My immediate answer - Sonic fans.
I don’t really know what Sega and the Sonic Team can do anymore to make these fans happy. They’ve revisited the classic formula a few times, they tried going modern routes, they tried 2-D sprites in some entries, they try going full 3D and whatever. Nothing ever seems to be enough and that’s even when they’ve tried listening to the fanbase a few times.
Nothing seems to matter, regardless. The fans will find something to be upset about with Sonic. Anything.
Every time i see a sonic new sonic game, metroid or now mega man game i wonder why?i liked all of these games like 30 years ago. I don’t see any reason to buy a new one now, except it’s somehow an absolute banger. I played these games because they were fun, not because they had my favourite guy in it. Is the Megaman man lore so deep that it needs expanding? Can no one make a game with a robot guy that can steal other robots powers, that plays really well?