“We at Sonic Team are developing a completely new game, as well as developing a full movie actively done by Sony Pictures, and animation on Sonic Boom”, Iizuka told fansite Soah City (via GameSpot). Nintendo’s Mario – short, fat, improbably good at jumping – had seen off eggs, cavemen, and nondescript spaceship blobs in the late ’80s and early ’90s, but it was quickly clear there was something different about Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog. “Our goal add something new and overcome any potential hardships”, he continued. However Crash Bandicoot won’t be the only classic video game animal that is returning, because it has recently been confirmed that we will be getting a new Sonic game too.
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Online gaming publication The Verge has run an extensive interview with Aaron Webber who you may know as the person behind the amusing Sonic the Hedgehog Twitter account.
It is for that reason that, while the announcement of a new game is exciting, it’s also scary.
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With the ongoing string of let-downs from Sonic Team, I sincerely hope Iizuka can put his money (and some ripe development talent) where his mouth is.
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Finally, those attending the Sonic 25th Anniversary event at San Diego Comic-Con next July will have even more to look forward to, as Archie, TOMY and New Era are bringing exclusive merchandise to the event.
