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"We're still dating." That is the metaphor Shuji Utsumi (SEGA President of Consumer Games) and Ben Mattes (Rovio brand SVP) jokingly went with at RovioCon 2023 to tease the possibility (though not immediacy) of upcoming Rovio collaborations and games following their recent acquisition by SEGA, as reported by Mobidictum. mobilegamer.biz reports a slightly more gung-ho take on Utsumi and Mattes' dating joke, suggesting that Rovio may have a Sonic crossover coming soon, and is working with SEGA on new games. Utsumi cites other SEGA IP that could see benefit from this mobile push, such as Yakuza or Persona. This would be part of Rovio and SEGA's larger transmedia strategy with stated focuses on animation (there will continue to be Angry Birds animation projects), subscription gaming services (Netflix and Apple Arcade were suggested), and once again, the infamous "Super Game" project, which Utsumi pitched in the presentation as a social play platform comparable to Roblox. SEGA acquired Rovio earlier this year for an estimated $1 billion, immediately leading to speculation of Sonic and Angry Birds collaborations in each series' future. It appears we won't be waiting long to see exactly that. But honestly, how long are we going to have to wait for the crossover we really want, Angry Birds and Total War: Warhammer? Sonic News Tips Credit: DaBigJ Original Post Content: So if you ever wanted Rovio to officially make a Sonic game for whatever reason...well, now you got your wish...? View full story

If you haven't downloaded the Monster Hunter Rise collaboration quests yet, you've got a rather short timer to do so. As of January 21, Capcom will no longer offer downloads of the Sonic the Hedgehog, Universal Studios Japan, and Sengan-en collaboration quests. While this will not impact users who already have this content, you won't be able to download or re-download the content after that date. This includes the Sonic Palico armor, the Tails-styled Palimute armor, and the Sonic-styled hunter armor. Though unfortunate to lose, the Sonic collaboration event has been available since November 2021, announced alongside special Monster Hunter collaboration content in Sonic Frontiers. Original Post Content: View full story

Hello! This is a thing. What is this thing? Well, all I can say is that it is a story. What type of story? Well, I'm glad you asked. It's *a* story. A story that I'm working on. When's it coming out? When I finish it. When's that happening? Who knows! But I'm not about to say when so I put myself under crunch for pressure of hitting this deadline. All I'll say is that it's a three-parter (subject to change) and that it's a thing I want to finish (subject to change). For now, feel free to speculate about what it is or any questions I may (vaguely) answer. If I'm done, I'll post a part here. For now, I'm just making this for the future.

The Sonic Event that was teased in the last Sonic Central has now been officially revealed! A preview of the Sonic specific Round has appeared during Loading Screens It looks like we might have to collect Rings? Here's some info that's not been posted yet

We also have some art from the MH artists

Hopefully, Tails will get added at some point...

Hey, SSMB! It's been a long time since I've contributed any stories to this board, but I've had this idea filed away in my head for a long time now, and am finally beginning to turn it into a full-fledged story! This will be a very long-running crossover story starring Mario, Sonic, Luigi, and Tails as they team up to stop the dastardly Bowser and Dr. Eggman from taking over both their worlds! Plenty of other Mario and Sonic characters will appear, and they'll definitely have important parts to play, but the aforementioned six are our main cast for the long haul. This story's gonna be long, let me reiterate. However, I plan to periodically update this first post in the topic with a handy navigation guide linking to each chapter, organizing the story arcs for easy reference. Most importantly, I wrote this to entertain everyone, so I hope I succeed at that! All feedback, including criticism, is awesome. ----- Chapter Links ----- Prologue: Terrible Team-up! (It's in this post) So, without further ado, the story! -------------------------------------------------- Mario & Sonic Adventure by Dr. Mechano Prologue: Terrible Team-up! - - - - - - - - - - It was a typical night at Bowser's Castle. The sturdy keep was bustling with activity as the officers of the Koopa Troop filed into a large conference hall, decked out with imposing stone columns and even more imposing statues of their commander. Surrounding the stage was a moat of lava, rife with Podoboos who watched from the sidelines, occasionally leaping up to get a better view. It was a full house, packed mostly with Goombas and Koopa Troopas, though the occasional Boo, Thwomp, and Chain Chomp could be spotted throughout the crowd. Amidst the adoring cheers of his underlings, King Bowser Koopa stood at a little podium, completely dwarfing it with his towering frame. Though a Koopa himself, he greatly differed from the diminutive turtles in his army, bearing a spike-covered shell, sharp claws, and a mane of bright red hair. He gave a hearty laugh and waved to his troops, before gesturing dismissively to calm them down. As the crowd's chatter quieted, the Koopa King spoke up. “Bwa ha ha! Have I got an awesome scheme for you guys!” the royal reptile chortled, taking a step forward and dramatically throwing his hands in the air, “This time, we're gonna kidnap Peach, crush Mario, and conquer this measly Mushroom Kingdom once and for all!” A lone Paragoomba fluttered in through a window and began awkwardly sifting through the crowd toward the stage. “Ack! ...Excuse me... Sorry!” Bowser continued, “We're gonna do this thanks to my totally great strategy, which is... is... Er...” Bowser's eyes darted down and to his left, at the Paragoomba hovering mere inches away, a look of urgency on its face. Bowser's own face took on an annoyed scowl, “What is it? Can't you see I'm in the middle of my big bad rousing speech?!” “Sir, I hate to interrupt-” the flustered Paragoomba said, before being cut off. “Then don't,” Bowser said in a clearly irritated tone. “It's kind of an emergency...” the Paragoomba mumbled. “Whatever it is can wait, can't it?!” Bowser snapped, causing the small creature to flinch reflexively. “Er... N-no sir, it really can't,” the minion mumbled. Bowser just raised an eyebrow and frowned, silently gesturing for him to get to the point, with a look on his face expressing that it had better be important. “Sir,” the Paragoomba whispered timidly, “Our intelligence has reported a heavyset mustachioed fellow in red clothes, storming the castle at this very moment!” A mustached man? In red? “Mario...” Bowser growled, his chipper mood utterly ruined. What was he doing here now? Bowser hadn't even done anything yet! No matter- If the portly plumber was here, Bowser wouldn't back down. Bowser turned back toward his troops, who were all looking on curiously. “Alright, you guys! Looks like that loser Mario decided to show up and crash our party!” Surprised at the news, the troops began to murmur amongst themselves. They clearly weren't expecting to have to deal with Mario this soon. The king raised a fist to the air, and shouted “Let's show him what we think of uninvited guests! Crush him!” Shouting a battle cry, Bowser's troops poured out of the room to confront their enemy. Bowser, meanwhile, snapped his fingers as the stage rose to the next floor like an elevator. From the roof, he'd be able to keep an eye on the action. Peering over the edge of the roof's fortified walls, Bowser caught sight of his army rushing out to meet the intruder below. “What the...?” Bowser squinted at the man in the distance, as he leaped over lava pits and dodged the castle's automated traps, floating by them gracefully with the aid of a jetpack-like contraption strapped to his back. When Bowser's underlings did arrive, the intruder made short work of them, blasting them with a beam that froze them in their tracks. “Heehee!” the man snickered, “How nice of you all to come out to greet me! Regardless, I'm not here to see you, so why don't you take some time off while I have a word with your boss?” From this scene, Bowser quickly noticed a couple of things: First, this obviously wasn't Mario, which he figured anyone could deduce from a moment's glance; Getting the Paragoombas glasses would be a top priority after he took care of this. The man wore a bright red jacket adorned with golden buckles, draped over a black pair of pants seamlessly connected to his metallic-heeled shoes. Though his face did bear a large mustache, his his head lacked a familiar hat (and hair), and beady pince-nez spectacles obscured his eyes. The second thing Bowser noticed was that this strange man was absolutely wrecking his army. He seemed unfazed by the castle's defenses, and giddily rushed forward, grinning with manic glee as he fired away with his blaster. “Who's this chump think he is?!” Bowser shouted, furious at the newcomer for just waltzing into his castle and making fools of his troops. “I won't stand for this!” Bowser took two steps back, then charged for the edge of the roof, leaping down to the ground below. Leaping slightly in place, Bowser raised his fists in a fighting stance and called out his uninvited visitor, “Alright, wise guy! I don't know what your game is, but it ends here! C'mon, let's go!” “Ooh hoo hoo!” The man in red casually strode toward him, away from a pileup of frozen minions a few feet behind, undaunted by Bowser's growing anger, “Bowser, old boy, is that any way to welcome a guest into your humble- dare I say, very humble- home?” Bowser tilted his head curiously, but maintained his fighter's stance. This guy was familiar with him- annoyingly so- but Bowser had no idea who he was. “Just who are you supposed to be? And whaddya want with my castle anyway? I don't even know you!” The gentleman smiled, “I am Dr. Ivo Robotnik, scientist extraordinaire. You can just call me Dr. Eggman. I'm from another world, and I came all this way to meet you! As for why I'm here... Heh heh heh...” Bowser scowled impatiently as Eggman chuckled to himself, still quite on edge. “Aw, come now- Relax.” Eggman smirked, “I'm not here to fight you, that's for sure. I've done a bit of reading up on you, Bowser- And you seem like just the sort of guy I want on my side! Ergo, I'm offering an alliance!” “An alliance? You've got a funny way of showing it, coming in and attacking my men!” Bowser gestured to his stasis-frozen troops a short distance away. “That's hardly fair,” Eggman shrugged nonchalantly, “Your troops attacked me first, before I could even meet with you. Chalk my actions up to self-defense.” ...Bowser's troops did do that, he admitted to himself. “Don't worry about them. I simply used a harmless freezing ray on your troops to keep them out of my hair! It's one of my...” he raised a hand to his mouth to stifle a yawn, “...non-lethal weapons. Give them an hour or so, and they'll be just fine.” Bowser unconsciously eased up a bit, lowering his guard, but he was still pretty apprehensive of this “Eggman” character, regardless. “Be that as it may,” Bowser responded, “What makes you think I have any interest in working with you?” Eggman wrapped his arm around Bowser's shoulders, careful to avoid his spiny shell, “Bowser, my friend... You and I actually have a lot more in common than you'd think. Much like you, I'm a man of vision! I plan to take over my world and establish a glorious new age under my rule! I'm sure you can relate.” Bowser glanced at him, annoyed, but remained silent. “Of course you can,” Eggman smirked, before frowning slightly, “But there's always been one little hindrance to my otherwise-perfect schemes- An irritating little rodent named Sonic, whose heroic meddling always ruins everything! But you know what that's like, don't you, Bowser? It must be grating to be bested by the same plumber time and time again. Which brings me to my proposal...” Bowser hesitated momentarily, before responding, “I'm listening.” Eggman threw his arms up merrily, breaking into maniacal laughter, “Aaaah ha ha ha ha! Oh, you'll love this. What if I told you that, with a little work, we could acquire enough power to instantaneously conquer both our worlds and crush our enemies forever?” “I'd call you crazy,” Bowser responded, before adding, “...but go on.” “Your world has seven powerful items called the Star Pieces, which are said to grant wishes...” Eggman began, “Am I right so far?” Bowser nodded, “Well, sure...” Eggman continued, “Excellent. And my world has a similar set of seven items- the Chaos Emeralds, mystical gems that hold untold amounts of energy. However, even with these powerful gems in my possession, I've been bested by Sonic. Powerful though they are, their ability to stay charged up is incredibly limited, and they can only put out so much energy at a time. To my understanding, your Star Pieces can only grant so many wishes at a time as well, so I imagine harnessing their power would hardly be foolproof either. But that brings me to my main point...” Bowser looked on with great interest as Eggman kept talking, “By combining the Star Pieces and the Chaos Emeralds, I've calculated that we would be completely unstoppable. The two sets would continuously power each other up in an infinite cycle, preventing either from running out of juice! That means...” “Limitless energy... and limitless wishes,” Bowser finished Eggman's sentence for him. Eggman's smile grew even wider, “Exactly. With both the Star Pieces and Chaos Emeralds in our possession, reality itself would become our plaything! And not even our mutual foes could stand against us. Still, it's a daunting task, and I want to make sure you're interested... So how about it, Bowser? Do we have a deal?” The scientist extended his hand toward Bowser expectantly. Bowser hesitated slightly before answering. “Hmph, deal,” Bowser extended his own arm, meeting Eggman in a handshake. “Oh ho ho! Wonderful! I just know that this is the start of a fantastic partnership!” Eggman turned dramatically, “Let's get going then! There's so much to do, and I simply can't wait to get started!” TO BE CONTINUED...