Zippo's Nonsensical Ramblings and Other Stuff

2024 will be another crazy year for the blue blur, with a new movie, multiple games and other big things happening. I can finally divulge a little bit more on one of the projects.  Sonic Toys Party is a party game in development for mobile devices. Here are a few details: -Is being developed by SEGA's mobile division in Japan. Not Hardlight this time, which is surprising.  -Is a party game that's very similar to Fall Guys. Tho ugh it does have traditional Sonic elements such as platforming and loops.  -Has it's own distinct art style, Sonic and the gang have sort of an in-between mesh of regular Sonic and the Sonic and Friends designs.  -Green Hill and Chemical Plant will appear once again. Ugh, yes. This is the 100th time we've seen them and i'm getting sick of them too.  -Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy and Rouge will be some of the numerous playable characters featured.  -Game is set for release sometime in the summer.  So, there you have it, I haven't ...

* Sigh* To say the last few days have been incredibly deflating is a massive understatement.  We were this, and I mean *this* close to having the Switch successor officially announced.  Unfortunately, reports from the major trades have confirmed that the system has been delayed into next year. Those are unfortunately accurate, and that means we're dealing with yet another year of dusty old Switch. It's really, really disappointing, but these types of things just happen. Some of Nintendo's launch window games apparently need more time and I'll always support game developers taking all the time they need. Game development is hard, guys. This also means every Switch 2 game I have told you folks about will obviously have to be pushed back, as well.  Nintendo was prepared for this, though. They are sitting on well over a dozen finished Switch games that are ready to go at anytime now.  As a part of Nintendo's revised schedule this this year, Metroid Prime 4, two new main...

Well, would you look at that? We have our game announcement. Way earlier than we expected.  Gotta say, that's one of the coolest, slickly edited trailers SEGA have ever done. Shadow just being smoothly edited into that re-rendered CG was fantastic. Very Smash like.  Anyway, yes, this is indeed the game. A couple wires got crossed, but all of the details I previously heard line up. To reiterate: -Being developed by Sonic Team and SEGA Sapporo.  -Shorter length, traditional Sonic game. Should be around 2-3 hours.  -Will release around the time of the third movie.  -Yes, this is coming to Nintendo's next console.  -Also, new animated shorts from Powerhouse Animation are being made to coincide with the game.  There's more Sonic announcements to come before too long, console and mobile wise, more on that soon.