The document discusses the origins and ownership of several popular video game franchises. It notes that Sonic the Hedgehog was developed by Yuji Naka and Naoto Oshima, with music by Jun Senoue. The Legend of Zelda was created by Shigeru Miyamoto, and Mario Bros by Miyamoto. It also explains that Batman and Harry Potter games were based on existing comic/film franchises, and were successful due to the popularity of the underlying properties, leading to more games being made.

1. Serialised Original IP Games:
Sonic the Hedgehog - Yuji Naka developed the game, but Naoto Oshima was the character
developer. Nirokazu Yashuraha designed the levels, and most current in-game music is by
Jun Senoue/Crush 40. All Sonic the Hedgehog titles are created by 'Sonic Team' and
published by the SEGA Co. These people own the rights to the game because the Idea and
work was originally theirs. The first game was first released on June 23rd 1991which makes
the series about 20 years old.
The Legend of Zelda - Shigeru Miyamoto is the Creator of Legend of Zelda, therefore he
owns the rights to the games. The first game of the series was released in Japan on February
21st 1986, a cartridge version.
Mario Bros - Shigeru Miyamoto created Mario so he owns the rights to the Mario games.
The game was released in 1983
Franchised IP Games:
Batman – This was a game that was taken from a comic/film so the game idea wasn’t
original. The games have been successful because a lot of people know who batman is and
like the character so they buy the games. Because the games are so successful, they made
more Batman games.
Harry Potter–This game series follow the film series so the idea isn’t original however; they
are really popular because a lot of people are Harry Potter fans.