mugurumakensei
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RobbieNick said:Some more info...
While Sonic 4 will have shields, Episode 1 will only include the one hit shield. Just enough to help get your rings to the end of the stage.
Izuka says the reason they went episodic is that the game is too big to smaller hard drives (Wii and iPhone likely?) to fit in all at once and he didn't see players paying $60 for a 2-D Sonic game on disc. (Hellllooo. New Super Mario Bros Wii anyone?!!)
To be fair, Nintendo doesn't have to pay itself royalty fees. Add to this, Sonic has a bad rep these days, and people, especially the core PS360 players, believe 2d should be relegated to Digital Distribution w/ $10-$20 pricetag. So, the not seeing players paying $60 is true. They probably wouldn't even pay $40 on the PS360. Ideal pricepoint for something 2d these days for optimum sales is around the $25-30 mark.