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oniyide on 01 December 2011
Joelcool7 said:

I'm not entirely sure. I was told at PAX that the development team developed the game with 3D in mind. They even told me I had to play the game in 3D at PAX because that was how they intended it to be played. Honestly I thought 3D was a disaster on 360 and the PS3 version wasn't much better. Personally I prefered it in 2D but the 3DS game was pretty good as well.

But if 3D was Sega's focus it makes sense a Wii version never made it to market. I haven't heard if WiiU will be 3D compatable but assuming it isn't Sega might not bring it to that console either. It doesn't make sense that a 2D version never made it to Wii mainly because the 2D HD version is likely what everyone wants to play anyways.

Sega is being dumb, Nintendo's consoles are Sonic's home. Sega's consoles were directly competing with Nintendo for the exact same market base and the same consumers. Their franchises fit perfectly on Nintendo's platforms especially Sonic amd for Sega to throw a Nintendo centric title on the competitors platforms and not Nintendo's is just foolish.

I think Sega might reconsider and bring it to WiiU at launch simply because they will see the dismal sales on 360/PS3. But that will be to late WiiU is a new platform without an established user base meaning they can't sell to the installed Wii base. They will also lose out because many WiiU owners will already own PS3/360.

In the end I think Sega missed an oppurtunity to sell a million or so copies on Wii. They can't recoup that loss by launching on WiiU. In fact I think a WiiU launch would be a waste of resources. Its not that porting it wouldn't be cheap it could be done in 4 weeks or so, but the cost of manufacturing copies, getting it distributed, marketing it and getting it on shelves just doesn't seem worth it.

Sega lost out!

LOL!! Why  you mad?? All you people saying Sega screwed up, how?? Oh sure they should have been some version. but keep in mind that according to this site's own data. Sonic Generations actuall had a BIGGER opening than Colors. Im not talking combined im talking both the PS3 and 360 version separtly had a bigger opening week than Sonic Colors. So if it could keep the legs of Colors it can sell a million on each console this time next year.  Thrown in whatever the 3DS is bringing and thats not bad. So did Sega really loose out?!



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markimsoad on 02 December 2011

i remember my sonic 1 by sega genesis. great time! :)



miz1q2w3e on 02 December 2011

I don't know why not
And one could ask the same question about Sonic Colors on other consoles



Joelcool7 on 02 December 2011
oniyide said:
Joelcool7 said:

I'm not entirely sure. I was told at PAX that the development team developed the game with 3D in mind. They even told me I had to play the game in 3D at PAX because that was how they intended it to be played. Honestly I thought 3D was a disaster on 360 and the PS3 version wasn't much better. Personally I prefered it in 2D but the 3DS game was pretty good as well.

But if 3D was Sega's focus it makes sense a Wii version never made it to market. I haven't heard if WiiU will be 3D compatable but assuming it isn't Sega might not bring it to that console either. It doesn't make sense that a 2D version never made it to Wii mainly because the 2D HD version is likely what everyone wants to play anyways.

Sega is being dumb, Nintendo's consoles are Sonic's home. Sega's consoles were directly competing with Nintendo for the exact same market base and the same consumers. Their franchises fit perfectly on Nintendo's platforms especially Sonic amd for Sega to throw a Nintendo centric title on the competitors platforms and not Nintendo's is just foolish.

I think Sega might reconsider and bring it to WiiU at launch simply because they will see the dismal sales on 360/PS3. But that will be to late WiiU is a new platform without an established user base meaning they can't sell to the installed Wii base. They will also lose out because many WiiU owners will already own PS3/360.

In the end I think Sega missed an oppurtunity to sell a million or so copies on Wii. They can't recoup that loss by launching on WiiU. In fact I think a WiiU launch would be a waste of resources. Its not that porting it wouldn't be cheap it could be done in 4 weeks or so, but the cost of manufacturing copies, getting it distributed, marketing it and getting it on shelves just doesn't seem worth it.

Sega lost out!

LOL!! Why  you mad?? All you people saying Sega screwed up, how?? Oh sure they should have been some version. but keep in mind that according to this site's own data. Sonic Generations actuall had a BIGGER opening than Colors. Im not talking combined im talking both the PS3 and 360 version separtly had a bigger opening week than Sonic Colors. So if it could keep the legs of Colors it can sell a million on each console this time next year.  Thrown in whatever the 3DS is bringing and thats not bad. So did Sega really loose out?!

Who said I'm mad, I own a 360 and already bought it on that console. I said Sega's move was dumb because lets face it Nintendo's market has traditionally been stronger then Xbox and PlayStation for Sonic titles. Look at Sonic Unleashed which was a piece of shit on Wii compared to the 360/PS3 version, the Wii version left the HD versions in the dust. Or how about looking at Sonic and Sega All Stars racing both the DS and Wii versions drastically outsold their HD counter parts. Go back a generation and see Sonic Mega Collection was actually sold almost as well on GameCube as PS2 which had over 100,000 more units on store shelves.

Today with the Mario & Sonic olympic games and all the other success Sega has had on Wii and DS and Nintendo's platforms not releasing a game as monumentous as Generations on Wii is a huge mistake.

You compare Generations to Colours but I must say that is an uneven battle at best. A) Sonic Generations is an anniversary addition B) Sonic Generations is a compilation featuring the best of the best that Sonic has ever offered C) Sonic Generations isn't on Wii and as such any Wii owners who also own other consoles are buying it there.

In the end Colors was an original new Sonic game featuring new content and gameplay. Generations is a classic built on the most successful Sonic games and levels. It was a celebratory release with way way way more advertising and hype. Anyway you look at it Sega is losing sales by not having it on the Wii. Yes same could have been said about Colours not releasing on 360/PS3 but Nintendo's consoles are Sonic's bread and butter they are the most important platforms to Sonic's survival and Sega shouldn't neglect them if at all possible.

Again not mad, just pointing out it is in Sega's best interest to launch Sonic on Nintendo platforms. Whether they also launch it on competitor platforms doesn't matter but Nintendo's platforms are where Sonic performs best.



-JC7

"In God We Trust - In Games We Play " - Joel Reimer

 

oniyide on 03 December 2011
Joelcool7 said:
oniyide said:
Joelcool7 said:

I'm not entirely sure. I was told at PAX that the development team developed the game with 3D in mind. They even told me I had to play the game in 3D at PAX because that was how they intended it to be played. Honestly I thought 3D was a disaster on 360 and the PS3 version wasn't much better. Personally I prefered it in 2D but the 3DS game was pretty good as well.

But if 3D was Sega's focus it makes sense a Wii version never made it to market. I haven't heard if WiiU will be 3D compatable but assuming it isn't Sega might not bring it to that console either. It doesn't make sense that a 2D version never made it to Wii mainly because the 2D HD version is likely what everyone wants to play anyways.

Sega is being dumb, Nintendo's consoles are Sonic's home. Sega's consoles were directly competing with Nintendo for the exact same market base and the same consumers. Their franchises fit perfectly on Nintendo's platforms especially Sonic amd for Sega to throw a Nintendo centric title on the competitors platforms and not Nintendo's is just foolish.

I think Sega might reconsider and bring it to WiiU at launch simply because they will see the dismal sales on 360/PS3. But that will be to late WiiU is a new platform without an established user base meaning they can't sell to the installed Wii base. They will also lose out because many WiiU owners will already own PS3/360.

In the end I think Sega missed an oppurtunity to sell a million or so copies on Wii. They can't recoup that loss by launching on WiiU. In fact I think a WiiU launch would be a waste of resources. Its not that porting it wouldn't be cheap it could be done in 4 weeks or so, but the cost of manufacturing copies, getting it distributed, marketing it and getting it on shelves just doesn't seem worth it.

Sega lost out!

LOL!! Why  you mad?? All you people saying Sega screwed up, how?? Oh sure they should have been some version. but keep in mind that according to this site's own data. Sonic Generations actuall had a BIGGER opening than Colors. Im not talking combined im talking both the PS3 and 360 version separtly had a bigger opening week than Sonic Colors. So if it could keep the legs of Colors it can sell a million on each console this time next year.  Thrown in whatever the 3DS is bringing and thats not bad. So did Sega really loose out?!

Who said I'm mad, I own a 360 and already bought it on that console. I said Sega's move was dumb because lets face it Nintendo's market has traditionally been stronger then Xbox and PlayStation for Sonic titles. Look at Sonic Unleashed which was a piece of shit on Wii compared to the 360/PS3 version, the Wii version left the HD versions in the dust. Or how about looking at Sonic and Sega All Stars racing both the DS and Wii versions drastically outsold their HD counter parts. Go back a generation and see Sonic Mega Collection was actually sold almost as well on GameCube as PS2 which had over 100,000 more units on store shelves.

Today with the Mario & Sonic olympic games and all the other success Sega has had on Wii and DS and Nintendo's platforms not releasing a game as monumentous as Generations on Wii is a huge mistake.

You compare Generations to Colours but I must say that is an uneven battle at best. A) Sonic Generations is an anniversary addition B) Sonic Generations is a compilation featuring the best of the best that Sonic has ever offered C) Sonic Generations isn't on Wii and as such any Wii owners who also own other consoles are buying it there.

In the end Colors was an original new Sonic game featuring new content and gameplay. Generations is a classic built on the most successful Sonic games and levels. It was a celebratory release with way way way more advertising and hype. Anyway you look at it Sega is losing sales by not having it on the Wii. Yes same could have been said about Colours not releasing on 360/PS3 but Nintendo's consoles are Sonic's bread and butter they are the most important platforms to Sonic's survival and Sega shouldn't neglect them if at all possible.

Again not mad, just pointing out it is in Sega's best interest to launch Sonic on Nintendo platforms. Whether they also launch it on competitor platforms doesn't matter but Nintendo's platforms are where Sonic performs best.

Well you did put an exclamation point on your last sentence.  And why do you care so much that it was not released on Wii?? Chances are you were gonna get the superior game anyway which would have been the PS360/PC version, so whats the point? SOnic Unleashed?? HA, that game sucked on all consoles. But I would argue that the WIi version was actually better. THe HD version moved way to fast, to the point where he was barely controllable and the hub world sucked ass, which was not in the Wii version. But is it possible that the HD owners saw it was crap and decided to avoid it? Just saying. Mega Collection?? YOu do know that game was released on GC first?? Lets not pretend like that doesnt play a factor, you can probably count on one hand how much ports sell better than original release.

How is Colors an uneven battle, your point is that it should have been on WIi. Sure Generations got more ads as its anniversary time. BUT, if the fans are on the Ninty consoles like you claim they are NONE of the Generations versions should be doing better than Colors, unless those Wii owners are buying PS360s just for Sonic Gens or there are a hell of a lot more muliplat owners than we care to admit there are.  People like games im sure most people dont give a crap if it appeared on WIi or not at least not this late in the game. 

Generations is an original game, your acting like they just recreated the levels from the original games, which would be wrong. The environments are the same but the levels are different. Thats like saying all of Bowser's castles are the same in every Mario game.

Yes there should have been a Wii version, but there wasnt. And no Ninty is not SOnic's bread and butter, thats crap. If they would put more SOnic games on HDs they would have a chance to sell. Sonic Generations had the biggest opening of any Sonic this gen. Sonic 06 was utter crap and it STILL sold a mil on each HD. I love how you forget Sonic Heroes, the PS2 version was by far the worst, but sold the best, despite the extra ads the GC version got. The SOnic Rivals game got no ads, no coverage, its mediocore, hell it wasnt even developed by any of Sega's devs and it still sold millions. Sonic 4 for Wii is behind just about any other verison of the game, even Ipod. Please lets not act like Ninty is the end all be all for SOnic.



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oniyide on 03 December 2011

@joecool and FYI Mega Collection actually sold BETTER on the PS2, guess thats another port that we can add on the short list of ports that sell better than original releases. Right there with RE4(PS2) and Okami(Wii)



Joelcool7 on 03 December 2011
spurgeonryan said:
Joelcool7 said:
oniyide said:
Joelcool7 said:

I'm not entirely sure. I was told at PAX that the development team developed the game with 3D in mind. They even told me I had to play the game in 3D at PAX because that was how they intended it to be played. Honestly I thought 3D was a disaster on 360 and the PS3 version wasn't much better. Personally I prefered it in 2D but the 3DS game was pretty good as well.

But if 3D was Sega's focus it makes sense a Wii version never made it to market. I haven't heard if WiiU will be 3D compatable but assuming it isn't Sega might not bring it to that console either. It doesn't make sense that a 2D version never made it to Wii mainly because the 2D HD version is likely what everyone wants to play anyways.

Sega is being dumb, Nintendo's consoles are Sonic's home. Sega's consoles were directly competing with Nintendo for the exact same market base and the same consumers. Their franchises fit perfectly on Nintendo's platforms especially Sonic amd for Sega to throw a Nintendo centric title on the competitors platforms and not Nintendo's is just foolish.

I think Sega might reconsider and bring it to WiiU at launch simply because they will see the dismal sales on 360/PS3. But that will be to late WiiU is a new platform without an established user base meaning they can't sell to the installed Wii base. They will also lose out because many WiiU owners will already own PS3/360.

In the end I think Sega missed an oppurtunity to sell a million or so copies on Wii. They can't recoup that loss by launching on WiiU. In fact I think a WiiU launch would be a waste of resources. Its not that porting it wouldn't be cheap it could be done in 4 weeks or so, but the cost of manufacturing copies, getting it distributed, marketing it and getting it on shelves just doesn't seem worth it.

Sega lost out!

LOL!! Why  you mad?? All you people saying Sega screwed up, how?? Oh sure they should have been some version. but keep in mind that according to this site's own data. Sonic Generations actuall had a BIGGER opening than Colors. Im not talking combined im talking both the PS3 and 360 version separtly had a bigger opening week than Sonic Colors. So if it could keep the legs of Colors it can sell a million on each console this time next year.  Thrown in whatever the 3DS is bringing and thats not bad. So did Sega really loose out?!

Who said I'm mad, I own a 360 and already bought it on that console. I said Sega's move was dumb because lets face it Nintendo's market has traditionally been stronger then Xbox and PlayStation for Sonic titles. Look at Sonic Unleashed which was a piece of shit on Wii compared to the 360/PS3 version, the Wii version left the HD versions in the dust. Or how about looking at Sonic and Sega All Stars racing both the DS and Wii versions drastically outsold their HD counter parts. Go back a generation and see Sonic Mega Collection was actually sold almost as well on GameCube as PS2 which had over 100,000 more units on store shelves.

Today with the Mario & Sonic olympic games and all the other success Sega has had on Wii and DS and Nintendo's platforms not releasing a game as monumentous as Generations on Wii is a huge mistake.

You compare Generations to Colours but I must say that is an uneven battle at best. A) Sonic Generations is an anniversary addition B) Sonic Generations is a compilation featuring the best of the best that Sonic has ever offered C) Sonic Generations isn't on Wii and as such any Wii owners who also own other consoles are buying it there.

In the end Colors was an original new Sonic game featuring new content and gameplay. Generations is a classic built on the most successful Sonic games and levels. It was a celebratory release with way way way more advertising and hype. Anyway you look at it Sega is losing sales by not having it on the Wii. Yes same could have been said about Colours not releasing on 360/PS3 but Nintendo's consoles are Sonic's bread and butter they are the most important platforms to Sonic's survival and Sega shouldn't neglect them if at all possible.

Again not mad, just pointing out it is in Sega's best interest to launch Sonic on Nintendo platforms. Whether they also launch it on competitor platforms doesn't matter but Nintendo's platforms are where Sonic performs best.


Do you think they will port it to the Wii U in your opinion or will they just forget about it and make a new Wii U version?

 

I think it is too late for them to change there mind on this now, they missed their opportunity on the wii this christmas.

No I do not think they will port it to WiiU, porting it would be a waste of resources and wouldn't bring in a profit. Lets face it the small user base that WiiU will have during its first two years which as long as Sonic Generations would likely be given shelf space is not enough to sell Sonic Generations enough to make a port worth while.

There are many contributing factors, one being later ports rarely sell as well as the original console unless the console the game is ported too has a larger user base. I will again use Mega Collection as an example the GameCube version sold over two million copies then when it was ported to 360/PS2 the PS2 version only did about 2.5. That was with 100,000 extra units in gamer hands. Another fact to remember is a lot of the early adopters of Nintendo hardware are "Actual gamers" meaning they likely own a competitors console and would likely already own a copy. A third factor is the game would be going up against newer titles with larger advertising budgets and more hype, chances that a game over a year old based in the Sonic universe taking on the launch titles from Nintendo or even UbiSoft or THQ is going to be slim.

Rumor has it Sonic WiiU is already in development, I would say that is most likely the case and within a year or two of WiiU's release a new glorious Sonic title will grace the WiiU. Secret Rings was revealed alongside Wii and I wouldn't put it past Sega to have a Sonic game ready to show next E3. However this time their is a strong chance the Sonic title will not be exclusive.

 

As for the excuses being made about Mega Collection, Sonic 4 and Colours.

-Mega Collection should have sold far, far better on PS2 if the fanbase wasn't actually on Nintendo's consoles. Regardless of where it launched first. The PS2 had over 100,000 more consumers then Nintendo and it selling better there was a no brainer.

-Sonic 4 not selling on Wii also comes as no surprise at all, Nintendo is not known for its online strengths. Nintendo's consumers still don't buy all that much digital content for a variety of reasons like hardware limitations and a lack of Nintendo's own personal initiative.

-Colours is not to be compared with Generations. The two games are entirely different and yes hype and advertising have massive effects. Also I must say that the HD versions do complement the Wii versions. When the HD versions launch in a way they advertise the Wii version, people see their HD buddies playing the game in HD and pick it up for their Wii.

Sonic is strongest on Nintendo platforms, denying that is foolish. Either way you look at it even if you disagree that Nintendo is Sonics bread and butter you must realize not putting it on the platform was a mistake.



-JC7

"In God We Trust - In Games We Play " - Joel Reimer

 

Mr Puggsly on 03 December 2011

I guess they just didn't want to make a low end version of their HD master piece.

However, it would have been nice if they at least put the 3DS game on Wii. Looks fun but I'm not going to buy a 3DS anytime soon.



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oniyide on 04 December 2011
Joelcool7 said:
spurgeonryan said:
Joelcool7 said:
oniyide said:
Joelcool7 said:

I'm not entirely sure. I was told at PAX that the development team developed the game with 3D in mind. They even told me I had to play the game in 3D at PAX because that was how they intended it to be played. Honestly I thought 3D was a disaster on 360 and the PS3 version wasn't much better. Personally I prefered it in 2D but the 3DS game was pretty good as well.

But if 3D was Sega's focus it makes sense a Wii version never made it to market. I haven't heard if WiiU will be 3D compatable but assuming it isn't Sega might not bring it to that console either. It doesn't make sense that a 2D version never made it to Wii mainly because the 2D HD version is likely what everyone wants to play anyways.

Sega is being dumb, Nintendo's consoles are Sonic's home. Sega's consoles were directly competing with Nintendo for the exact same market base and the same consumers. Their franchises fit perfectly on Nintendo's platforms especially Sonic amd for Sega to throw a Nintendo centric title on the competitors platforms and not Nintendo's is just foolish.

I think Sega might reconsider and bring it to WiiU at launch simply because they will see the dismal sales on 360/PS3. But that will be to late WiiU is a new platform without an established user base meaning they can't sell to the installed Wii base. They will also lose out because many WiiU owners will already own PS3/360.

In the end I think Sega missed an oppurtunity to sell a million or so copies on Wii. They can't recoup that loss by launching on WiiU. In fact I think a WiiU launch would be a waste of resources. Its not that porting it wouldn't be cheap it could be done in 4 weeks or so, but the cost of manufacturing copies, getting it distributed, marketing it and getting it on shelves just doesn't seem worth it.

Sega lost out!

LOL!! Why  you mad?? All you people saying Sega screwed up, how?? Oh sure they should have been some version. but keep in mind that according to this site's own data. Sonic Generations actuall had a BIGGER opening than Colors. Im not talking combined im talking both the PS3 and 360 version separtly had a bigger opening week than Sonic Colors. So if it could keep the legs of Colors it can sell a million on each console this time next year.  Thrown in whatever the 3DS is bringing and thats not bad. So did Sega really loose out?!

Who said I'm mad, I own a 360 and already bought it on that console. I said Sega's move was dumb because lets face it Nintendo's market has traditionally been stronger then Xbox and PlayStation for Sonic titles. Look at Sonic Unleashed which was a piece of shit on Wii compared to the 360/PS3 version, the Wii version left the HD versions in the dust. Or how about looking at Sonic and Sega All Stars racing both the DS and Wii versions drastically outsold their HD counter parts. Go back a generation and see Sonic Mega Collection was actually sold almost as well on GameCube as PS2 which had over 100,000 more units on store shelves.

Today with the Mario & Sonic olympic games and all the other success Sega has had on Wii and DS and Nintendo's platforms not releasing a game as monumentous as Generations on Wii is a huge mistake.

You compare Generations to Colours but I must say that is an uneven battle at best. A) Sonic Generations is an anniversary addition B) Sonic Generations is a compilation featuring the best of the best that Sonic has ever offered C) Sonic Generations isn't on Wii and as such any Wii owners who also own other consoles are buying it there.

In the end Colors was an original new Sonic game featuring new content and gameplay. Generations is a classic built on the most successful Sonic games and levels. It was a celebratory release with way way way more advertising and hype. Anyway you look at it Sega is losing sales by not having it on the Wii. Yes same could have been said about Colours not releasing on 360/PS3 but Nintendo's consoles are Sonic's bread and butter they are the most important platforms to Sonic's survival and Sega shouldn't neglect them if at all possible.

Again not mad, just pointing out it is in Sega's best interest to launch Sonic on Nintendo platforms. Whether they also launch it on competitor platforms doesn't matter but Nintendo's platforms are where Sonic performs best.


Do you think they will port it to the Wii U in your opinion or will they just forget about it and make a new Wii U version?

 

I think it is too late for them to change there mind on this now, they missed their opportunity on the wii this christmas.

No I do not think they will port it to WiiU, porting it would be a waste of resources and wouldn't bring in a profit. Lets face it the small user base that WiiU will have during its first two years which as long as Sonic Generations would likely be given shelf space is not enough to sell Sonic Generations enough to make a port worth while.

There are many contributing factors, one being later ports rarely sell as well as the original console unless the console the game is ported too has a larger user base. I will again use Mega Collection as an example the GameCube version sold over two million copies then when it was ported to 360/PS2 the PS2 version only did about 2.5. That was with 100,000 extra units in gamer hands. Another fact to remember is a lot of the early adopters of Nintendo hardware are "Actual gamers" meaning they likely own a competitors console and would likely already own a copy. A third factor is the game would be going up against newer titles with larger advertising budgets and more hype, chances that a game over a year old based in the Sonic universe taking on the launch titles from Nintendo or even UbiSoft or THQ is going to be slim.

Rumor has it Sonic WiiU is already in development, I would say that is most likely the case and within a year or two of WiiU's release a new glorious Sonic title will grace the WiiU. Secret Rings was revealed alongside Wii and I wouldn't put it past Sega to have a Sonic game ready to show next E3. However this time their is a strong chance the Sonic title will not be exclusive.

 

As for the excuses being made about Mega Collection, Sonic 4 and Colours.

-Mega Collection should have sold far, far better on PS2 if the fanbase wasn't actually on Nintendo's consoles. Regardless of where it launched first. The PS2 had over 100,000 more consumers then Nintendo and it selling better there was a no brainer.

-Sonic 4 not selling on Wii also comes as no surprise at all, Nintendo is not known for its online strengths. Nintendo's consumers still don't buy all that much digital content for a variety of reasons like hardware limitations and a lack of Nintendo's own personal initiative.

-Colours is not to be compared with Generations. The two games are entirely different and yes hype and advertising have massive effects. Also I must say that the HD versions do complement the Wii versions. When the HD versions launch in a way they advertise the Wii version, people see their HD buddies playing the game in HD and pick it up for their Wii.

Sonic is strongest on Nintendo platforms, denying that is foolish. Either way you look at it even if you disagree that Nintendo is Sonics bread and butter you must realize not putting it on the platform was a mistake.


Mega Collection should have sold better?? It was a year late port. THe PS2 version should NOT have passed the Cube one period, if the fanbase was that strong on Ninty systems. 

Sonic 4, if the fanbase was SO strong on Ninty systems, it should have done at least as much as the other versions. Crappy online should not have dettered the hardcore Sonic fans from picking it up. If they loved it so much they would have gotten it, its not like it wasnt the same damn game. (IPod version notwithstanding)

Im not saying it wasnt a mistake I just disagree that Ninty is it bread and butter. IMHO I think Sega was stupid for trying to make Sonic a Ninty thing. YOu keep ignoring Sonic Heroes. Wonder why?? SA1 and 2 SHOULD have at least had a PS2 port last gen, it would have done way better. Since PS2 was that much of a beast. Speaking of SA where is the online verison that the HDs got?? SOnic sells the most on the system with the biggest install. Ninty has little to do with it. PS2 versions sold better last gen and Wii versions sold better this gen. Simple



oniyide on 04 December 2011
Mr Puggsly said:
I guess they just didn't want to make a low end version of their HD master piece.

However, it would have been nice if they at least put the 3DS game on Wii. Looks fun but I'm not going to buy a 3DS anytime soon.

This, between you and me I think it part of the pissy attitudes is that this is arguable the best Sonic game released on console in a long time and its not on WIi. Id bet one of my testicles that if this game sucked, no one would have said nothing. Just like no one said anything about 06