Sonic Revealed In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Sega today announced Sonic would appear as a playable character in Nintendo's forthcoming Wii hit, Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Finally all those old-school, err... school yard fights about who is better, Mario or Sonic, can be settled in the most awesome way possible.

"It's amazing that after all these years we get to see these two much loved characters compete against each other in another fantastic title," says Mike Hayes, President and COO of Sega Europe. "Bringing Mario and Sonic together again underlines the continuing partnerships between Nintendo and SEGA, and produces another industry first for our two companies."

Now two iconic non-Nintendo characters are appearing in SSBB with the recently announced Sonic alongside Solid Snake from the Metal Gear Solid games. Something tells me there might be more non-Nintendo characters announced closer to the game's release sometime next year.

As well as revealing details of Sonic's foray into the world of Smash Bros., Sega also gave even more details regarding the upcoming Mario and Sonic outing, Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games has not only a massive line-up of real-life Olympic events, but SEGA can today proudly confirm that their much anticipated title also has a unique series of exclusive "Dream Events" to add to the mix. The Dream Events - which are both single and multiplayer - are based in colourful game-like universes that include objects and power-ups that will either improve a players game, or bring their opponent down.

The four Dream events featured are:

• Dream Race (Sandhill Race Course) - Get on your marks for this intense power-up filled race course, made for either one player, or as many as four.
• Dream Platform (Tropical Reef Diving Area - 10,000M Diving) – More like skydiving, soar through hoops and perform aerial tricks while avoiding obstacles and opponents to reach the finish line first.
• Dream Fencing (Duel Wharf Fencing Beach) – With unique special attacks for each character, this jungle-inspired world offers the ultimate duel.
• Dream Table Tennis (Speed Rally Table Tennis Stadium) – A sci-fi wonderland, this magical table tennis extravaganza offers a special ability for each character – so move fast!

Mario & Sonic At the Olympic Games also offers Wii users the ultimate gaming fantasy – the opportunity to play against their favourite Mario or Sonic character. Thanks to the unique interactive Mii features, players can bring their own Mii into the game as a playable character and compete as themselves in any of the Olympic or Dream events.

All sounds pretty cool, especially the idea of bringing your Mii into the game, hopefully all of this will also include some seriously robust online multiplayer as well.