Hmm... I'm not sure if I should be celebrating yet. This IS a step in the right direction, though. Honestly, at this point, I'd be happy with Unleashed without the werehog, because compared to '06 and Shadow, it was pretty much S3&K.
Except, you know, Unleashed was 3D and had a horribly BAD story, and S3K is 2D and its story is its existence, without the need of bad voice acting and a flying chipmunk to tell you what to do. The thing about the 3D games is they have literally no need for sonic to even be there, and the story would still move at the same pace and conclusion.
And as for the Sonic Logo emblem thingy at the end of the video, has any one nothiced that its the Start screen logo in sonic 1?
Good to know, but it has nothing to do with anything. It's advertized as a 'new' adventure, and while I don't personally hold Sonic Team responsible as someone to live up to their word, Sonic 1, 2, 3 and K are all DLC on the Wii, and I really don't want to waste the money or time on a remake, when the original is better, and is readily available.
I hope this isn't DLC only, because even if it does come in through the wii shop channel and not just ps3/360, I don't like going out to buy those point cards just to end up using only some of it.
Personally I'd enjoy if it ONLY came out to DLC on the Wii (Assuming it's DLC, and not a full-console game; to which even still...). The Wii has pretty much claimed itself as a retro-game console, and I'm pretty sure that other "Rebirth" titles on DLC, such as Contra or Gradius, are Wii-only, and that doesn't stop them from being good remakes. But generally, here's the thing; Nintendo and Sega were the very FIRST (to my recollection) console war ever. As such, titles such as "Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games" are fueled by old rivalry, and end up being Nintendo-Only. Moreover, all the handheld console games involving Sonic usually wind up on the DS (Or GBA, as far as Sonic Advance went), a Nintendo console. Personally, I think it's time to cut the crap as far as sonic-on-consoles go, and leave it solely a Nintendo feature. When Nintendo stands alone as the host for a Sonic game, the game ends up being fun and entertaining. When the game ends up being either multi-console, or HQ-console only, the games turn out to be worthless wastes of money, who only tack on Sonic's name as a marketable stance. And this all started with Sonic Heroes.
Now, NeedleMouse specifically. I'll drill this into everyone's head: IT IS NOT A FLIPPING REMAKE OF AN OLD 2D GAME. IT IS A 'NEW' ADVENTURE, IN 2D. THE OLD GAMES ARE ALREADY READILY AVAILABLE ON THE WII, AND DO NOT NEED TO BE REMADE, EVER. And while I'd certainly like, specifically, Sonic 3 and Knuckles as a single, full-length game, rather than downloading in halves on VC, perhaps your brain refused to perform the simple task of reading the damn advertisement.
The game will be in 2D. Therefore, it will be well-made, without a 3rd dimension as an element. As development continues, we will eventually receive teaser pictures, and the Sonic Cycle will begin. However, the announcement of only 2D, accompanied by the Sonic1-estique logo can only SPECULATE it will be a sonic-only 2D game. We can only quietly HOPE that it will turn out to be a rebirth to what Sonic once was, and even then, stupid little bratty, whiney kids on the SonicTeam forum will nag and persuade something "Fresh, hip, and new". And this will result in the same thing as always before.
Why? Because Sonic Team, bottom line, are a group of money-whoring assholes who want nothing more than profit than doing what they CAN do. They'd rather listen to the fans, and do everything to please them as to increase their marketable margin, and rake in the cash so they may rinse and repeat the Sonic Cycle. And every time, it will end the same way. And every time, it will NOT be ST's fault, but rather THE FAN's fault.
To any of you on this forum who are not a member of SRB2's development who have, or are, a Sonic fancharacter, it is YOUR FAULT if this new project completes yet another cycle. It's YOUR FAULT Shadow and Silver exist, it's YOUR FAULT Eggman isn't ever a threat, and it's YOUR FAULT that Sonic is thrown into this pointless story architectures that have NOTHING to do with him, and do not NEED him to move forward. Until, and unless Sonic is a NEEDED character in a Sonic game, NOTHING GOOD will come of any new games.