E3: Sega Dodges Sonic Generations Wii U Inquiry

It Took a Meeting of the Minds to Decline Comment

Destructoid’s Jim Sterling has discussed what may be one of the more intriguing elements of Sega’s Sonic Generations demonstration yesterday: A fairly dubious no comment-like statement when prompted about a possible Wii U version.

As Sterling explains:

I wanted to know if Sonic Team had discussed putting the game on Wii U, since the Wii’s lack of HD was SEGA’s stated reason for ignoring it.[....]

There was a rather lengthy conversation in Japanese, before the translator said, “We’re only talking about the PS3, Xbox 360 and 3DS versions today.”

There wasn’t really a remark on the existence of a Wii U port, but the response almost certainly indicates where will be more versions to come of Sonic Generations. While a Wii U port wouldn’t be out of the question, keep in mind such a version couldn’t launch until the system itself launches, and that’s not expected until sometime in 2012. Indeed, there may be something to watch on two fronts here, but we’re likely several weeks, if not a couple months away from any development on either end.

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krazeeKidd102

Posted June 8, 2011 at 2:30 PM

Riley: Do we have a Generations port for the Wii U?

Iizuka: We do now.

csoniccolors

Posted June 8, 2011 at 2:35 PM

PLEASE DO IT!!!!!!!

Skai Cyan

Posted June 8, 2011 at 2:39 PM

C’mon Sega, do it, you know you want to. /peer pressure

KnucklesChaotix

No, NGP. The Wii U looks suckish.

Learnman

Posted June 8, 2011 at 2:41 PM

Sega won’t release any games on the Wii U if they plan to release the Dreamcast 2.

SA3 2011

Posted June 8, 2011 at 2:45 PM

I wont expect WiiU till June 2012 or later so no. But PSV version: HELLZ YEAH it should have different stages so we get as more of them as we can!

Tom C!

Posted June 8, 2011 at 2:53 PM

Don’t give in to the Nintendo fanboys. Keep it as it is! Yeah, sure, for future games you might as well port it but not now!

darkgomugomu

Posted June 8, 2011 at 2:56 PM

WHY DOES EVERYONE WANT THIS ON THE FREAKIN WII (U)??? good god, do you people EVER shut up??

Aerobian-Angel

Posted June 8, 2011 at 3:06 PM

@darkgomugomu
It could be worse. They could still be demanding Sonic Adventure 3.

sonikdude101

Posted June 8, 2011 at 3:10 PM

Well he didn’t say no nor did he say yes, so there’s hope for potential Wii U owners. Getting it on the PS3 anyway so it doesen’t matter to me.

@KnucklesChaotix

Who cares about what the system looks like? Games are where this thing’s gonna shine.

Needlemouse

Posted June 8, 2011 at 3:15 PM

I wouldn’t be surprised if Generations were released for the Wii U eventually. After all, SA2 got a late release on the GameCube too. But it’s silly to speculate about it now, given that the Wii U won’t be available for at least one more year. And it’s even sillier to read something into the fact that “there was a rather lengthy conversation in Japanese” before the answer. Maybe they were simply making fun of Sterling’s fat ass in that Japanese conversation.