I'd hope Mario would be more like Sonic and have more frequent games in the series!
A mario game is no greater than the olympics or world cup, yet we see one new game every 6 years!
As for Sonic Unleashed, I really liked both the day time and werehog stages. What I don't like however, is a completely 2D Sonic game in a 3D capable console. 2D games stay on handhelds.
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