SEGA® today announced that it will deliver its top-selling franchise of all
time — Sonic The Hedgehog® — to the largest audience of
gamers worldwide, launching four new Sonic The Hedgehog games on all next-generation
console and handheld platforms this fiscal year. The highly-anticipated “Sonic
Heroes,â„¢” an all-new title in the Sonic The Hedgehog series, will debut
on the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo GameCube™
and the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft. Additionally, building off
the success of the Sonic franchise on Nintendo GameCube, SEGA will release “Sonic
Adventureâ„¢ DX Director’s Cut” exclusively for Nintendo GameCube. Finally,
Sonic will return to the Game Boy® Advance with the release of “Sonic
Pinball Partyâ„¢” and “Sonic Battleâ„¢.”

“Sonic The Hedgehog is one of the most popular video game characters
of all time,” said Shinobu Toyoda, executive vice president of content
strategy and business development, SEGA of America, Inc. “Bringing
Sonic The Hedgehog games to all next generation platforms provides SEGA with
unprecedented potential for the franchise as the company builds to become a
leading independent content publisher.” . . .

Debuting on PlayStation 2, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube, “Sonic
Heroes” marks Sonic’s first simultaneous multi-platform launch
in history, as well as his first-ever appearance on PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
Sonic’s biggest adventure to date, “Sonic Heroes” introduces an innovative
new squad-based game style, where players control a team of three characters,
taking advantage of each member’s unique abilities and skills to thwart the
plans of Sonic’s nemesis, the evil Dr. Eggman.

“Sonic Adventure DX Director’s Cut” is the definitive version of
the blockbuster SEGA Dreamcastâ„¢ classic, featuring more than 50 bonus missions
and enhanced graphics and audio to take full advantage of the Nintendo GameCube.
“Sonic Pinball Party” delivers hours of on-the-go pinball fun with
themed boards based on classic SONICTEAM games, including “Nightsâ„¢,”
“Samba de Amigoâ„¢” and “Sonic The Hedgehog®” for the
Game Boy Advance. Also for Game Boy Advance, “Sonic Battle” delivers
thrilling head-to-head battles between some of the best-known Sonic The Hedgehog
characters, including Sonic, Tails and Amy Rose.

One of the most recognized and celebrated video game characters of all time,
Sonic The Hedgehog has appeared in numerous video games across multiple console,
handheld and wireless platforms over the past 10 years. Consistently a top-selling
franchise, Sonic The Hedgehog continues to be a popular icon worldwide in 2003
and beyond. This summer, Sonic The Hedgehog will come alive in interactive electronic
handheld games included in McDonald’s® Happy Meals® at participating McDonald’s
restaurants throughout North America. Additionally, Sonic The Hedgehog will
soon explode onto television in the all-new animated series Sonic Xâ„¢. Recently
debuted in Japan and coming soon to North America, Sonic X features 52 exhilarating
episodes including a new character named Christopher and exciting new adventures
sure to captivate Sonic fans around the world. Finally, Sonic will debut on
the Nokia N-Gageâ„¢ mobile game deck in “SonicNâ„¢,” a side-scrolling
action game packed with the charms and characters of the Sonic series.

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