Bizarre is an understatement.  Sonic hit some of his lowest lows on the wii, and mario his highest highs. Then next gen, suddenly mario looks worse than sonic? I don't think that's ever happened before. 

yes, if the year was 1993.

 This is what Lost World is doing. It takes rid of the speedy gameplay of Colors/ Unleashed and instead goes for exploration.  Something that was crucial in Sonic 1-3.

Nope. It will hopefully be a million seller on the Wii U, definitely a hit on the 3DS.

it will entice people to buy the wii u. How much? i don't know? but it is a welcomed exclusive

Sonic lost his power when Sega went 3rd party. Fans of Genesis loved Sonic because he was 'their' Mario, the cooler alternative.

That said, he's still a decent brand. There are lots of old fans of Sonic who would buy a system to play his games, and there are young fans who see the cartoons on Saturdays and want some Sonic. Sonic:Lost World will move some systems, and be a relevant factor for many when deciding what system to buy. I don't think it will push millions, but it will be relevant, especially with other big titles hitting Wii U.

It's true.

But the Sonic games released after the Dreamcast also contributed for old Sonic/Sega fans who moved to other platforms to be skeptical about new games.

Sega damaged Sonic brand.

If this was 1993, I would say heck yeah!

But these days, definitely not.

If it was 4 player it would be better. I am only getting 3D Mario world over it because of this.