Have sega lost the plot?

[Mr Khan]

I really don't know what they are after with Needlemouse. XBLA/PSN only means that the game is not going to be a mainstream hit, in fact that makes it impossible (and that would be the case with or without WiiWare). Is SEGA admitting that Sonic is no longer retail-worthy?

 

And this whole project just smacks of them trying to pander to the internet gamer, an audience which hasn't been Sonic's prime audience for over a decade or more. They're just trying to gain street cred with the "hardcore" gamer, while sacrificing everything else that Sonic had going for it in terms of sales.