Back in the early days of gaming consoles, there was quite a bit of jockeying between Nintendo and Sega. While the latter eventually won the hardware war, Sega has shifted into creating software for other consoles and platforms. And the platform we, of course, are most excited about them bestowing their attentions on is the iPhone OS.
What, you may ask, has us so singing the praises of Sega gaming? Oh, just a little game they're tweaking and prepping called Sonic 4. At least according to the Sega blog -- and they seem in a position to know.
That's right, everyone's favorite hedgehog in his latest incarnation will soon be in your hot little iPhone and iPod touch. Now diehard fans know that Sonic 1 and Sonic 2 have been in the App Store for quite some time to feed your Sega addiction. But these are emulators, ported over games with little attention paid to the iPhone's specific configurations beyond how to add controllers without devouring too much screen real estate.
No, no, this time around, Sega is promising to make the latest Sonic incarnation iPhone worthy. And that decision might be related to the software manufacturer's decision to push back the date of all platform versions of Sega 4 until the later half of 2010. While we're sad to hear of the pushback, we're glad to hear that Sega wants to get the software right rather than foisting something weak onto the market.
Meanwhile, Nintendo, seeing their handheld market shrink in the wake of the iPad, remains determined to snub the Apple product line, calling Cupertino an "enemy of the future" while withholding their games from joining the App Store lineup. So while you will get your hedgehog, your Mario will just have to wait. And wait. And wait.
