With Sega relying heavily on their Japanese arcade games to stay afloat and shutting down European offices, many predict that their video game days are over. Today, Sega has announced they are selling officially licensed Sonic porn.

For those who traverse the dark sprawls of the internet, Sonic the Hedgehog porn is not difficult to find. In fact, there is a dedicated size of the fan base who enjoy writing erotic fiction and drawing nude pictures of the hedgehog. Many deride these fans; however, but there are some who have made money off them. Enough so that Sega wants a piece of the pie.

In an announcement related to their video game ventures, Sega has announced targeting artists and writers who have abused the Sonic trademark for erotic works and offering leniency if they transfer the rights to the work towards Sega. Sega has also announced they will target high-profile artists to help develop an official marketplace for Sonic erotica.

Sega CEO Hajime Satomi justifies this extreme course of action in a press release statement:

Sega’s site for ordering a future erotica collection starring Sonic the Hedgehog has already crashed due to the high volume of traffic received since the announcement.