/uploads/pdf/en/ir/20250808_q1_appendix_e.pdf Message \| Report
	Machina posted 12/05/2025, 01:56 +1.56 million last quarter. Message \| Report
	Machina posted 21/02/2025, 03:02 +3.45 million total for the holiday quarter (including Sonic X Shadow) https://www.segasammy.co.jp/cms/wp-content/uploads/pdf/en/ir/20250207_q3_appendix_e.pdf Message \| Report
	Machina posted 23/01/2025, 07:15 Another +500k for Sonic X Shadow https://www.vgchartz.com/game/234777/sonic-x-shadow-generations/ Message \| Report
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