Thread: Sonic Boom – Features 3DS to Wii U Connectivity, Classic Abilities Return, Surprises in Store

The Sonic Stadium has rounded up some juicy details on Sonic Boom for the Wii U and 3DS. Apparently the 3DS has some “surprises” in store for consumers, and it will connect with the Wii U version. SEGA’s Stephen Frost and Kellie Parker reveal new details in the interview below.


Here are the highlights of the interview from Sonic Stadium.


- Big Red Button and Sanzaru Games have developers who have worked on franchises like Crash Bandicoot, Jak & Daxter, Uncharted, True Crime, Shrek, God of War, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Ghostbusters, and the Simpsons.


- The 3DS version is a separate experience from the Wii U version and is developed by Sanzaru Games. “We have a few surprises to announce in relation to the 3DS game, but you’ll just have to wait and see what they are.”


- “The 3DS game will have some connectivity with the Wii U but details of that have not yet been announced.”


- Sonic Boom will be a mix of 3-D and 2-D Gameplay. However, exploration will be a focus for Sonic Boom. Big Red Button is looking to provide a “familiar but new” experience. The will be 2-D elements but “maybe with a few twists.”


- Each character will have multiple unique abilities. The team is looking to include as many classic Sonic abilities and attacks as possible. However, some of the classic ones won’t work in the type of game Sonic Boom is. Fans will appreciate what they have done and the new abilities added to Sonic Boom.


Sonic Boom is set for release on the 3DS and Wii U in 2014.


Read the full formal interview over at Sonic Stadium.


Via: Nintendo Everything

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Originally Posted by SkywardSword

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they will not

It's it an unwritten law or something that all Sonic games have to include 2D sections?

The 3DS connectivity had better not gimp the Wii U version in any way. I don't want them holding back on the Wii U version just so it can connect with the 3DS.

Originally Posted by Magister Ingenia

It's it an unwritten law or something that all Sonic games have to include 2D sections?

I agree. Enough with the 2D sections.

not gonna lie i'm kinda interested in this game.

Originally Posted by WoodenSaucer

The 3DS connectivity had better not gimp the Wii U version in any way. I don't want them holding back on the Wii U version just so it can connect with the 3DS.


I agree. Enough with the 2D sections.

knowing Ninty they prob told them to tone it down so that the 3DS version doesnt look worse

this could be my first sonic game, but they need to convince me some more

Originally Posted by GameNChick

knowing Ninty they prob told them to tone it down so that the 3DS version doesnt look worse

The next Wii U firmware update will force us to only run in Wii mode so the games don't look any better than the 3DS.

Originally Posted by savinghyrule

not gonna lie i'm kinda interested in this game.

I bought Sonic Lost World just over a week ago, expecting to hate it such were the reviews and to my pleasant surprise I loved it. A great game by all accounts and I know that Sonic Boom will be different and I can't wait to play it.

I wonder how different the two versions will be this time...

I think this sounds really good and I have bought no Sonic games in years. If Nintendo got even a quarter of the 3DS install base to buy a U the consoles troubles would be over.

Originally Posted by jman2014

I think this sounds really good and I have bought no Sonic games in years. If Nintendo got even a quarter of the 3DS install base to buy a U the consoles troubles would be over.

I disagree, Nintendo need to get their studio sizes sorted so they can deal with making games for their handheld and home console devices and they need to establish strong ties with third party developers and publishers.

Shifting Wii U's will achieve none of these things and will merely paper over some large sized cracks in their business model.

Originally Posted by SleepyMeadow

I disagree, Nintendo need to get their studio sizes sorted so they can deal with making games for their handheld and home console devices and they need to establish strong ties with third party developers and publishers.

Shifting Wii U's will achieve none of these things and will merely paper over some large sized cracks in their business model.

Agreed. The Wii U's main weakness is the small library and lessening 3rd party support

Originally Posted by Madmagican

Agreed. The Wii U's main weakness is the small library and lessening 3rd party support

The best thing Nintendo could do is bring someone into Nintendo who understands the games industry and who can take Nintendo forward.

Originally Posted by SleepyMeadow

I disagree, Nintendo need to get their studio sizes sorted so they can deal with making games for their handheld and home console devices and they need to establish strong ties with third party developers and publishers.

Shifting Wii U's will achieve none of these things and will merely paper over some large sized cracks in their business model.

Whatever you say. Trying to not tap into the biggest selling handheld device to bolster the U would be monumentally stupid of Nintendo. It's not papering over anything. It's merely expanding the U's install base.

Originally Posted by Madmagican

Agreed. The Wii U's main weakness is the small library and lessening 3rd party support

Right, so when we see the groundwork being laid for better support and companies trying to expand what they have done previously on the U we should keep pissing and moaning about the past. Makes perfect sense to me.

Originally Posted by jman2014

I think this sounds really good and I have bought no Sonic games in years. If Nintendo got even a quarter of the 3DS install base to buy a U the consoles troubles would be over.

The fact that it is a Sonic game is the least of the reasons that I'm excited about this game. I like it mostly because it looks awesome, and I wouldn't be any less excited if it were someone besides Sonic.

Originally Posted by SleepyMeadow

The best thing Nintendo could do is bring someone into Nintendo who understands the games industry and who can take Nintendo forward.

Wow! Because the company who has been a powerful force in the gaming industry for much longer than anyone else still in existence doesn't understand the games industry at all.

I dont think the game will have online multiplayer they confrmed that right?

I blame the w3ak ds

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Originally Posted by jman2014

Whatever you say. Trying to not tap into the biggest selling handheld device to bolster the U would be monumentally stupid of Nintendo. It's not papering over anything. It's merely expanding the U's install base.

You're right it is, but it's not addressing the fundamental problems at Nintendo.

I read the thread title, saw Wii U-3DS, and thought of chaos. If so, this game is worth a hundred or more easily. If not, Segdoomed.

Originally Posted by WoodenSaucer

Wow! Because the company who has been a powerful force in the gaming industry for much longer than anyone else still in existence doesn't understand the games industry at all.

Evidently they don't. It's shown in their actions. The last three years Nintendo has been a laughing stock of the games industry. 3DS sales are nowhere near the same level as the DS and gamers along with third party developers want nothing to do with the Wii U.

Originally Posted by SleepyMeadow

3DS sales are nowhere near the same level as the DS

Did anyone expect the 3DS to outsell the DS? Ever?

Originally Posted by SleepyMeadow

Evidently they don't. It's shown in their actions. The last three years Nintendo has been a laughing stock of the games industry. 3DS sales are nowhere near the same level as the DS and gamers along with third party developers want nothing to do with the Wii U.

The reason Nintendo has been a company for over 100 years is because they don't get feisty and act on impulse. And that's exactly why they'll still be in the video gaming industry long after Microsoft and Sony have dropped out. The gamer doesn't like it because we're not being spoon fed everything the way we think it should be. But that's exactly what is going to cause them to survive, even if there is another video game crash.

Originally Posted by WoodenSaucer

The reason Nintendo has been a company for over 100 years is because they don't get feisty and act on impulse. And that's exactly why they'll still be in the video gaming industry long after Microsoft and Sony have dropped out. The gamer doesn't like it because we're not being spoon fed everything the way we think it should be. But that's exactly what is going to cause them to survive, even if there is another video game crash.

We shall see, I don't think there will be a video games crash, but then I've never been good at predicting the future.

Originally Posted by Magister Ingenia

Did anyone expect the 3DS to outsell the DS? Ever?

Not with the rise of smartphone and tablet gaming.

Originally Posted by SleepyMeadow

Evidently they don't. It's shown in their actions. The last three years Nintendo has been a laughing stock of the games industry. 3DS sales are nowhere near the same level as the DS and gamers along with third party developers want nothing to do with the Wii U.

i can speak in generalities too! i like animals but only when they don't do stuff. i also am afraid of smelling things that are not a certain color. sometimes, i even get on things to sit or lean or create. another hobby is collecting collectibles.

Hmmm... Makes me think...

i'm already tired of hearing about this game. why do they have bandages on their shoes?

Originally Posted by capnjazz

i'm already tired of hearing about this game. why do they have bandages on their shoes?

It's because of all the injuries they've sustained being bad a$$.

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Originally Posted by WoodenSaucer

The reason Nintendo has been a company for over 100 years is because they don't get feisty and act on impulse. And that's exactly why they'll still be in the video gaming industry long after Microsoft and Sony have dropped out. The gamer doesn't like it because we're not being spoon fed everything the way we think it should be. But that's exactly what is going to cause them to survive, even if there is another video game crash.

This right here ^

Dude, third party games are not everything. A flood of games doesn't help. You have a hard time deciding and you could end up blowing money. Mario is a tested formula. No harm there. Nintendo doesn't need "support". Selection is nice if it's good. But there are a lot of no interest games out there.

Screw a flood as long as there is a sure fire formula like Mario Zelda and metroid. Sure you need more than just that. But Nintendo has that. Usually. Unless there is something I don't know I'm happy looking forward to the wiiu.

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Case in point, how many no name games did you buy on the Nes...5 or 6...10 at the most? Then Mario Zelda metroid, kid Icarus, donkey Kong, perfect dark and such.

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cant wait for another trailer at E3

Can't wait for swole knuckles

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Originally Posted by Metroid_Fan1995

Can't wait for swole knuckles

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wonder how swole he'll be by games release

Originally Posted by GameNChick

wonder how swole he'll be by games release

I say, at least, twice the size he currently is. He should be the Bane of the Sonic universe.

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Originally Posted by SleepyMeadow

I bought Sonic Lost World just over a week ago, expecting to hate it such were the reviews and to my pleasant surprise I loved it. A great game by all accounts and I know that Sonic Boom will be different and I can't wait to play it.

me too man, but I bought for xmas, it was such a great experience, I couldn't stop till get super sonic.

Originally Posted by Metroid_Fan1995

I say, at least, twice the size he currently is. He should be the Bane of the Sonic universe.

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that would be pretty cool

Originally Posted by GameNChick

that would be pretty cool

Every idea I have is cool

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Originally Posted by GameNChick

cant wait for another trailer at E3

That's when we're going to find out that everything we've already seen about Sonic Boom has just been cutscenes, and all of the playable parts are actually 2D.

Originally Posted by WoodenSaucer

That's when we're going to find out that everything we've already seen about Sonic Boom has just been cutscenes, and all of the playable parts are actually 2D.

and will be an eshop release only

Originally Posted by GameNChick

and will be an eshop release only

and its only language will be german

Originally Posted by savinghyrule

and its only language will be german

and the game will only be released in Jamaica

jamaicans speaking german? what a horrifying contradiction