Why Didn’t Sonic Mania 2 Happen? – Game Informer (2023)

TITLE
Why Didn’t Sonic Mania 2 Happen?

AUTHOR
Brian Shea

PUBLICATION
Game Informer

YEAR
2023

ARTICLE TYPE
Article

FROM THE ARTICLE
When Sonic Mania arrived in 2017, it was a massive success for the franchise. So much so that it seemed inevitable that a sequel developed in conjunction with Christian Whitehead, PagodaWest Games, and Headcannon would be next for the Blue Blur. Unfortunately, it never happened. We asked both Takashi Iizuka and Christian Whitehead what happened to Sonic Mania 2.

COMPANIES MENTIONED
Sega

GAMES MENTIONED
Sonic Mania

PEOPLE MENTIONED
Takashi Iizuka
Christian Whitehead