Sonic Colors: Ultimate Confirmed For Switch, Releases This Fall

Of all things, this is what they decide to remake?

That trailer looked cool

@ArtiomNLS Well there aren't many good games to choose from, either this or Generations

Nice I'll be looking forward to this.

I'd like to play this game and the HD visuals look nice but if there's no new content I'll just get the Wii version as it's super cheap.

I never played this one so I am looking forward to giving it a go. Theme song is pretty eh to me though.

Cool, can’t remember if I own the original still or not.

Good game. When I was watching the reveal, I honestly didn't think it looked that much better than what I remembered on the Wii, but to be fair, I would argue it was one of the prettiest games on the Wii. Semi-curious to hear more details.

@mariomaster96 you're not wrong, still better than nothing

Well the leaks were true after all, still would had been nice to get a few surprises like maybe a Sonic Generations remastered or a Sonic Unleashed remastered with it too. I feel like this whole presentation was just them confirming the leaks.

@ok1 yea, not really a remake... but eh

i liked that game and look forward to playing it on the switch.

it would be nice if the Switch version also had the DS version playable and you would put the switch vertically and play it like DS

Honestly would rather have a remake of Adventure 1&2

I have been asking for this for so long, I can't wait to play it.

I also think there going to add more levels, DS wisp, maybe new wisp, Some new levels, and more.

Not the title I would've remastered or remade honestly.

Would've much preferred a Generations remaster

I thought this was time limited.

@TheFrenchiestFry I do think it would be cool to remaster gen, plus the game was short, shouldn't be that hard, but o'm not a dev so.

@mariomaster96 Why would you need to remaster generations

@RupeeClock I know it's nice that Colors is finally coming to Sony and Xbox platforms, it's just that I think Generations is far superior as a game and probably still the best Boost title

Plus technically the console/PC version of Gens has never come to a Nintendo system either since all they got was the 3DS version

I didn't expect to wake up in this timeline.

If 3D remakes are on table Sonic and the Black Knight I believe could be fixed, and made into something amazing.

@T0biasCZe I mean you can't get it on the switch at all, its one of the best sonic games, And its one of the only two that would have ended great.

Never played it on Switch, but I finally get to try it out now.

This is all I have wanted as this is the best 3D Sonic title after Adventures 1 & 2...

I was hoping we would get at the very least Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 on Switch, you can't play those on anything above 360 or PS3 excluding backwards compatibility if I recall correctly and haven't been on a Nintendo system since the GameCube.

It's coming to PC, Switch, PS4 and Xbox One which is cool.

The first time this game will be on non-Nintendo platforms I think?

It makes sense to port Sonic Colors it is one of the very few 3D-Sonic games, that has a positive reception by critiques.

@Skunkfish Yeah first time. The original was Wii/DS exclusive

it's certainly in the upper echelon of 3d sonic games, which are middling to bad overall

@Dpishere We could still see it happen at E3.

Very excited for this, though the bloom looked oddly intense

Seems like the Jade Wisp from Team Sonic Racing is being incorporated as new content, it's on the new boxart

Imho Sonic Colors is the best 3D Sonic game. Nice simple concepts and story. Very concise. Very competent unlike the other modern titles. This is super nice.

"It avoided much of the silly storytelling and characters of previous 3D Sonic titles,"

Isn't this the same Sonic game that brought us "Baldy McNoseHair?

@T0biasCZe You don't need to. That's why they most likely chose Colors instead

Defo grabbing this one.

Definitely getting this on PS4, never got to play the original. Seems like a wild time. Generations likely wasn't chosen because it's already beloved by most, and Unleashed wasn't chosen because you'd have to scrap a hell of a lot to make that game fun. Although they could've just put the Werehog sections in the Yakuza engine and immediately turned a 5/10 game into a 9/10.

9/10 is pretty overrated.
Still have my Wii version, but will happily get the HD version. HD and better controls will suit that game.

I'm all for it, this and Generations were easily the best 3D Sonics. Still kind of hoping that the next one redeems them after the mess of Forces...

@SwitchVogel I have to respectfully disagree, I truly enjoyed forces and it’s story is part two of sonic mania they go together

@Dogorilla Within a year's time, this will be super cheap as well. Heck, I'd almost guarantee it'll be $20 this Black Friday.

Day before my bday. The perfect gift

@jwfurness That's true. Apparently there are a few new features so I probably will get the Switch version but I'll wait for it to get cheaper (assuming it's a full price retail game).

@RupeeClock These might be the deluxe version cosmetics

@Dogorilla I'm thinking it will launch at $39.99.

@Dogorilla Apparently it's $39.99 USD according to Polygon

@jwfurness @Kirbo100 That's a decent price (Nintendo take note!) but still a bit more than I'd pay for it ideally given the price of the Wii version, so yeah I'll get it a while after launch.

@ArtiomNLS They could've remade other games like Generations or Unleashed. Colors is the easiest of the modern games and has the most 2D sections. Generations has always been highly regarded and would've been nice if they re-released it again.

I'm definitely interested in giving this a go! I really couldn't get into sonic mania at all but I'm curious if I'd find 3D sonic games any better.

Oh hey, I missed this the first go round, so I'm excited!

Glad it's not generations; After I got the platinum for it, I swore I'd never play it again!

!!!YES!!!

Day 1 buy.

Though I acknowledge the greatness of Sonic Adventure 1&2 I want a remake of this one moreso. Huge fan of the Wii game. Absolutely delighted. Thank you.

@Dogorilla THERE IS NEW CONTENT IN THIS HD REMASTER OF A 10 YEAR OLD GAME. There’s a metal Sonic chase mode, new wisp & costumes.

Very nice. Gonna get this. I recently played through the DS version and had a blast.

@RupeeClock I showed this to my eagle and he didn't notice what you saw.

This calls in to question if what you saw was really there... 😛

Should I get this on Switch or PC?

Please have some kind of new content (even a short epilogue would be fine) or this will just feel like buying the same game as the wii version

Will happily watch the Game Grumps suffer through this in my stead.

I kind of wish the graphics were improved to at least Sonic Unleashed or Generations level. It basically still looks like the Wii version but running in HD.

@Paddle1 It looks like the textures are redrawn to higher resolution or they used the original uncompressed one
unlike nintendo who would just upscale them

Would love to see some DLC characters with regular sonic move sets.

@ArtiomNLS You say that like it's a bad game? Colors is one of the only decent sonic games in who knows how long

I actually personally preferred 06 to this. At least I finished that game, Colours I was already bored to tears on the water world.

Short (4 hours) game that's almost good but completely ruined by the Wisp abilities.
This was a huge disappointment on the Wii for me. Mainly because it was so CLOSE to being good while completely failing. The wisps were either awkward or boring or killed the pacing.

I got dental-drill PTSD from this trailer.

@ArtiomNLS Yes. And it's glorious.

A Sonic Colors remake was the only remake of 3d sonic I was asking for. I'm happy.

@Nintendo4Sonic Didn't see anything about the controls being different in this version.

I’m pretty shocked by how many people I’ve seen be disappointed by this announcement. People have been practically begging for a re-release of this game for ages, either on Switch or by having it go multi-plat.

@Hungryluma this didn't play well with Wii Remote.
Alone the Pro Controller will be a joy.
But they also said, this version will be improved.

@Nintendo4Sonic because the game wasn't made with the wiimote in mind. It came bundled with the Wii classic controller in some regions.

I want this, but why couldn't we get sonic generations too? Sonic generations was never released on a Nintendo system. It could have easily been ported to the Wii U. But Sega choose to screw Nintendo with that one.

@Bryon15 There was the Nintendo 3DS version.

Would have preferred a Sonic Adventure 3 announcement, and the 'tease' isn't it as the metadata for the trailer mentions "Sonic Rangers".

Colors is one of my least favorite Sonic games. "Dispensing with that silly storytelling" was exactly my problem.
I was hoping the Sonic Advance or Sonic Rush games would make a comeback and get some recognition.

@RupeeClock I have now scolded my eagle.

Next time, he's going in the pot🥘

Very happy that a new generation of people (and consoles) get to witness one of the best Sonic games in recent years and not just on the Wii

Nice little announcement, I'll definitely be picking this one up.

@ArtiomNLS I'm glad, this is the only sonic game i would actually buy again. I never got to play it on Wii, and remaking the best game in a series (may be limited to best 3d version to some) is never a bad move. I bought it twice on wii & never played it (sold it with my 1st wii & on my 2nd wii i still own, the wii mote got corrupted by battery acid cuz i forgot it had batteries in it while it sat up, so i sold all the games & still haven't replaced the wii mote due yo how badly the system looks on a 50" 4k tv, but still want to play all the virtual console games i have on it one day). Very happy to hear this!

@shonenjump86 no one has played it on switch, lol.

Wish Sonic Generations that much better then Colors. Sega is so lazy

@Hungryluma I even played that with the classic controller some day. But even with that it didn't feel to well

@twztid13 you know what I mean buddy 😂😏

@ex-sight u can play generations on xbox right now, upscaled if u have a series x, but still not bad on 360 or x1. There's no recent console i can play colors on & a wii looks HORRIBLE on any TV released in the last 10 years at least.

So cool
Sonic colours
One of the best 3d sonic games

@twztid13 want some for switch, and you are totally right, i played generations on friend’s Xbox360, many years ago, and colors on my wii

The original game is highly overrated. Unless they actually fix the lousy 2D physics and terrible 2D level design, then I'm not interested.

"It avoided much of the silly storytelling"

Haha, hold my chaos emeralds. We're talking about the game that started the "Hmm, funny" Sonic, that involved a story of Eggman building a themepark, in space, out of chained planets, with the Tails brainwash fake out and constant idiotic exchanges, it had some great moments like: Tails' techno-babble! The introduction of Cubot, everyone's favorite screwball robot! Sonic's expertly executed comedic timing! And the ever absent final boss fight! This is the only game in the series that has Sonic breaking the fourth wall.

The previous games were always lighthearted but they had a certain level of "dramatization" and the occasional serious tone that was truly genuine. You won't find that in Colors (or any game released after it.)

It's fine if you want to praise the lackluster gameplay in Colors, but the story had no creativity and was ultimately unfunny. Real fans of the series do like Sonic's "useless friends."

@Streetsoforion I never said it was, I said that there were many other options they had

@Alemates
It has a new wisp and a metal Sonic chase / challenge mode. There’s also screenshots of a tails icon where Sonics live would be! https://www.sonicstadium.org/2021/05/tails-might-be-playable-in-sonic-colors-ultimate/

I played it a little on Wii. Right, the best 3D sonic game for sure. But... It is still.... A 3D sonic game 😂😂😂
Sorry to all the diehard fans but I really don't like the 3D sonic games and trust me! I really, really want to love them. 🙏

Neat! I never got around to playing this on the Wii because I kinda got burnt out on playing mediocre Sonic games on my Gamecube. But I think I'll finally try it out this time around!

The new features are neat, but it doesn't fix what is IMO the most overrated sonic game. It's only praised because A) It keeps the boost gameplay while removing the warehog. B) It ditches "Sonic's terrible friends besides tails" and C) Removes the "Drama" of Sonic's story-telling.

I honestly don't like the game, with the story focus entirely on "Hmm, funny" Sonic, with nothing but jokes. Unleashed and black knight had the perfect balance of high stakes but still light enough to have comedic moments. The level design in colours is so condensed that it clashes with the boost gameplay, plus standing and waiting around to push switches.. so story and level design is a step backwards and I agree with everything @AlienX said especially this part: Real fans of the series do like Sonic's "useless friends."

I hope they've taken out the unnecessary and patronizing "GOOD" "GREAT" "OUTSTANDING" comments during the rail grinding sections. ^^

This isn't Sonic Adventure DX remake

As a Sonic fan I'm mad at this game for introducing wisps to the series. I hate wisps.

So far Sega's doing a much better with Sonic's anniversary than Nintendo did with Mario's. Colors Ultimate and the Origins collection are actually going to have new content according to the press release.

@AlienX Nah keep that cliché dramatic tripe out of Sonic. I'd rather have a humorous light-hearted story like in Unleashed vs the Adventure Era Fanfic level trash we got.

@Sjmaster good on ya, seeing how Sega has been doing things lately we're looking at more of the same coming up.

I wouldn't call it trash though, I think green-eyed Sonic was built for shonen-type of storytelling. You take that out and the character becomes 1 dimensional. Sonic X is a really good baseline for how the character works best.

I don't have anything against Unleashed's story, it just underutilized legacy characters, Amy was just a glorified cameo, and Tails was suddenly weak and defenseless despite fighting alone in the previous games. (Eggman was fine, despite the cliche of harnessing a power he doesn't understand and then gets backstabbed) It was... The beginning of the end so to speak. But it was Colors that started the dumb dialogue that has stuck all the way today.

Cool and all, but I'd much rather they did Generations, which has never been released on a Nintendo console. I've had the old Wii version of Colors for years.