Why Sega Loves Fan Games

While Nintendo is wholly opposed to the concept, Sega has a very relaxed attitude towards fangames. A hugely successful collaboration with fans including Christian Whitehead and Simon Thomley on Sonic Mania have helped Sega to develop an eagerness to see what fans create, but this is only part of the story. A few weeks ago, we made a video about how Nintendo fears that fan works will threaten their intellectual property, and so they bring the hammer down hard on any fan game they think will generate comp