SDCC 2016: ‘Sonic Mania’ & ‘Sonic Project 2017’ Announced!

Tonight was the night of the Sonic 25th Anniversary Party, and things didn’t go quite as expected. Most of the party was plagued by terrible audio and visual problems that were quite embarrassing.

Aside from that, there was some awesome news that’s sure to make any Sonic fan spin dash their way to the nearest Gamestop to put in some pre orders. First up was the announcement Sonic Mania, a brand new 2D game featuring popular indie dev & fan Christian Whitehead as one of the main programmers. The game will have Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles playable, as well as introducing new zones, old favorites, and much more. Check out the announce trailer here!

That wasn’t all though, as Sega had one last surprise for the hedgehogs fans. As a final announcement, they confirmed that a brand new 3D installment has also been in development. The game looks to take place after Sonic Generations and could possibly be a sequel to the popular 2011 title. Check out the trailer and come up with your own theories on what it could be!

Both games are  confirmed for a 2017 launch with mania being spring 2017 while project 2017 is looking at a Holiday window. both games are scheduled to release on Xbox One, PS4, PC, and even NX in the case of P2017. What do you think? Are you excited about all these new titles? Tell us in the comments below!