I agree that's the norm, however, Sega's attitude to Sonic fangames seems to be the exception that proves the rule. They are surprisingly receptive to the comm

I agree that's the norm, however, Sega's attitude to Sonic fangames seems to be the exception that proves the rule. They are surprisingly receptive to the community, and in the case of Christian Whitehead, began to contract him for ports, and then eventually a Sega-approved, fan-made game; Sonic Mania. [0] https://kotaku.com/sega-takes-shot-at-nintendo-encourages-fans-to-keep-ma-1786527246 https://kotaku.com/sega-takes-shot-at-nintendo-encourages-fa... [1] https://screenrant.com/sonic-hedgehog-fan-games-sega-response-legal-allowed/ https://screenrant.com/sonic-hedgehog-fan-games-sega-respons... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Whitehead https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Whitehead