This was taken from Game Informer's "Connect Opinion" section. Before you all spas out with "OMG YOU UZING MEDA TO MAK US TINK BAD BOUT SUNIC!!!" I'm going to state I mostly agree that this is truth-derived and untouched by biased media. It also explains much, Before you start ranting, read the wall of text.

For the most part, I agree with him, except for the part about his friends being repulsive or Insipid, Tails is the only adequate character.

Bottom Line - Stop wasting your money on Sonic Games.

............O.K. I don't know what to respond to that with. It just....doesn't make sense since Sonic Unleashed was a pretty good game. Even some of my friends who don't particularly like Sonic actually enjoyed it. I highly doubt this is a true article anyway, since his name is Yuji Naka, not Nuji Naka.

My Mistake, My mistake.

It was spelled Yuji as explained, I just left the typo unattended.

Very sketchy this is. Sonic is Sega's mascot and the fanbase is still strong. I believe whoever did it, Is very good at making this look real. Sonic's not going anywhere. >.>

Disregard this post, please.

Yuji Naka failed us.

So he just made good games, and then BOOM. Short, inconsiderate, and as Shadow says... ''insufficient'' games. Wow.

But heck, I'm still playing the games. They still have a bit of good in them.

Disregard this post, please.

A few words to say here.

APRIL FOOLS PRANK :'D

Ummm....very early April Fools joke? XD

Even though the gaming industry is basically becoming a big marketing campaign, I actually still enjoy the Sonic games. Sure, 06 was glitchy and Werehog wasn't the best idea for a story, but what are you gonna do? and Chronicles was a wonderful game. There's still hope for a turn around, though you won't get the Adventure series back.

Like everything else, gaming is becoming all about money anyway. This isn't just Sonics problem, it's everyones. They'll tell you themselves that they don't care about the gameplay much anymore, it's all in marketing :/ The "golden age" is over, sadly

This is ridiculous bullcrap.
This is madness.

@Tails Fox: If they don´t care about the gameplay and the game is gonna be total crap, who´s gonna buy it? No effort, no money.

Yes, it's an April Fools Joke.

Source: http://www.tssznews.com/2009/03/18/dont-be...naka-interview/

Dude, that part is a joke!

really, not that many would agree anyway <_<

Oh thank God its an April fools joke!

Believe it or not, Sonic has changed my life... I would be darned sadden if this was actually true!

Thankfully it was just a joke obviously since that's like seeing Miyamoto say Zelda needs to die. But I don't think the series needs to die but needs to be seriously retooled, basicly start from the beginning and go from there. Start it over, because it has turned into a train wreck in the modern world, a mere faint shadow of its formar quality. Personally I think rather another company alltogether or maybe get a whole new staff for Sonic Team who are top-tear developers.

But Sonic is still a series that everyone knows and obviously there's many fans still out there who just want a good Sonic game. Even if it takes 6 years, they should retool the whole series and start from the drawing board or hand it off to another company like Capcom, or even Nintendo.

This is the dumbest April Fools Joke ever.

Seriously, it´s, like, light years away from funny. They need to be sued by Yuji Naka himself. Untouched by biased media my butt. God forbid Sonic haters were to get a life.

Erm... That's a tad Hypocritical Ice.

Well, seems it was a joke, I apologize to those who have believed it as true; just move along, move along.

Best person to talk, really.

I actually thought it was worth a chuckle or two. I've never found Game Informer to be all that funny, but that's not exactly what I turn to a video game magazine for. But yes, it's clearly a joke, as anyone who saw the physical magazine should be able to tell (it says "PARODY" in big letters at the bottom of the page, and it's part of a mini-zine called "Game Infarcer").

And even if it wasn't a joke, there's no reason for anyone to get their panties in a wad over it.

But Sonic is serious business...

._.;

Wow. I can't help but to laugh at this joke XD Yuji Naka would'nt say anything like that. Especially since it'll never happen, Sonic has a huge fan-base, and he knows that.

Who ever typed this must be really stupid XD

What do you mean? You knew it was true.

EDIT: Alright, alright, you got me. I knew it was a joke, I just posted it to see who would take it a tad over-board. :T14:

You raise a good point. I hereby completely change my stance on the matter. Game Informer must die, down with Sonic-haters, etc.

That and the fact that it's in the parody section of the magazine.

Well I admit I was shocked at first that Sega would even dare to do so. But now when I think about it more, it dose sound kind of funny... XD

Hah! I knew it! >:D

Who...what...why... well, if it HAS to die, we should at least take it back to its roots... right?

I lol'd even when I thought it was real.

We get the point Roronao. No need to double post to get your point across. XD

Wait, did I double post? O_o

You did, but I deleted it

Back on topic now guys.. I guess XD

oh god what's wrong with me

i read the title and all i could think was this



also, yeah that was a bit of an obvious joke there

At least you'd still have the memories of it if it were all blown away. Trust me, even if the franchise dies, most or some of the fans will stay strong, for Sonic Team's older, much older games and whatnot were great-- the new ones just suck. I'm sorry, but I agree; I haven't even played any of the new games, so maybe I'm being prejudice, but after I played halfway through the first level of Sonic and the Secret Rings, I lost my patience. Haven't played it since. When they bring back the Chao Garden, wake me up. :\

I don't exactly see how that could've been a joke, anyways-- it's not like they were talking about how they'll buy away Sonic the Hedgehog... just how they want fans to stop "wasting their money on new Sonic franchise." How is that a threat more than just a simple opinion? Maybe I overlooked something, but still.

This is an Aprils fool's joke period.

This should be obvious even before confirmation from other sources because of a two very important questions that no has asked yet.

Why would YUJI NAKA of all people say this about Sonic?

And More importantly,

WHY would YujI Naka say that when the games he's developing are being funded by Sega?

Oh, it was "told" by Yugi Naka. I guess I didn't pay much attention to that part.