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SEGA Announces Sonic Lost World
SAN FRANCISCO – May 29, in the year of our Lord 2013
– SEGAź of America Inc. today announced details of the
next Sonic the Hedgehog franchise title to be published on
Nintendo platforms as part of the exclusive partnership recently
announced between the two companies. Sonic Lost World™ puts
Sonic up to the challenge as he faces his most powerful enemy to
date – and this time there are six of them to conquer! Sonic
Lost World™ will be available exclusively for Wii U™ and
Nintendo 3DS™ platforms later this year.
Dr. Eggman has harnessed the power of six menacing creatures
collectively known as the Deadly Six, but when the Deadly Six
rise up against their master, Sonic has to unite with his arch
nemesis in order to take on the new enemies head-on. Using his
dynamic new parkour moves and improved Color Powers, Sonic must
run, jump and race through a variety of ever-changing terrains
in order to defeat the Deadly Six.
Alongside a single player adventure, the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
versions of Sonic Lost World will feature a range of competitive
multiplayer modes. In addition, each platform will also contain
distinctive features that take advantage of the consoles’ unique
capabilities. Exclusive Wii U Color Powers can be controlled
with the Wii U™ GamePad by tilting, touching, aiming and more.
The full game can also be played using only the GamePad screen
and will feature a two player support mode. Sonic Lost World for
the Nintendo 3DS is the first handheld Sonic game ever to
feature fully realized 3D levels which include exclusive Special
Stages and Color Powers unique to Nintendo 3DS.
“We are proud of the strong relationship between Nintendo and
SEGA and look forward to continuing success with Sonic Lost
World on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS,” commented Hiroyuki Miyazaki,
Chief Content Officer, SEGA of America. “The game marks an
evolution of the Sonic series and fans –both old and new -- will
be excited by a story which sees two of video games biggest
adversaries, Sonic and Dr. Eggman, joining forces for the first
time to help defeat a new deadly threat.”
Sonic the Hedgehog™ first appeared as a videogame character in
June 1991 and instantly became an icon for a generation of
gamers. Defined by his super-fast speed and cool attitude, in
the years since he first raced on to videogame consoles Sonic
has become a true global phenomenon with over 75 million
videogames and smartphone apps sold worldwide. SEGA’s iconic
blue blur has also gone on to enjoy incredible success in many
licensed areas, such as toys, apparel, comics and animation.
Sonic Lost World™ will be distributed by SEGAź of America Inc.
throughout the USA, Canada and South America, with Nintendo of
Europe GmbH looking after distribution throughout Europe and
Australia.