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Sonic the Hedgehog

Summary

Sonic the Hedgehog is a video game series[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of video_game_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,305 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sonic the Hedgehog's instance of is recorded as video game series[3].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog was published by Q122741[4].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Sonic Team[5].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as BioWare[6].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Compile[7].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Dimps[8].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Hudson Soft[9].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Jupiter[10].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Appaloosa Interactive[11].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Sanzaru Games[12].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Sega AM2[13].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Sega Sports R&D[14].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Sega Technical Institute[15].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as SIMS Co., Ltd.[16].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Sumo Digital[17].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Creative Assembly[18].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Traveller's Tales[19].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Gameloft[20].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's designed by is recorded as Naoto Ohshima[21].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's designed by is recorded as Yuji Naka[22].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's designed by is recorded as Hirokazu Yasuhara[23].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's designed by is recorded as Q122741[24].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's Commons category is recorded as Sonic the Hedgehog[25].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's country of origin is recorded as Japan[26].
  • June 23, 1991 marks the founding of Sonic the Hedgehog[27].

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Designation and Status

Sonic the Hedgehog's instance of is recorded as video game series[3].

History and Context

June 23, 1991 marks the founding of Sonic the Hedgehog[27].

Why It Matters

Sonic the Hedgehog ranks in the top 1% of video_game_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,305 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

BioWare Compile Creative Assembly Dimps Gameloft Hudson Soft Japan Jupiter Sanzaru Games Sega AM2 Sega Sports R&D Sega Technical Institute SIMS Co., Ltd. Sonic Dash+ Sonic Dream Team Sonic Speed Simulator Sonic Team Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sumo Digital SuperTux Advance The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog Traveller's Tales

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Chalmd · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bbc things id → 87ce4b81-8842-4772-aadb-ed11cc6e3719
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1617]]: 87ce4b81-8842-4772-aadb-ed11cc6e3719, Adding BBC Things ID"
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