As of today, June 23rd, it has been 17 years since Sonic The Hedgehog blazed across the TV screen through the power of the Sega Genesis game system. Though there have been some hard times in the Sonic Community, there have also been a fair share of great times brought to gamers of all ages by Sonic's adventures. So, with that said, it's time to celebrate 17 years of one of the most incredible gaming icons ever conceived. Happy 17th Birthday, Sonic The Hedgehog. May you continue to speed along into the hearts and minds of gamers everywhere.

17th Anniversary Tribute Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXK3Ow7BRuM

Official Nintendo Magazine,the chief nintendo mag in the UK has revealed some tantalizing new tidbits about the upcoming sonic game,Sonic Unleashed!

- Screenshots of the Wii version basically identical to what we have seen on the net of the game so far
- Wii version described as "Shiny next-gen visuals"
- The werewolf Sonic sections are "slightly slower, yet a more agile beast" than the ordinary Sonic sections
- A one page interview with the games Lead Designer, Yoshihisa Hashimoto. Describes the game as no relation to Secret Rings or original 360/PS3 Sonic title- "more in common to Sonic Adventure titles".
- Yoshihisa says that as well as the Wii Remote "players will also be using the Nunchuck"
- They admit to the leaked footage but claim to have been shown more than what has already been leaked.
- They confirm the whole game is definitely not on rails like Secret Rings, even for the 3D parts.
- Positive reactions to gameplay and camera from 'hands-on' experience.
- Confirm that Sonic Unleashed is being developed by Sonic Team Japan and is not spread out between production teams as some sources claim.
- Sonic and 'Were-Sonic' are split into two levels, day and night respectfully. Sonic has normal high-speed running and jumping and Were-Sonic is slightly slower and more agile. Sonic dodges past obstacles whereas Were-Sonic manhandles them out of the way and can toss enemies around, plus his overly-long arms let him traverse the levels by swinging instead of running 'in an almost Donkey Kong feeling at times'.
- Were-Sonic is confirmed as NOT being evil but simply being a hulk version of Sonic.
- According to ONM what they have seen so far of the two different gameplay **** they have melded together nicely.
- They have been informed that Tails and Amy 'pop up' but suspect other regulars such as Knuckles and Shadow may creep in as well.

Plus,some tidbits from an interview with Yoshihisa Hashimoto!

- Great adventure all around the world. Various new action systems and new abilities.
- Project started planning to create Sonic Adventure 3 and in the developers minds the game will have more in common with the Adventure games. No relation to Sonic 360 or Secret Rings.
- Trapped by Dr. Robotnik's evil plan, the power of the chaos emeralds is misused and something changes in Sonic's body.
- Nunchuk is included in the control method this time.
- Three new moves include Sonic Boost (by collecting rings, Ring Energy will fill up, which you can use to dash through the course at high speed), Sonic Drift (players will be able to take a short turn at any sharp curves while running through the course) and Quick Step (when running in high speed with an obstacle ahead, players will be able to move left or right rapidly). Other actions will be revealed later.

This new info is making me very excited.

Today,a new teaser trailer surfaced for the upcoming sonic game,Sonic Unleashed. To watch the teaser,click on the link below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-H5c-9-ImM