>>535915783
I'm 100% sure the board meeting went down like this:
>Sega staff 1:"Okay guys, we're making a new Sonic racing game. We cannot let this game fail after what happened with Team Sonic Racing. Got any ideas?"
>Sega staff 2: "What about a game that teleports you to different environments and a roster that has characters that have never appeared in a racing game before, like Mephiles, Maria, and Tikal?"
>Sega staff 1: "Great idea with the teleport idea! But let's not do that roster thing. People don't care about the Sonic cast besides Sonic and his closest friends like Tails or Shadow. We need to make the roster stand out so people will have to buy our game."
>Sega staff 3: "Let's throw in crossover characters. We did before with All Star Racing Transformed, right? We could easily throw in the protagonists from the Yakuza and Persona series to attract more sales."
>Sega staff 1: "Excellent idea! We can also add Miku to the roster since we own the license to make Miku games. But who else should we add...."
>Sega staff 4: This may sound crazy, but what about Minecraft and SpongeBob? We're friends with Microsoft and Paramount, so I'm sure they wouldn't mind us putting their IPs into the game."
>Sega staff 1: "....Someone give me the phone. I need to make several calls."