Sega announced that the new Sonic Boom titles, "Rise of Lyric" and "Shattered Crystal," will head to Nintendo Wii U and 3DS, respectively, on Nov. 11 as opposed to the earlier announced release date of Nov. 18.
Sega, one of the biggest names in the gaming industry, opted to move the release date of its new Sonic-based video games a week ahead to avoid clashing with other highly-anticipated titles headed to other consoles on the 18th. This is both a smart move and a nice treat for the waiting fans.
Nov. 18 will introduce some of the biggest game releases this fall including "Dragon Age: Inquisition," "Far Cry 4," "WWE 2K15," and the remastered "Grand Theft Auto V" arriving to Xbox One and PlayStation 4. With such heavy titles to take on, the company was probably wary that the Sonic Boom games would be overshadowed. On the 11th, Sonic will have to outrun "Assassin's Creed" and "The Crew," but with fewer games to worry about, the company will have ample time to promote the new Nintendo games and give them more exposure before a slew of heavyweights come in.
"Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric" for Wii U was developed by Big Red Button, while the "Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal" version, headed to Nintendo 3DS, was handled by Sanzaru Games.
"Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric" will follow the adventure of Sonic and company as they encounter a robot snake dubbed as Lyric. The "Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal," on the other hand, will herald new character Sticks to help Sonic and his friends in their adventure.
Sega hopes that the Sonic Boom titles to pick up with the aid of the new TV series that will debut in Cartoon Network around the same time. This will refresh the audience's minds of the beloved characters as well as inform them of the new twists.
Moreover, the new titles are only a part of Sega's wider effort to revive the once-popular Sonic brand and to spread it across games, TV, and toys.
