Sonic Boom Wii U has the guile to release a week early
Sega moved the Wii U Rise of Lyric edition of Sonic Boom up to November 11, a week ahead of its previously announced November 18 ETA. The publisher didn't say why it's shifted the date forward, but it does mean both the 3DS Shattered Crystal and Wii U versions are hitting store shelves on the same day.
Sonic Boom marks the debut of the newly be-scarfed hog, and on Wii U it mixes some of the series' trademark high-speed platforming with more leisurely puzzling and open combat sequences. In his PAX preview, Joystiq's Sam Prell pondered if those slower segments may prove more fun than the breakneck stuff, despite the blast processing.
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Today SEGA announces that Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric for the Wii U developed by LA-based Big Red Button will NOW be released on November 11th in conjunction with the release of Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal for the Nintendo 3DS developed by Sanzaru Games of San Francisco, blanketing fans in a sea of Sonic blue.
The two distinct adventures are part of the brand-new Sonic Boom initiative, this all new Sonic experience brings fans a never before seen world, based on action-adventure combat, new characters and environments. For the first time ever, the rich realms of the franchise's Wii U and 3DS titles will be blended with Sonic's first CG-animated series, debuting on Cartoon Network this fall.
