Sonic Superstars Sales Fall Short, Sega Blames Mario Competition

Sega acknowledges that the release of Sonic Superstars alongside Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Marvel's Spider-Man 2 may have impacted its sales, resulting in a slightly weaker start than anticipated. Despite this, Sega plans to expand promotion during the holiday season and highlights that Sonic Superstars has received higher Metacritic and user scores compared to Sonic Frontiers. While specific sales numbers for Sonic Superstars have not been released, the Sonic series as a whole has sold over 1.66 billion units and downloads. Sega aims to surpass Mario in the future and will allocate 90 percent of Sonic Superstars' marketing cost to the holiday season.