Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/June 23, 2021 by Wehwalt (talk) 15:29, 14 May 2021 (UTC)



Sonic the Hedgehog is a Japanese video game series and media franchise created and owned by Sega. The franchise follows Sonic, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who battles Doctor Eggman, a mad scientist. In addition to video games, Sonic incorporates printed media, animations, a 2020 feature film, and merchandise. The first Sonic game, released on June 23, 1991 for the Sega Genesis, was developed after Sega requested a mascot character to compete with Nintendo's mascot Mario. Sonic success helped Sega become one of the leading video game companies during the fourth generation of video game consoles in the early 1990s. When Sega exited the console market and shifted to third-party development in 2001, it continued the series on Nintendo, Xbox, and PlayStation systems. Sonic the Hedgehog is Sega's flagship franchise and one of the bestselling video game franchises, selling over 140 million by 2016, and several Sonic games have been listed among greatest of all time. Although later games, notably the 2006 series reboot, have been criticized for a perceived decline in quality, Sonic is influential in the video game industry and is frequently referenced in popular culture.
 * Most recent similar article(s): The most recent media franchise to be featured on the main page was Planet of the Apes on February 17.
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 * Promoted: December 13, 2020
 * Reasons for nomination: June 23rd marks the 30th anniversary of the Sonic franchise (Sonic the Hedgehog was released on June 23, 1991), which is one of the most beloved and influential franchises in the video game medium. I'd worked on the article with the intention to get it on the main page in time for the 30th anniversary, which is going to be a big milestone that'll certainly get a lot of coverage in the press.
 * Support as nominator. JOE BRO  64  17:06, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
 *  Support seems like a decent article about a notable topic to appear on the main page. ₛₒₘₑBₒdyₐₙyBₒdy₀₅ (talk) 17:49, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Support, of course. The Joebro has worked hard to bring this article to FA. enjoyer -- talk 07:32, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Support, because I would really like to see Brian Ashcraft from Kotaku say, "And yeah, Wikipedia is celebrating too." Panini! 🥪 11:27, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Support. Good article. (I've done some work on it too; not sure if that means my vote still counts.) Popcornfud (talk) 10:53, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Support Aoba47 (talk) 20:00, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Support a 30th anniversary is huge, so this upcoming June is a perfect time to feature this on the main page! SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 23:24, 5 May 2021 (UTC)