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Sega's just released info on the rumoured "Sonic Wii" game:

SEGA ANNOUNCES SONIC'S CHARGE ONTO THE Wii CONSOLE

Sonic The Hedgehog Rewrites the Arabian Nights in a Completely New Adventure Exclusive to the Wii Console

SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON (May 9, 2006) - SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA® Europe Ltd. today announced Sonic Wild Fire (working title) exclusively for the Wii™. Developed by SEGA Studios, Sonic Wild Fire stars the Blue dude with the 'tude on his first solo adventure since the original Sonic The Hedgehog™ in 1991. This intense and exciting action game takes advantage of the innovative Wii™ controller as Sonic combines his trademark high-speed action with easy to play controls to offer a brand new experience!

Sonic's new adventure unfolds from a storybook of the classic tale, Arabian Nights, the last several pages from the book have gone missing, and it's up to Sonic to re-create the story. The vibrant environments provide for a refreshingly new look to the franchise filled with brightly colored mosaic tiles, glistening oases, swaying palm trees, and crumbling stone columns. Sonic activates specific areas in the prismatic environment to pull off new tricks and stunts, in addition to interacting head-on with various obstacles by jumping, dodging, and dashing.

"Sonic Wild Fire and the innovative Wii controller changes the way gamers play interactive entertainment," said Scott A. Steinberg, Vice President of SEGA of America, Inc. "SEGA is excited to lead the gameplay revolution through its support of Wii with a Sonic release built exclusively for this new system."

Gamers will use the Wii controller to steer Sonic and experience an untapped freedom in gameplay and control. Hold the controller horizontally with two hands and tilt left and right to steer Sonic on different paths and maneuver deftly from obstacles and enemies. Continue to tilt and fling forward to dash-attack ground and air enemies and to break down barriers. In addition to the main game is an array of unique controller-focused mini-games which make Sonic Wild Fire fun to play alone or as a multiplayer game with friends. Get ready for a refreshing adventure that puts you on the forefront of gaming!

IGN put a new article online:
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/704/704899p1.html

And a NEW character is (obviously) to be introduced, and SEGA can't get enough of Shadow the Plot-point-hog:
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/4183/scan00056qp1.jpg

What happens now? The plot thickens...

Gamespot has uploaded 8 new screens from Sonic the Hedgehog for the Xbox 360 and PS3.

They show Sonic fighting robots in a burning city and one in what looks like a church. It all looks a bit dark and Sonic looks pissed off in every shot!

Still no signs of any other Sonic characters.

http://uk.gamespot.com/ps3/action/sonicthehedgehog/screenindex.html?page=images

According to Diamond Comics, Archie's Sonic X #8 is on sale in comic shops starting yesterday.

I'm not sure what happened to Sonic Riders, but Sonic is getting an original title on the PSP entitled "Sonic Rivals".

With single-player and wireless multiplayer modes, Sonic Rivals returns to classic 2D gameplay set in 3D environments. What starts as a friendly competition between Sonic and Knuckles quickly intensifies as Shadow and other rivals jump into the action, resulting in an all-out rodent battle royale. Players will negotiate wildly twisting 3D tracks while avoiding Dr. Eggman and his myriad of hazards, traps, and contraptions.

You be the judge. Links below contains a little bit more info and some screenshots.

Source: IGN: Sonic Rivals

Free Comic Book Day is on Saturday, May 6, 2006. If you are in Charlotte, North Carolina (or nearby), you will have the chance to meet Ian Flynn, the writer for Archie's Sonic The Hedgehog. Information, such as location and times, can be read here. If you are in (or near) Ithaca, New York, you will have the chance to meet Joe Edkin, the writer for Archie's Sonic X. The location can be found here.

Sources: BumbleKing Comics Forum & Mobius Forum

sonic x series 2, is being released in australia by MRA Entertainment.

Starting with three volumes comeing out on the 12 of July 2006 each with three episodes each.
That will chear you Australian sonic x fans up.

According to Diamond Comics, Archie's Sonic The Hedgehog #161 is on sale in comic shops starting today.

Sonic X #11


Sonic #165


Source: Silver Bullet Comics

Ian Flynn posted the combined Sonic The Hedgehog #162-164 covers on his message board.

Source: BumbleKing Comics

SONIC X #11,
"No Thanks for the Memories Part 2 of 2" Sonic's 15th anniversary adventure continues in Sonic X! Sonic, Amy Rose, Knuckles and Tails are trapped in a Virtual Reality universe powered by the Master Emerald. Now our Heroes must battle their way back to their friends who believe they have been left behind forever! Will Sonic be abandoned by his mistaken friends? Will Eggman win and destroy his hated nemesis? Will Bukkun's mad desire for sugary treats be the undoing of everything! SCRIPT: Joe Edkin. ART: Tracy Yardley. Virtually bombastic cover by Spaz!
Ships 7/12. 32-page, full color comic, $2.25 US.

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #165,
"Leak": Its good cop, bad cop as larcenous Rouge The Bat, one of the most popular and deadly characters from the Sonic games and TV shows, seeks Sonic and the Freedom Fighters' help against a diabolical new group: The Destructix! It's a battle that will put Tails' life in mortal danger! Meanwhile, Rouge has her next item to steal, and you will never believe what it is! SCRIPT: Ian Flynn. ART: Tracy Yardley. PLUS: "Call of Duty": Another exciting new Knuckles back up tale-- featuring a decision that will change his life forever! SCRIPT: Ian Flynn. ART: Steven Butler. Demolition-time cover by Spaz!
Ships 7/26. 32-page, full color comic, $2.25 US.

Source: Press Release

According to Diamond Comics, Archie's Sonic X #7 is on sale in comic shops as of yesterday.

Good way to start the new month, another decent update at Sonic's japanese hangout. It's way better now it's in html, IMO. Latest person added to the characters section was Super Sonic. I was longing for Metal Sonic myself (new non-CG artwork!), but still, cool - finally some official Super Sonic art outside of the tiny icons in Shuffle.

Something interesting that's also new is what appears to be a poll that asks about, presumably, your favourite and least favourite characters. There's a lot of chars there, including Fang, Bean, Bark, Mighty and even Ray. No Metal Knuckles or Tails Doll, though.

I can only read katakana, which means I can only pick up the words 'character', 'comment' and the names of everyone included in the poll. It'd be good if we had someone good in japanese to translate so that the rest of us could participate. It might contribute to character inclusion/exclusion in the games, or it may affect the order of new character profiles on Sonic Channel (good good, for Metal and 'rare' characters). Anyone able to help or know someone else that could?

Oh, some decent new artwork in the fanart section, as well.

Source and Topic

Due to popular fan demand, an exciting new mini-series will soon be hitting the shelves starring none other than the reinvented Evil Sonic, Scourge! Returning to his own dimension, Scourge finds that tensions have risen among the Anti Freedom Fighters, and now he's got to put together a new gang with a terrifying goal - to overthrow their world's benevolent Dr. Robotnik! Story lan Flynn, pencils Tracy Yardley.

Source: Anonymous source