Japan is around 8 hours ahead of the UK, which means that as we write this right now, it’s already January 1, 2020 in the country. Sonic Team and SEGA has wasted no time in celebrating the turn of the new decade, with a cool new graphic and a new hashtag campaign that may be used to promote new Sonic projects over the next year.
You can see the Happy New Year 2020 image in full below, along with an awesome new render of Sonic holding a gold ring. You can also spot the #SONIC2020 logo in the bottom corner, which Sonic Team says they will use to ‘challenge various things’ in the next 12 months (translated from tweet embedded below).
🎍🦔新年あけましておめでとうございます🦔🎍
2020年は #SONIC2020 と題して様々なことにチャレンジしていきます！皆さんが今年チャレンジしたいことはなんですか？ #SONIC2020 で教えてくださいね★ 本年もソニックをよろしくお願いします🌅https://t.co/b2gLp7ZuVa#新年のご挨拶 #2020年 #ねずみ年 pic.twitter.com/EotbYZivTx— ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ【公式】 (@SonicOfficialJP) December 31, 2019
SEGA’s parent company, SEGA Sammy, has also gotten in on the action with a special tweet celebrating the dawn of 2020. They’ve included a brand new piece of artwork too based on the calligraphy style of the last couple of years.
令和二年！あけましておめでとうございます！！
今年はセガ設立60周年。2020年もセガグループをよろしくおねがいします。
HAPPY NEW YEAR !! pic.twitter.com/1THHmBxmy4
— セガ公式アカウント🦔 (@SEGA_OFFICIAL) December 31, 2019
We’re looking forward to seeing what SEGA and Sonic Team have got cooking for us in 2020 and beyond. What do you hope for? Let us know in the comments below!