| Xxain said: It will be released for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PC, PS Vita, and 3DS, as well as “next-gen” consoles. |
The above is the part that makes me suspicious.
Why? Because let's look at the previous generation's (2006 and later) Sonic game sales (not including ports like the Sonic Genesis collection, or non-adventure spinoffs like the Mario & Sonic games or All-Stars Racing):
1. Sonic and the Secret Rings - Wii
2. Sonic Unleashed - Wii
3. Sonic Colors - Wii
4. Sonic Rivals - PSP
5. Sonic Rivals 2 - PSP
6. Sonic Colors - DS
7. Sonic Rush Adventure - DS
8. Sonic The Hedgehog 2006 - PS3
9. Sonic The Hedgehog 2006 - 360
10. Sonic Generations - PS3
The top 8 sold over a million, the top 2 sold in the vicinity of 2 million. And the worst-selling Sonic Wii title (adventure) was Sonic and the Black Knight, which was just a touch below Sonic Generations for the PS3
In short, if they were going to port the game to that many platforms (including both PS3/360 and their next-gen counterparts), the chance that they would leave the Wii off the list is rather small (don't bother bringing up Sonic Generations - that was on four platforms, not eight).
Let me be clear - I'm not saying that Sega would put any Sonic game on the Wii. I'm saying that I doubt that they would skip the Wii if they're making versions for all of those other platforms, for the simple reason that it would be a guaranteed way to get a significant amount of money, based on past Wii performance and the fact that they wouldn't have to remake assets (3DS and Vita versions would use similar assets), and the code base is likely similar to that used in games like Colors and Generations. If their intent was to draw the markets over to the new consoles, then they wouldn't be putting it on PS3 and 360, either.
Of course, there's still a slim chance that it's true. But it's a slim one, in my opinion. It's possible that the rumour started with a kernel of truth - new Sonic game to be announced next month, being put on a lot of platforms - and it just kind of grew from there.
