New trailers & website update on "Mario&Sonic AT 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games"!

News from 2019.08.20-21
Archived on 2019.08.21

New trailers of "Mario & Sonic AT 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games" were released & official website of the game was updated with tons of new information!

There are two versions of the trailer: one for US & Europe and one for Japan, which is longer and has more interesting new footages.

These trailers confirmed the anticipated '2D Classic Mode' of the game which was teased in the first trailer in June. Moreover, the release dates were revealed to be beginning of November this year!

Have a look at them yourself!

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Aaron Webber's birthday!

News from 2019.07.03
Archived on 2019.07.22

It was Aaron's birthday on July 3rd! Katie from the SoA Sonic team posted a photo to celebrate it and Aaron replied on the following day, reporting that he's been enjoying Japan for the past week, as seen in his photo from Nara deer park and the tweet by Senoue-san few days ago with a photo of him and Aaron at Tokyo Joypolis!

Happy birthday to the talented and kindhearted US social media manager of Sonic the Hedgehog! Enjoy Japan, Aaron!

Happiest of birthdays to the one and only @RubyEclipse! Forever thankful for your friendship and guidance and patience and forgiveness for posting this hoo boy what a blessing. 🙏

Hope you're enjoying all the sweets today! 🍰 pic.twitter.com/KvPnMICanH

— Katie - MiniKitty (@KatieChrz) July 3, 2019

Thank you all very much for the kind birthday messages and art!

I've been on vacation in Japan the past week - it made my day. Here's a pic of a friend we made in Nara! pic.twitter.com/Ejkmycx7mq

— Aaron Webber (@RubyEclipse) July 4, 2019

Meetup at @TokyoJoypolis
We work hard to make "his world" happy :)

週末は、アメリカのオフィスにてソニックのソーシャルメディア展開を担う彼と東京ジョイポリスに行ったりしてきました。 pic.twitter.com/Bh7YSuoWww

— crush40 (@crush40) July 1, 2019

Tweets collected by: Tabiki
Texts by: Knuttunk

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Challenge Kanemaru-san! Can you read this kanji?

News from 2019.04.24
Archived on 2019.4.26

A challenge for you: Can you read this kanji?

Kanemaru-san was watching a TV program and saw this kanji on screen.

蝟

Do you know what this character means in Japanese?

蝟をハリネズミと読めた人はスゴい✨
テレビを観ていて。

— 金丸淳一 かねまる じゅんいち 声の演じ手、歌い手。Kanemaru Jun-ichi (@junichisonic) April 24, 2019

The answer is...

Hedgehog!


"Well done to those who could read it as hari-nezumi (hedgehog)!
While watching TV."
- Jinichi Kanemaru


Yes, you can write 'hedgehog' with just one character.
But this is not a commonly used kanji, so it's not a surprise if Japanese people don't know it either.

I couldn't read it, so...


Other more commonly used kanji set for hedgehog is 針鼠, pronounced hari-nezumi, literary 'needle mouse'.
Does that remind you of something? Yes, the code name for Sonic while it was in development, Mr. Needlemouse!

The more you know～☆

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Now get your Sonic merch at Narita Airport!

News from 2019.04.01
Archived on 2019.04.21

A cool information from SEGA Official!

成田空港を利用される方へ、 COOL JAPANを代表するItemが大集結！

Narita Airport Terminal3のSHOP「Fa-So-La SOUVENIR AKIHABARA」に「Sonic」をはじめとしたSEGA merchandiseが登場しました！
※出国手続きが済んだお客様のみご利用いただけます。

→https://t.co/8tTscbNW8k pic.twitter.com/l0DOzj9r2Z

— セガ公式アカウント (@SEGA_OFFICIAL) April 1, 2019

🔵If you use Narita Airport, you can now shop SEGA merchandise including 'Japanese-style' Sonic goods!

Check out Narita Airport Terminal3 "Fa-So-La SOUVENIR AKIHABARA"! https://t.co/gPvLbAevl8

— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) April 1, 2019

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Alex Kidd Trivia from SEGA

News from 2019.03.29
Archived on 2019.04.18

Did you know this about Alex Kidd?
I didn't.

Alex Kidd Trivia:

The item that Alex Kidd receives at the end of the stage is a rice ball in the Japan and NA/EU versions. But on the Sega Master System II it was replaced by a hamburger. On SEGA AGES, the player will be able to play both versions.https://t.co/fpUrYA1I7I pic.twitter.com/4LOQ3MGpLH

— SEGA (@SEGA) March 29, 2019

Which version did you have?
Buy SEGA AGES and try it out yourself!

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Celebrate with Amy! Hinamatsuri in Japan

News from 2019.03.03
Archived on 2019.03.07

March 3rd is Hinamatsuri ひなまつり in Japan, a day to wish and celebrate healthy growth of girls.
For this event, every household prepares Hinadan 雛壇. a set of steps decorated with small dolls dressed as Emperor, Emperess, their attendants and musicians. Peach flowers are used for decoration too as it is around the time for them to bloom.

Girls' festival and the color pink - Amy fits perfectly for the event!
Enjoy!

今日は楽しいひなまつり～♫

おはようございます！#ひなまつり pic.twitter.com/yjOJM6cOd2

— セガ公式アカウント (@SEGA_OFFICIAL) March 3, 2019

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