Utsumi: Regarding Sonic, there was an issue with his physique, or rather, his “body proportions.” I thought the concept was very good, but there was a discussion within the company about whether it was okay to just put Sonic in Fortnite as he was. It wasn’t like, “We included Sonic because there was a request to collaborate with him,” but rather, if he was going to appear, we were conscious of carefully aligning him with the worldview. We didn’t want to disappoint Fortnite fans, and we also wanted to properly meet the expectations of Sonic fans. That’s one of the reasons why it took so long. It wasn’t just about making Sonic look better in the game; there was a lot of work outside of the game as well. We thought about the background of why Sonic exists in this world in the way he does, and we carefully prepared a story that everyone would be able to accept, and then drew it into a comic book. We went to great lengths to make these preparations. |
