They even had a trailer where they put the "Sonic dies" scene in the front. It's fucking odd looking at this shit after all these years. What were Sega of America smoking?

https://youtu.be/cRO5H_aBwyU?si=Ewlkuf7aL14bSRW7

Meanwhile, Sega of Japan was trying to turn Sonic into a mobile only franchise with Sonic Runners. A game that failed alongside their Sakura Wars mobile game cause not even Mobile Whales, with their amazing low standards, wanted that shit.

Okay, bitching and moaning over. Let's all laugh at Crash Bandicoot for being unable to survive a drop in sales.