Thursday August 23, 2001 |
Sega Brings Sonic The Hedgehog and First Online Network Game to NINTENDO GAMECUBESega Makes Video Game History With the Debut of Sonic Adventure 2, Phantasy Star Online and Other Top Games for the NINTENDO GAMECUBE(TM) Sega(R) today announced that its world famous blue hedgehog, Sonic The Hedgehog(R), will dash onto the NINTENDO GAMECUBE(TM) in a special edition of "Sonic Adventure(TM) 2" (working title). Sega also announced that it plans to release the first online network-playable game available for the NINTENDO GAMECUBE system, "Phantasy Star Online(TM)" (working title). The announcements were made at Nintendo's Space World event in Tokyo, where Sega will demonstrate eight titles for the NINTENDO GAMECUBE and Game Boy(R) Advance video game systems, marking another milestone in the company's plan to bring its top-selling content and franchises to all video game platforms. "Sega is making video game history with the announcement of `Sonic Adventure 2' for Nintendo GameCube," said Peter Moore, president and COO, Sega of America. "By bringing Sonic to Nintendo's platforms, Sega is delivering one of the world's most popular video game properties of all time to an even greater number of gamers worldwide. Continuing Sega's tradition of innovation, Sega also plans to be the first to deliver online gameplay to Nintendo GameCube with `Phantasy Star Online.'" Sonic
The Hedgehog has been featured in more than 11 titles for
different Sega gaming platforms and has sold upwards of
20 million copies in cumulative units over the past ten
years. A leading icon in the video game industry, Sonic
has starred in three TV animated series, his own comic
book and was the first video game character to appear as
a float in the Macy(R)'s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Phantasy Star Online, the first online global role
playing game (RPG), has attracted more than 300,000
online registrants and been honored with 14 awards
worldwide since its launch less than one year ago. |
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