Sega prez: Sonic to go MIA for make-over treatment

[Bex]

Originally Posted by qj.net

Yep, you read the title right. We won't be seeing [Only registered users can see links. ] for quite some time in the future. When talking about [Only registered users can see links. ] of the Nintendo-[Only registered users can see links. ] collaboration, [Only registered users can see links. ], Sega president Simon Jeffery told [Only registered users can see links. ] that they're planning to give their blue hedgehog a bit of a make-over, meaning no new Sonic titles in the near future.

We are actually undergoing a fairly considerable refresh of Sonic as an intellectual property, as a character. [Only registered users can see links. ] is probably the first product that's come to market that reflects that. We're not going to be bringing another game out on the other platforms for quite some time, because we feel that it is time to reinvent Sonic, to make Sonic contemporary again. At the same time, even [Only registered users can see links. ] and [Only registered users can see links. ] have sold extremely well.

Reinvent Sonic, eh? Wonder how that's going to end up. Well, they already have started going back to "the original Sonic" with Sonic and the Secret Rings. I say that's actually a good start. Of course, before you give someone some make-over, you'd have to revisit your roots first. It's going to be interesting to see how they will "make Sonic contemporary again" though.

We fished the picture above from a Neoseeker forums thread on Sonic art. Well, let's just hope that "Sonic In a Dress" remains as a fan's concept art, and not make it to the final drafts of Sega. (pink looks sooo good on blue though)

Sonic going back to his roots on the wii, that, i can agree with, as I loved the game for a start lmao, as it had a great feel to it, unlike other recent Sonic games, which I have to say, I've been disappointed with.

I hope that, the reinvention of Sonic doesn't go terribly wrong, also hope, and pray that, we dont have to wait toooooooooo long for another Sonic game, as I love sonic