Sonic Team developing Sonic Colors Wii, working on DS version with Dimps

Sonic 4‘s not the only upcoming game starring Sega’s popular blue hedgehog. There’s also the recently-announced Sonic Colors, a Wii and DS title set for release late this year. There’s apparently been some confusion as to who’s doing what, so Sega has moved to clear up any misunderstandings.

Sonic 4‘s not the only upcoming game starring Sega’s popular blue hedgehog. There’s also the recently-announced Sonic Colors, a Wii and DS title set for release late this year. There’s apparently been some confusion as to who’s doing what, so Sega has moved to clear up any misunderstandings.

Sonic Team will be heavily involved in both versions of the game, although only the Wii version is being developed purely by them. For the DS version they’re teaming up with Dimps, who are also working on Sonic 4 along with Sonic Team.

Sonic Colors sees Sonic and Tails travelling to a planet orbiting Sonic’s homeworld. This planet is inhabited by a race of alien “wisps” that Dr. Eggman wants to subjugate so it’s up to the duo to save them. These wisps use a special kind of colored energy that can give Sonic various powers, hence the “Colors” in the title. Here’s the announcement trailer:

Via [Sega UK blog]