At that point it seemed Sonic Team had got their act together and found a formula for Sonic that worked in 3D, though soon after Sonic Team seemingly reverted back to their ways of old by introducing Sonic Lost World, and giving more focus to
the Sonic Boom franchise, even though the only successful part of that is the TV show.
SEGA made quite a shocking announcement today, the Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic Boom franchise has not left the world of video games in the dust as a new Nintendo 3DS game titled Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice is set to release to Nintendo 3DS this holiday season!
There has been a lot of talk about
the Sonic Boom franchise this past week, so it was great to sit down with Mat to learn more about how the 3DS game came to be.
SEGA's blog has spilled the refried beans of what sort of products and marketing tie - ins fans can expect from
the Sonic Boom franchise, and their plans sound quite expansive:
Regardless of your opinion of SEGA's upcoming
Sonic Boom franchise, you got ta admit it's nice to see some creative SEGA TV ads.
SEGAbits and Sonic Retro team up to bring you a podcast focused on SEGA's new
Sonic Boom franchise!
In late October, SEGA released the first piece of
the Sonic Boom franchise by way of the Archie comic book series of the same name.
It has been quite a week for
the Sonic Boom franchise, with the Wii U and 3DS games releasing and completing the circle of multimedia that make up Sonic Boom.
Like so many, I'd been let down by Sonic Lost World and the entire
Sonic Boom franchise.
That's too bad... wonder if third time's the charm applies to
the Sonic Boom franchise.
This culminated to
the Sonic Boom franchise and as Satomi puts it:
Not exact matches
Bayonetta 2 — New trailer, release date, playable demo X — final name for game, release date, playable demo Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem — A new trailer, maybe some gameplay footage Yarn Yoshi — A new trailer, maybe gameplay footage, possible demo Devil's Third — Nintendo announce as Wii U exclusive, new trailer, release date, playable demo Fatal Frame — Teaser trailer New Mario Game — Teaser trailer Retro Studios — New IP or Metroid — Teaser trailer Miyamoto's New IP — Trailer, targeted release date, playable demo Platinum Games — New Game (could be new IP or existing Nintendo
franchise)-- Teaser trailer
Sonic Boom — New Trailer, release date, playable demo Pokémon announcement (some form of Pokémon game) Trailer, maybe a playable demo There will be some 1st Party, as well as 3rd Party surprises.
3D
Sonic games are very rarely received well by the community and critics, and after the god - awful travesty that was
Sonic Boom, many were doubtful that the
franchise could ever come back.
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric and
Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal were the worst selling
Sonic games in the history of the
franchise.
Sonic Boom might be a massive redesign for Sega's classic
Sonic the Hedgehog
franchise on the Wii U, but while the new character designs are very much in play, the game for the 3DS looks like an old friend.
SEGA is pulling out all the stops, giving fans their first chance for hands - on demos of Alien: Isolation,
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric and
Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal, and a variety of ways to experience these
franchises, both onsite and off.
In what has to be a first for the
Sonic franchise,
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice will be delayed until 2016 so the game can be improved and fine - polished.
The company delayed its latest
Sonic Boom title for a year to allow the developers time to turn it into a polished product, and the upcoming
Sonic Mania finally reaches back to the Genesis - era design that made the
franchise popular in the first place.
Never before has an offshoot of the
Sonic the Hedgehog
franchise spanned so many forms of media, and such a broad spectrum says a lot about how invested SEGA West is in
Sonic Boom.
Not only will IDW debut their spin on the
Sonic franchise, but TOMY will be releasing many more action figures and plush toys from the modern, classic and
Sonic Boom character lineups.
Sonic Boom is the latest entry in the
Sonic franchise, featuring the same high - speed gameplay we have all become so accustomed to,
Sonic Boom is the latest entry in the
Sonic franchise, featuring the same high - speed gameplay we have all become so accustomed to, with trails of light following the characters each distinct to one another.
Perhaps the biggest disappointment for the company is that
Sonic Boom for the Wii U and 3DS only managed to sell 490,000 units combined; the lowest in the
franchises history.
Chief Content Officer Hiroyuki Miyazaki says that «'' Sticks is a significant addition to the
Sonic Boom universe and the
Sonic the Hedgehog
franchise.
I have no doubt that many reviews released today for
Sonic Mania, releasing August 15 to the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch and releasing August 29 to PC, will chart the ups and downs of the
Sonic franchise, make mention of the recent
Sonic Boom games, and make the assertion that
Sonic has not been good for a long time.
3D
Sonic games are very rarely received well by the community and critics, and after the god - awful travesty that was
Sonic Boom, many were doubtful that the
franchise could ever come back.
Today, on the eve of one of the most popular periods in
Sonic the Hedgehog
franchise history, SEGA announces its action - packed
Sonic Boom November with a game demo, features for Nintendo 3DS, and a must - see TV tune - in!