Sonic has destroyed the internet

Newbs is in the midst of an arts and crafts project in which he is finger painting a slogan from a children’s TV program on a large sheet of paper. It would appear he needs my help now more than ever, but I’m feeling lazy.

Grimace in horror at the video embedded above. If you’ve ever wanted to find out who the 10 hottest female furry abominations from Sonic the Hedgehog are, you’re in luck. The top rated YouTube comment on this one is “Looks like its suicide again? for me.” Sounds about right.

Nintendo Power gets in on the Sonic bashing

Image: Nintendo Power.

February’s issue of Nintendo Power includes a listing of the three worst moments in sonic history. They are:

• Kissing a human.
• Turning into a Werehog.
• Big the Cat.

There are just so many to choose from. What about “existence” or “slippery physics”?

Nintendo was never as invested in the 16-bit rivalry as SEGA was. Sad and Pathetic Blue needed so badly to best and out bad-ass the Big N in every way, so they repeatedly trashed their opposition in advertisements.

With Nintendo Power no longer being published by Nintendo, it would seem the magazine is a little freer to mix it up with the company’s old rival. Even though Nintendo won, it would seem there is lingering bitterness.

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SEGA preparing celebration for tired mascot’s birthday

Image: SEGA.

SEGA is promising a number of “projects” for 2011 in celebration of their beloved tolerated mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog. Oh yeah, and Puyo Puyo as well.

It’s not clear what these projects specifically entail. I personally predict a compilation re-release of the beloved 2D Sonic games, followed by a re-re-release of that disc celebrating the previous disc’s lukewarm reception later in the year.

Then again, judging by the image put out by SEGA to the left, the company that gave us Cream the Rabbit may be planning to finally box up old-school Sonic. Look at scrawny green-eyed Sonic, he’s got old 90s Sonic trapped inside a monitor. And what’s he planning to do with that molesting finger of third-dimensionality?

Expect more on this irrelevant relic of your childhood as 2011 unfolds.

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SEGA only wants the worst Sonic games for sale

Ahead of the Sonic 4, Sonic Colors, and Sonic Free Riders launches, SEGA has decided to pull some of the Blue Blur’s better titles.

SEGA’s Jurgen Post explains “any Sonic game with an average Metacritic has been de-listed.” That may sound like an effort to remove poorer Sonic titles from store shelves and avoid new fans picking up weaker efforts, but as any SEGA watcher can tell you, average-scoring Sonic games are the best the mascot has had to offer lately.

Using this strategy, SEGA has stopped selling Sonic Rush (which has a Metacritic score of 82) and Sonic Rush Adventure (Metacritic score of 78). Those are two of the best rated modern Sonic games. SEGA did not hesitate to release Sonic Adventure for XBLA in September, a title which currently has a 47 on Metacritic, and which will presumably stay there thanks to its less-than-average score.

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