E3 06: Sonic starting Wild Fire on Wii in 2007

Sega announces first solo adventure with the "blue dude with the 'tude" will be exclusive to Nintendo's next-gen console.

LOS ANGELES--Last year, Sega announced it was working on a Sonic game for two next-generation consoles--the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. This morning, at the stroke of midnight, the publisher revealed that its emblematic blue hedgehog will be rolling onto the last of the three new consoles--the Nintendo Wii. "Sega is excited to lead the gameplay revolution through its support of Wii with a Sonic release built exclusively for this new system," said Scott Steinberg, Sega of America's vice president.

The Wii-only title in question is Sonic Wild Fire, an adventure game inspired by the classic fairy tales of the Arabian Nights. Unsurprisingly, the game will take advantage of the Wii's motion-sensing controller. Players will hold the controller horizontally, tilting it forward quickly to "dash-attack" foes. Sonic's movement will also be controlled by tilting the controller left or right, much like a steering wheel.

Besides the main campaign, Sonic Wild Fire will also have an assortment of minigames, all of which focus on the Wii's motion-sensing controller. While still unrated, the game does have a broad release window--the year 2007. GameSpot will have more details as soon as they become available.

59 Comments

  • jakeboudville

    Posted Aug 25, 2006 12:48 am PT

    interesting.....

  • bulldog7

    Posted May 9, 2006 11:38 am PT

    not sure about this one. Where's the pricing Nintendo?

  • remmbermytitans

    Posted May 9, 2006 9:14 am PT

    cool

  • DarkKefka

    Posted May 9, 2006 9:09 am PT

    Glad to see more 3rd party developers using the Wiivolution.

  • ssj4_2004

    Posted May 9, 2006 8:53 am PT

    SomeOtherTime
    slightly off topic, but will CHAOs make be included on next gen systems?
    --
    I hope not, those things were annoying...

  • Jamaipanese

    Posted May 9, 2006 8:46 am PT

    dumb blue hedgehog, why won't u die!

  • TQ_NintyNoE

    Posted May 9, 2006 8:42 am PT

    Sounds fun, an original and what sounds like it, return to Sonics original game with thos one. The control method sounds fun but I hope there's also an option to use the D-pad, for more variety like! I can't wait to get my hands on it!

  • faridmon

    Posted May 9, 2006 8:31 am PT

    well i can't go wrong with buying it, after all i have sonic heroes and sonic riders and both are decent but sonic rush is incredible game maybe sega become more good now, but i want shinobi, tenchu, football manager, phantasy star online and outrun for the Wii. so SEGA bring in on some rocking game to the wii.

  • ghsacidman

    Posted May 9, 2006 8:26 am PT

    Awesome.

  • kavadias1981

    Posted May 9, 2006 8:15 am PT

    reminds me of how people reacted to control pads when we still used joysticks. motion sensors are the future...now! congrats on deciding to move with the times sega.

  • Nawras

    Posted May 9, 2006 8:08 am PT

    Wii is too odd for us old school X_X

  • jcloverboy

    Posted May 9, 2006 7:51 am PT

    sounds silly - i'm hoping that not all Wii games end up like this.

    example I want a straight Mario platformer at launch.

  • manicfoot

    Posted May 9, 2006 7:31 am PT

    Yaaay this is great news XD

  • manicfoot

    Posted May 9, 2006 7:31 am PT

    Yaaay this is great news XD

  • gaiden1024

    Posted May 9, 2006 7:20 am PT

    Schlinger - sounds gimmicky , AWESOME , I've always loved Sega's games i can't wait to see it

  • SomeOtherTime

    Posted May 9, 2006 7:10 am PT

    slightly off topic, but will CHAOs make be included on next gen systems?

  • shinfreak

    Posted May 9, 2006 7:04 am PT

    o k!

  • Poltergeist13

    Posted May 9, 2006 7:01 am PT

    I think I'm too lazy for the new Nintendo (I'm refusing to call it by it's weak name.) All that moving, I'll be tired in 30 mins. Especially in a Sonic game.

  • rbarahona

    Posted May 9, 2006 6:51 am PT

    Well, it's good to read that more companies are supporting Nintendo Wii. I just hope that they can make a good looking game with some good gameplay. Let's see how this game ends up.

  • chrisdojo

    Posted May 9, 2006 6:48 am PT

    never really cared for sonic...

  • tman978

    Posted May 9, 2006 6:48 am PT

    I dont like hybrid games. give me a normal sonic game. I'm so happy we got sonic dash instead of that rub the screen to make him go faster DS demo

  • _sean_05

    Posted May 9, 2006 6:40 am PT

    Wii may suck and be corny because of the controller, but if it has dragon quest i'll buy it.

  • Kuruption84

    Posted May 9, 2006 6:40 am PT

    I guess.......

  • cesarotromundo

    Posted May 9, 2006 6:34 am PT

    Wii is by far the best ever!

  • Chadius

    Posted May 9, 2006 6:28 am PT

    Frankly, what took them so long? The Wii controller's perfect for this.

    I want to run fast? Push the controller forward.

  • Berem

    Posted May 9, 2006 6:05 am PT

    Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • thayes007

    Posted May 9, 2006 5:51 am PT

    Cant wait to see all of the possibilities

  • vivalaneta

    Posted May 9, 2006 5:20 am PT

    Sonic is the man, and he always will be. I can't wait for Wii!

  • TryMe01

    Posted May 9, 2006 4:59 am PT

    sound cool so far.. where are the vids!!! maybe in about 4 hours then...

  • CyphenX

    Posted May 9, 2006 4:59 am PT

    It looks to me like Nintendo is already inspiring more innovation in the industry. Good job guys. Oh, and the next-gen sonic games will rock.

  • hilgo

    Posted May 9, 2006 4:43 am PT

    w00tsauce!

  • JBrookbank

    Posted May 9, 2006 4:38 am PT

    I'm pretty excited about that.

  • metdevthegamer

    Posted May 9, 2006 4:16 am PT

    Now this version sounds good.

  • Haziqonfire

    Posted May 9, 2006 4:14 am PT

    finally a sonic for wii! Woo!

  • Hervard

    Posted May 9, 2006 4:07 am PT

    troakun, do you want a cookie?

  • cal_hooper

    Posted May 9, 2006 3:45 am PT

    WOOHOO!

  • KiLLer_ba

    Posted May 9, 2006 3:37 am PT

    Awesome, Great news!

  • bitor666

    Posted May 9, 2006 3:37 am PT

    XD

  • SciFiCat

    Posted May 9, 2006 3:31 am PT

    I just hope Sega gets it right this time, Shadow the hedgehog, Ewww!!

  • dandymarsh

    Posted May 9, 2006 3:29 am PT

    Wii Love Sonic!

  • FuguNabe

    Posted May 9, 2006 3:26 am PT

    interesting. ... I wonder how it will turn out.

  • ttttoooogggg

    Posted May 9, 2006 3:03 am PT

    I am buying both PS3 and Wii at launch, lets hope they all make to NZ on time...

  • core3650

    Posted May 9, 2006 2:53 am PT

    something new and fun not old and stale im down

  • izni

    Posted May 9, 2006 2:33 am PT

    yeah!, sonic to Wii, looking forward!

  • iammai

    Posted May 9, 2006 2:30 am PT

    Yeah sound great news

  • donaldo1989

    Posted May 9, 2006 2:18 am PT

    Sound cool, has potential as long as they dont get to carried away and forget about the gameplay

  • erikers

    Posted May 9, 2006 2:14 am PT

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  • icarusinc

    Posted May 9, 2006 2:08 am PT

    Mmm so you're saying I get to control the way Sonic moves through the motion of my hand...

    So cool.

    Just another reason why i'm going to buy the Wii.

  • big_squig

    Posted May 9, 2006 2:01 am PT

    Wildfire is a cool name.

  • Schillinger

    Posted May 9, 2006 2:00 am PT

    Sounds gimmicky :>

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