A) I have a very good feeling we'll be getting Mario Kart 8/U this year.
B) Even if not, I don't know that a new Sonic Racer would be ready in ONE YEAR, considering that they came out with the last Sonic & Sega racing game just last November. That game had over a two year development cycle. So unless a completely unrelated team is making it, I don't see how it could be ready in time.
C) I really didn't care for Sonic Riders, so I honestly hope it's not that. Honestly, if they were GOING to do such a game, it should be like Sonic & Sega All-Stars, with a cast of Sega (not just Sonic) characters, and a cast of Nintendo (not just Mario and DK) characters. IF it played well and wasn't rushed, THAT would be worth playing.
Sonic, Alex Kidd, Wonder Boy, Virtua Fighter, Shinobi, Streets of Rage, Golden Axe, etc. characters side by side with Mario, DK, Kirby, Metroid, Zelda, F-Zero, Star Fox, etc. characters
THAT sounds like a selling formula. IF they were actually going to do something like that, and IF this rumor has even a single shred of validity. If they make a GOOD Sega/Nintendo crossover racer, I'd buy it day one.
But that's a big "IF".
D) The idea of Bayonetta in Smash Bros. is absolutely awful. If SNAKE didn't honestly fit (Which he didn't), she sure as hell doesn't. Nintendo doesn't "own" Bayonetta, they are merely paying to have this game made as a Wii U exclusive. That's it. And that's nice and all, but that doesn't mean she deserves to be in Smash Bros. SB is, and should remain, 99% a celebration of Nintendo franchises. I would totally accept Sonic again (for the obvious Sonic vs. Mario), I would accept Pac-Man since he's an old school character and has been on Nintendo consoles in the past, classic (NOT X) Mega Man, Simon Belmont. Those would be good 3rd party inclusions. But like Sakurai said, the minute you start putting in too many 3rd party characters "just because", you really start diluting Smash Bros. as a whole. Bayonetta makes about as much sense as the dumb Goku rumor.
E) If this "partnership" works out, Sega should extend it beyond just three Sonic related games. They'd be smart to, and Nintendo would be smart to make that happen as well.
