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Santa Sonic is Coming to Tokyo Joypolis Starting This Week!🎅🎄✨

＼＼＼　⭐Sonic Greeting⭐　／／／

It's recommended to take a commemorative photo together when you meet Sonic❣️
The staff will also assist with taking photos, so please feel free to let us know💙

Starting from November 22, 2025, Sonic in a Santa costume is scheduled to appear in Tokyo Joypolis, so look forward to it❣️🎅🎄✨

For more details, check here👇
https://tokyo-joypolis.com/event/illumination2025/index.html

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Third party support from Japanese publishers are more massive in Saturn than in Dreamcast.
Majority of the games weren't localized to the west though.

I see. Plus, Segata Sanshiro was awesome.

I see. Then it's really comfirming this article.

https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/brentford-fc-move-in-to-new-home-505273

Pretty much. yep.

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I see. Plus, Segata Sanshiro was awesome.

If only western part of SEGA could come up with another icon as iconic as SEGATA SANSHIRO in their marketing campaign.

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Sonic Balloon at Paris Parade 2025 in Chile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t9TzkhmLhs

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Sonic Speeds Over To Topgolf in Las Vegas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igFK2jgsXoY

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If only western part of SEGA could come up with another icon as iconic as SEGATA SANSHIRO in their marketing campaign.

I don't see why western branches of markets can't share content with Japan branches if it's that good.

I'm not a Pepsi-person, but imagine if Pepsiman was marketed in the West? His commercials were supposed to be tongue-in-cheek American to begin with.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXRa9XD6Ygc

But I believe Segata Sanshiro would've marketed well in America and Europe. Most associate Sega consoles as Japanese anyway so having a fierce Japanese man in stereotypical gi flipping everyone around him would've been awesome!

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I don't see why western branches of markets can't share content with Japan branches if it's that good.

I'm not a Pepsi-person, but imagine if Pepsiman was marketed in the West? His commercials were supposed to be tongue-in-cheek American to begin with.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXRa9XD6Ygc

Yeah, Pepsiman was cool, shame he was never officially adopted for widespread use by the American branch of PepsiCo.
The marketing team of the American branch probably has their own idea on how to market their product.
Just like Sony Playstation. In Japan their mascot is a cat named Toro.
But the American branch refused to use him and prefer to use Crash Bandicoot instead.

But I believe Segata Sanshiro would've marketed well in America and Europe. Most associate Sega consoles as Japanese anyway so having a fierce Japanese man in stereotypical gi flipping everyone around him would've been awesome!

May be right now yes but back then it wasn't like that.
Game with anime styled-cover boxart from Japan was unpopular so they had to change the cover boxart.

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Yeah, Pepsiman was cool, shame he was never officially adopted for widespread use by the American branch of PepsiCo.
The marketing team of the American branch probably has their own idea on how to market their product.
Just like Sony Playstation. In Japan their mascot is a cat named Toro.
But the American branch refused to use him and prefer to use Crash Bandicoot instead.

I can't really remember Pepsi's marketing during the '90s growing up. I believe in America they had a "friendly rivalry" with Coca-Cola where each other's adverts show the competitors beverages in tongue-in-cheek disgrace.

But yeah, Pepsiman would be so cool, especially if they made superhero lore around him. Who knows, maybe Pepsiman was once a regular can of Pepsi until a radioactive superhero bit him.

May be right now yes but back then it wasn't like that.
Game with anime styled-cover boxart from Japan was unpopular so they had to change the cover boxart.

they could've still took Japan's Segata Sanshiro adverts and made them appeal to western audience with change of box art and marketing. It would've certainly be eye-catching at the time.

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I can't really remember Pepsi's marketing during the '90s growing up. I believe in America they had a "friendly rivalry" with Coca-Cola where each other's adverts show the competitors beverages in tongue-in-cheek disgrace.

But yeah, Pepsiman would be so cool, especially if they made superhero lore around him. Who knows, maybe Pepsiman was once a regular can of Pepsi until a radioactive superhero bit him.

In my country, Coca Cola/Coke is so dominant that they drove out Pepsi to give up to have a market in Indonesia.
Coca Cola's biggest rival isn't Pepsi.
It's "Teh botol" ("bottled tea" in Indonesian) is an Indonesian jasmine tea drink produced by the company Sosro and sold worldwide.
Coca Cola then has to change strategy where they're finally having their own bottled version of jasmine tea drink besides their own soda drinks lineup.

they could've still took Japan's Segata Sanshiro adverts and made them appeal to western audience with change of box art and marketing. It would've certainly be eye-catching at the time.

Eye-catching, may be. But would they boost sales? That's entirely different thing.
You know that while it might look silly right now, those grid background in SEGA Master System were considered stylish and really standing out in the stores compared to other games boxarts.
But that didn't work much in North America, Nintendo's already dominating the market. Being eye-catchy didn't help much.



Pic source: https://x.com/sincespacies/status/1952014851821523183

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In my country, Coca Cola/Coke is so dominant that they drove out Pepsi to give up to have a market in Indonesia.
Coca Cola's biggest rival isn't Pepsi.
It's "Teh botol" ("bottled tea" in Indonesian) is an Indonesian jasmine tea drink produced by the company Sosro and sold worldwide.
Coca Cola then has to change strategy where they're finally having their own bottled version of jasmine tea drink besides their own soda drinks lineup.

Sounds like Coca-Cola has it just fine if it's only concern is herbal tea. coca-Cola isn't striving for healthy.

Eye-catching, may be. But would they boost sales? That's entirely different thing.
You know that while it might look silly right now, those grid background in SEGA Master System were considered stylish and really standing out in the stores compared to other games boxarts.
But that didn't work much in North America, Nintendo's already dominating the market. Being eye-catchy didn't help much.



Pic source: https://x.com/sincespacies/status/1952014851821523183

I did like the Master System's "square school paper" aesthetic.

But Segata Sanshiro could've still worked, especially given the popularity of Power Rangers at the time.

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Sounds like Coca-Cola has it just fine if it's only concern is herbal tea. coca-Cola isn't striving for healthy.

You underestimate the power of tea here. Tea is our everyday drink. It might be like coffee in western but with less less less caffeine.
Well, Coca Cola are fine now here ... but that's also thanks to Frestea, their own bottled version of jasmine tea drink.



They're entering both healthy and unealthy market. Pepsi should have done this too but it was too late now. They're gone from Indonesia.

I did like the Master System's "square school paper" aesthetic.

But Segata Sanshiro could've still worked, especially given the popularity of Power Rangers at the time.

May be but we'll never know.

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You underestimate the power of tea here.

I think you've forgotten where I'm from.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eELH0ivexKA

Tea is our everyday drink. It might be like coffee in western but with less less less caffeine.Well, Coca Cola are fine now here ... but that's also thanks to Frestea, their own bottled version of jasmine tea drink.



They're entering both healthy and unealthy market. Pepsi should have done this too but it was too late now. They're gone from Indonesia.

Oh well, I was never much for Pepsi anyway.

May be but we'll never know.

True that. And i find it disappointing his son took the mantle of "Sega Shiro" but only to promote the one anniversary than a new ad campaign.

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I think you've forgotten where I'm from.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eELH0ivexKA

It's different.
Tea first arrived in Britain in the 1650s, when it was imported and served as a novelty in London's coffee houses.
We? We plant them since the dawn of time since our fertile and tropical location is perfect for growing tea.
You gentleman drink it from a cup, we drink it basically from everywhere ... glass, bottle, tumblr.
We drink tea in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening, and in the night before we goto bed. Tea is life.

And i find it disappointing his son took the mantle of "Sega Shiro" but only to promote the one anniversary than a new ad campaign.

May be Japanese doesn't want to give them to west since we are not worthy.
"You guys don't want to localize SEGATA Sanshiro, why would we give his son to you. He's a Japanese exclusive!"

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It's different.
Tea first arrived in Britain in the 1650s, when it was imported and served as a novelty in London's coffee houses.
We? We plant them since the dawn of time since our fertile and tropical location is perfect for growing tea.
You gentleman drink it from a cup, we drink it basically from everywhere ... glass, bottle, tumblr.
We drink tea in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening, and in the night before we goto bed. Tea is life.

I wouldn't be surprised if the British Empire "took" it from Indonesia.

May be Japanese doesn't want to give them to west since we are not worthy.
"You guys don't want to localize SEGATA Sanshiro, why would we give his son to you. He's a Japanese exclusive!"

True. We could've had Super Sentai as it was. Instead, we got Power Rangers, which is like the Americanized watered-down version of it.

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I wouldn't be surprised if the British Empire "took" it from Indonesia.

They did invade Indonesia back then, but our nation wasn't exist as a country.
It's still consisted many own kingdoms.

True. We could've had Super Sentai as it was. Instead, we got Power Rangers, which is like the Americanized watered-down version of it.

Americanized version of Japanese series was nothing new though.
Many TV cartoons adapted from anime has started in the 70s/80s.
The most famous one is Battle of the Planets / G-Force.
They uses footages from Gachaman anime (officially of course) but changed the story and added their new own footages to fill the gaps.