Ahh... the good old "it's for kids" excuse... 
Because I'm a adult (and some other people as well from the fanbase), does it mean we should not enjoy a good story too? What kinda sense makes that? "Oh no, we are only targeting kiddies, which we think are so dumb, they will never get something from the story, so let's make the story sooo bad that adults facepalm themselves while the dumb kids still can enjoy the game." (which makes no sense at all).
"This game should be only enjoyed by kids, you adults have to suffer, because we don't want that you buy our game and have fun with it."
Making a story bad because it's for kids is not only a dumb move and a mistake to lose your established fanbase (which, oh wonder, grows up), but it's as well an insult to the younger audience right here (they're too dumb to get it, let's make it bad). A lot of gamers are 20-30 years old nowadays, but the "it's for kids" excuse is still used every time when a story is bad.
That's not a clever move at all. It’s like saying "sorry, we have no interest to spend brain and money resources into a better story, because we need the profit as fast as possible with the lowest effort we can do", or "we don't want to do it because our formula worked until now". But they have to realize that the jar only goes as much to the well, as long as it not breaks. After some time, it will break, and it will only be a matter of time when that will happen to SEGAs new gen Sonic…
Because I'm a adult (and some other people as well from the fanbase), does it mean we should not enjoy a good story too? What kinda sense makes that? "Oh no, we are only targeting kiddies, which we think are so dumb, they will never get something from the story, so let's make the story sooo bad that adults facepalm themselves while the dumb kids still can enjoy the game." (which makes no sense at all).
"This game should be only enjoyed by kids, you adults have to suffer, because we don't want that you buy our game and have fun with it."
Making a story bad because it's for kids is not only a dumb move and a mistake to lose your established fanbase (which, oh wonder, grows up), but it's as well an insult to the younger audience right here (they're too dumb to get it, let's make it bad). A lot of gamers are 20-30 years old nowadays, but the "it's for kids" excuse is still used every time when a story is bad.
That's not a clever move at all. It’s like saying "sorry, we have no interest to spend brain and money resources into a better story, because we need the profit as fast as possible with the lowest effort we can do", or "we don't want to do it because our formula worked until now". But they have to realize that the jar only goes as much to the well, as long as it not breaks. After some time, it will break, and it will only be a matter of time when that will happen to SEGAs new gen Sonic…