Topic: New 2D Sonic?

I'd be almost shocked if it didn't come out for Wii. All of the Sonic games have done (commercially) best on the Wii lately, and with the recent Mario/Sonic "partnership", I'd be very surprised if Sega missed the opportunity to put out another original Sonic game on a Nintendo platform.

it would be a new Genesis title coming out for a NINTENDO Platform! Oooo, ive got chills

It makes sense not to release it one wii. You have to understand its a downloadable game and more people know and use XBL and PSN compared to NWFC. From a retail point of view its stupid as alot of people would buy it but as a DL game its perfect as more people use PSN store and XBLA then wiiware.

Whoever said this was going to be a downloadable game?

a spokesperson

Proof?

TBH a Sonic game might give WiiWare a good boost. But yeah, we need proofz.

Well, if it's a downloadable game then it would give me pause... I can see, but don't agree, on why they may not want it on WiiWare. The size restrictions might get in the way, and it's understandable that they wouldn't DREAM of breaking the game into episodes.

But still, they should definatelly do whatever possible to have this "ported" on WiiWare. (And depending on the engine also DSiWare, PSP, AND IPhone). When considering that a ported down version of the game can be used on all three platforms, the cost/benefit ratio becomes too good. It's a 2d Sonic, for god's sake. It's perfect for a nintendo environment a-la New Super Mario Bros mold.

But the Sonic Team also finds a way to crap on things soo...

Its going to be in HD so it can't come to wiiware unless they Descale the graphics. I can see the Iphone getting this before the wii does.

EDIT:
n an interview with Digitalgames.fr, Sega France spokesperson Franck Sebastien hinted that Project Needlemouse may be targeted for the Xbox Live and PlayStation Network platforms(Possibly as a Downloadable only Title). And he also said...
I think that Sega wanted to settle demands, because there’s a lot a nostalgic gamers out there, and on XBOX Live or PlayStation Network…you have a lot of hardcore gamers. And the old versions of Sonic games are selling very well on these platforms, so there’s a real market for these kinds of products. […] The idea really is to finally please all these hardcore gamers, because we love them at Sega.

Someone is sounding negative

i don't want to sound negative or an HD fanboy but thats the sad realization due to lack of power and size restrictions it can't come. Why do you think telltale hasn't ported the Monkey Island remake to wiiware or why Sam and max was disc release when on the 360 it was cheaper and downloadable.

Look at what happened to Sonic Unleashed. Available on ALL main consoles.

but sonic unleashed was made by two different developers while this is just being made by sonic team.

@Shingi: How do you know?

Thee night time levels are the same but Sonic team worked on the daytime 360/PS3 levels while Dimps worked on the wii/PS2 levels.

...Because the iPhone has HD graphics, right?

And, y'know, I don't really see why someone at Sega France would have a big enough insight to a game being developed into Japan to know what platform it's being developed for when the people actually making it haven't said anything themselves. When in the history of videogames has information been leaked from a region other than the one the game is being developed in, especially at such an early stage? Plus this is information that's been translated from Japanese to French and then from French to English for our benefit. That's a lot of scope for mistranslation.

And as I've mentioned before, many, many people refer to this as the HD Generation. Yeah, the Wii doesn't have HD, but it's just a broad term that identifies this gen from the others. It's considerably easier to say than "The HD X-Box 360 and PS3, and 480i/480p Wii, Generation."

You can stop now.

We need to have a good Sonic game. We haven't had one in a long time, some of you may disagree but I don't think the 3D sonic games are working out for SEGA. Hopefully for wii.

Were this a perfect world, Project Needlemouse would not only be a brand new 2d sonic, it would also include a shiny new black Sega console. But rest assured, folks, the game will find it's way to the Wii.

wasnt Sonic Unleashed supposed to be a 2d sonic that was supposed to revive the series and satisfy their fans and stick to the old formula?