Sega® today announced that its world famous blue hedgehog, Sonic The Hedgehog®, will dash onto the NINTENDO GAMECUBETM in a special edition of "Sonic AdventureTM 2" (working title). Sega also announced that it plans to release the first online network-playable game available for the NINTENDO GAMECUBE system, "Phantasy Star OnlineTM" (working title). The announcements were made at Nintendo's Space World event in Tokyo, where Sega will demonstrate eight titles for the NINTENDO GAMECUBE and Game Boy® Advance video game systems, marking another milestone in the company's plan to bring its top-selling content and franchises to all video game platforms. More Details »
"Sega is making video game history with the announcement of `Sonic Adventure 2' for Nintendo GameCube," said Peter Moore, president and COO, Sega of America. "By bringing Sonic to Nintendo's platforms, Sega is delivering one of the world's most popular video game properties of all time to an even greater number of gamers worldwide. Continuing Sega's tradition of innovation, Sega also plans to be the first to deliver online gameplay to Nintendo GameCube with `Phantasy Star Online.'"
Sonic The Hedgehog has been featured in more than 11 titles for different Sega gaming platforms and has sold upwards of 20 million copies in cumulative units over the past ten years. A leading icon in the video game industry, Sonic has starred in three TV animated series, his own comic book and was the first video game character to appear as a float in the Macy®'s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Phantasy Star Online, the first online global role playing game (RPG), has attracted more than 300,000 online registrants and been honored with 14 awards worldwide since its launch less than one year ago.
