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I think the Wii has too many party games as it is, and it's barely been a month :p

I was actually disappointed when I learned the gameplay wasn't going to be as Road Avenger as anticipated. I still believe an interactive cutscene like that would fit Sonic to a tee.

At the moment I have no opinion and reserve judgement until playing, as I own a Wii, I'll end up buying it sometime or other.

FEBRUARY 20?! THA-THA-THAT'S SO CLOSE! gonk

I wish eStarland would get a fresh new shipment of Nintendo Wiis so that my dad could order one for me as he promised already. xp

This is one I'll definitely be picking up. I've had interest in it ever since I first heard of it.

I'm thinking of finally picking up Sonic Riders, but lo and behold, I'm constantly broke. xp And I've been avoiding spoilers like crazy for Sonic 06 because, like I've said before, I hate the feeling of watching somebody else play it instead of playing it myself. xp

Well as of late 3rd party companies more and more have been one of the great things about Nintendo. The 3rd party teams working with Nintendo get to work practically as if they are part of Nintendo, and so this allows more insight into making the games going on the Gamecube and Wii to be fun. So that way when Nintendo is still working on their upcoming games, they can let the 3rd party companies come in, and design a good bunch of gems like Sonic and the Secret Rings to keep gamers busy. I applaud Nintendo for treating 3rd party groups almost like family, and with things such as the upcoming Smash Bros. Brawl, Nintendo could be very well helping to usher in a new era, in which companies work together to make the most out of videogames. Often I dream of Nintendo and Sega joining forces, not one buying the other, but joining forces, to make a new epic system, and all kinds of great stuff.

I can definitely say I'm more interested in this game now than I was before. Of course...considering I saw hardly anything about it months back might explain that (and the fact that Sonic 360 was actually obtainable for me).

Though, even once it does come out, it'll be a bit of a wait. I'm still kinda wanting to wait for the new Smash Bros. before I pick up a Wii (otherwise I'd just be playing Melee, thus defeating the purpose of having a Wii then XP...at least for my Smash Bros. fix), and I lack the funds currently anyway.

At the very least, I'm liking the look of the levels thus far....Arabian, prehistoric...It's nice to see Sonic Team dipping into new themes. I still think ancient Japan would make a pretty sweet-lookin' setting.

I'm looking forward to this game if it's not like Sonic Shuffle(never have I met a CPU that knew what I was gonna do before I did it).

Based off the Arabian Knights legends, I'm liking it already.

Sega dropping Sonic is to Nintendo dropping Mario. he is their official mascot, and a cornerstone of their market. Sonic games are also top selling games umongst Sega products, in the past and to this day. You should know that. Getting rid of a mascot that is still making excellent sales is a synsical as McDonalds not selling burgers.

At the same time, Secret Rings isn't even definable as "same ol', same ol'". The Wii controller makes for completely new Sonic gameplay, unlike any previous Sonic game, Sonic is the only playable character in one player mode, which means speed will be the focus, and the world Sonic is in looks unlike previous Sonic worlds. The funny thing is, I haven't seen any robots yet....


Let us all keep in mind that the reason Sonic Shuffle was bad is not because of the mini-games, which were actually quite fun, but instead because the game boards were boring, and load times were long. The mini-games in Secret rings probably won't feature a game board, or slow loading.

Yet again.