Sonic Team is a computer and video game second-party developer established in 1988 as SEGA AM8. In 1991 AM8 took their name from their phenomenally successful Sonic the Hedgehog series and became Sonic Team. They are one of SEGA's most loved and popular creative teams. Sonic Team is headed by the famed video game designer, producer, and visionary Yuji Naka. Under his leadership Sonic Team has become a creative powerhouse in the video game industry creating some of the most popular games ever made. The creator of Sonic, Naoto Oshima, left Sonic Team to form his own studio, Artoon .

Sonic Team has also worked on a television series adaptation of one of their most popular games they've developed and the basis of the name for the development team, Sonic.

In 2003 United Game Artists (formerly SEGA AM9) merged with Sonic Team.

Sonic Team is currently situated in San Francisco, California.

Games developed by Sonic Team

• Phantasy Star
• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3
• Sonic & Knuckles
• NiGHTS Into Dreams
• Christmas NiGHTS
• Burning Rangers
• ChuChu Rocket!
• Sonic Adventure/Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut
• Sonic Adventure 2/Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
• Sonic Heroes
• Samba de Amigo
• Phantasy Star Online
• Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg

They also had involvement in Sonic 3D Blast and Sonic R, despite coding duties being handled by Traveller's Tales .

See also

• SEGA

External link

• Sonic Team's official website