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Hey gang! I recently visited Ryan Drummond's page, and looked under "Current Events" and saw in a recent article, that it's just may be_possible_that Sega will be dropping the 4Kids voice cast and returning the original!

Although he has posted this back in October of '06, and no updates as of yet. It's just a floating rumor, but Ryan himself IS checking it out for himself. So stay tuned...

Source: Ryan Drummond's Current Events

Gamedaily's interview with SEGA and Nintendo has slightly more info. The game is being developed by SEGA sports with supervision by Shigeru Miyamoto. They're considering ways to balance Sonic's speed in a race. And to those wondering about whether SEGA has gotten the message in the overall response to STH360, this quote is interesting:

BIZ: The Sonic franchise, especially with the recent games on PS3 and 360, has sort of seen a drop off in quality over the years. The games have not been received all that well and the franchise could use a jumpstart. Do you see this team up with Mario as a way of reinvigorating Sonic or refreshing the brand?

SJ: I think that's a very fair question. The Sonic games of late... the better games have been on the Nintendo platforms. Sonic Rush on the DS last year was a really good game. Sonic and the Secret Rings on the Wii is a great game as well. It's selling really strongly and is definitely one of the Wii platform favorites at the moment. So it feels like Sonic and the Sonic games have an affinity for the Nintendo platforms anyway, and we're happy to extend that. But you're right in that Sega has been looking to reinvigorate the Sonic franchise and inject some more quality into the games going forward. And we feel this is a great opportunity to work with Nintendo to do that.

Newsweek's interview says that Shigeru Miyamoto will have more involvement in this game than on the average Nintendo title.

Separately, is there a plan to revitalize Sonic on other platforms? Or is this a sign that it just makes more sense in the future to focus Sonic on Nintendo platforms where the product quality has been good and where there may be more audience affinity?

We are actually undergoing a fairly considerable refresh of Sonic as an intellectual property, as a character. Sonic on the Wii is probably the first product that's come to market that reflects that. We're not going to be bringing another game out on the other platforms for quite some time, because we feel that it is time to reinvent Sonic, to make Sonic contemporary again. At the same time, even the recent 360 and Playstation 3 games have sold extremely well. Sonic is still an extremely endearing character; there's still a lot of love for Sonic out there in consumerland.

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Swedish magazine Game Reactor has new art of NiGHTS from the upcoming NiGHTS game on the cover.

Source: Kotaku

Sonic the Hedgehog: The Complete Series is currently #18 on Amazon's bestseller list for animation DVDs.

A new game, "Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games", has been announced for the Wii and Nintendo DS to be released this Christmas!

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ToonZone has interviewed Brian Ward, of SHOUT! Factory, the company resonsible for the SatAM complete series DVD, and a person who has done an incredible job of communicating with the fan base and putting special features on the DVD.

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Archie's Sonic The Hedgehog #173 is on sale in comic shops starting today, according to Diamond Comics.

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES #4
The thrilling new series that lets fans relive classic Sonic stories
continues! Volume 4 presents issues #13 through #16 of Sonic's ongoing
comic book series in a special 5 x 7 & ½ inch edition. Each story is
meticulously restored and printed on high-grade paper-so you can feel like you're zipping right alongside the cobalt champion as he saves Knothole Village! This action-packed edition features the first appearance of mega-fan-favorite Knuckles the Echidna! Stories include: “This Island Hedgehog” and “Space in your Face” (issue #13), “Tails' Taste of Power” and “Girls Just Wanna' Have Fun” (issue #14), “Rockin' the ‘Bot,” “What's the Big Idea?” and “Animal Magnetism” (issue #15), “Sonic Under Glass” and “The Man from H.E.D.G.E.H.O.G” (issue #16). SCRIPTS: Mike Gallagher, Angelo DeCesare, Mike Kanterovich & Ken Penders. ART: Dave Manak & Art Mawhinney. Colossal cover by Spaz!
Shipping June 6th, 2007
On sale DCD June 20th, 2007
On sale Newsstand June 26th, 2007
112-page, full color paperback $7.49 US

SONIC X #21
“Sub-Sonic”: After being trapped on Earth all this time Sonic, Tails, Amy and the others may have finally stumbled upon a way to get back to their home world. Will the daring plan pay off or just put Sonic and friends in a mind-bending dilemma of universe-al proportions? ! SCRIPT: Mike Bullock. ART: David Hutchison (pencils) & Terry Austin (pencils). Cosmic cover by space-spanning Spaz!
Shipping June 13th, 2007
On sale DCD June 27th, 2007
On sale Newsstand July 3rd, 2007
32-page, full color comic $2.25 US

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #177
“Home, New Home”: Sonic has saved the day yet again! Or has he? With Dr. Eggman's Egg Fleet bombarding the city from the outside, the jury's still out! To make matters worse, a group of escaped convicts is on the loose on the inside! What's a hedgehog gotta' do to get a happy ending around here? Perhaps the brilliant Nicole has the answer! SCRIPT: Ian Flynn. ART: Tracy Yardley. Bombastic cover by fantastic Spaz!
Shipping June 27th, 2007
On sale DCD July 11th, 2007
On sale Newsstand July 17th, 2007
32-page, full color comic $2.25 US

Source: Press Release

If you haven't heard about it on the Sonic City Blognik, go read about it here. You have until March 23rd to enter and if you aren't 18+, make sure you've read the "Terms & Conditions" before entering.

Archie's Sonic X #17 is on sale in comic shops starting today, according to Diamond Comics.