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First official fan convention for a videogame character

First official fan convention for a videogame character
Who
Summer of Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog
What
First
Where
United Kingdom
When
2008
In 2008, the Summer of Sonic convention became the first official fan convention for a single videogame character. Since then, the annual event has grown with each subsequent year. In May 2012, the first batch of 400 tickets moved faster than Sonic himself, selling out in just 3 minutes. This marks the fastest selling tickets to a Sonic fan convention, with the growth of the event also making it the most popular Sonic fan convention there is.