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Jakks Pacific has announced that a new line of classic Sonic the Hedgehog figures are now on sale in Target stores across the US. The seasonal series features Classic Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Eggman, Amy and more in Easter wear and bright pastel colours. The set was originally leaked back in January thanks to a snafu on Target's own retail listing system (per Sonic City), and was actually spotted in stores as far back as February (thanks @Failinhearts!) but as we get closer to Easter it makes sense that Jakks decided to make their availability official. The lineup includes Sonic (with bunny ears), Tails (wearing a cute green top), Knuckles (who's gone Hyper for the occasion), Amy Rose, Dr. Eggman (both with snazzy seasonal outfits) and Pocky (with accessory egg basket). Reports from fans online suggest that the figures are available in-store at various Targets across the US, but currently there appears to be no way to order these online. We also have no idea if these will make it outside the US, so if you're in the UK like me you may be in for a bit of a wait (if they arrive at all). Check out the individual figures below, and let us know if you manage to get yourself a fig! Via Twitter Original Post Content: View full story

Ho ho ho! Christmas is round the corner, isn't that exciting!? And what better way to get hype for the festive season than to spend each day painstakingly opening doors of a cardboard box and munching on delicious chocolate. Nah, who can be doing with that? Tasty treats, who needs 'em? Well, if you're looking for something a little more interesting to do, Numskull is hoping they have you covered with this official Sonic-themed build-a-figure Countdown Calendar. Now, this isn't exactly a new concept - Numskull launched one of these last year featuring Sonic the Hedgehog having fun on a snowboard - but the concept must have been really quite successful because the merch company is doing it again in 2023 with a statue focused on Sonic's trusty sidekick, Tails, instead. The character might be different, but the idea behind it is very much the same - inside the rather hefty 'calendar' box are 24 individual little boxes, each containing a small piece of a figure puzzle that you put together over the course of the holidays. Each piece is organised to that everything you unwrap connects to the existing work-in-progress statue, so you're not just sitting around for a whole day with a rogue piece with nothing to stick it to. That's all well and good, but it also means that, due to the logistics of the thing, you are going to have periods where you're unboxing nothing but boring-looking (out of context - it all looks rather good when put together) pillars or parts of a star-post. Things start to get exciting towards the end of the run, where you have bigger pieces to connect and it all feels a little more worthwhile. Having said that, when you do finish putting it all together you end up with a cool-looking figure that looks like this: The build quality of the finished article, in general, is pretty good! It was a little fiddle to put together at first, but thankfully there are helpful instructions on the back of each box to let you know exactly where each piece is supposed to go (which is useful because some of the objects double up and you want to make sure you're putting the right gem on top of the right pillar, for example). I did also have a little trouble with one particular part of the statue - the star post didn't seem to want to connect fully, and I'm not entirely sure if there's a means to 'click' or 'lock' it into place, or if it's meant to be sort of 'spongy' when connected to the post base. I've managed to wobble the star post pole off its base a couple times because of this, but I figure as long as I'm careful with it (what else am I going to do with a statue besides have it sit idly on a shelf?) it shouldn't be too much of an issue from hereon out. I might have just had a wonky sample in that case, but it's something to be aware of. Anyway, here's a little montage video of me setting it all up - you're obviously supposed to open one box a day, but for the purposes of this review I cheated, didn't I? Tails Countdown Character Building Montage.mp4 At the end of it all, it was a pretty painless experience, beyond the trouble with the star post. And I get to keep a cool mini-statue that really does look rather cool - I love the action pose of Tails here, and the base is quite inspired (even if it is Ice Cap again from last year - although I do like to pretend that it could be Robotnik Winter instead sometimes). I won't lie though, the asking price of £79.99 may be a little steep for those looking for an advent calendar, so you have to know exactly what you're getting here before putting your money down. Especially seeings as a similar Sonic character model was released last year at a much cheaper price point. BUT, considering that you get a pretty decent figure out of it - that you can stand on your shelf forever and ever - AND considering the price of some of the other hi-spec statues and figures out there, relatively speaking, I wouldn't say this is super outrageous. It all depends on whether your love for Miles Prower burns so brightly that you're willing to lovingly and masochistically build each part of him, bit by bit... day by day... I hope Tails isn't self-aware on the days he has to sit there without a head! If you're the kind of Tails fan that would get a kick out of a novel new way to obtain an otherwise-quite-rare statue of him, then you can't go far wrong than the Official Tails Countdown Calendar. You can purchase the Official Tails Countdown Calendar from SEGA Shop UK or Europe here [affiliate link]. View full story

While Unicorn Cream (or “monojackalope” to use the technical name) has been available in Sonic Forces Speed Battle for a while, she’s now making her way to Sonic Dash and Sonic Dash + right now, clearly having gotten into mom’s mascara and craft bin. As with every new Sonic Dash character, just jump on during the next seven days and collect 250 tokens. Meanwhile, in Sonic Forces Speed Battle itself, Super Sonic will be back for another week, from Feb. 21 through Feb. 28. The ring-eating rusher will get the standard card freebies and missions to unlock him fresh or to boost the one you have. Sonic News Tips Credit: Shiny Gems Original Post Content: View full story

Welcome to the heart of the site, Sonic Social (though I prefer to think of it as the thyroid or the kneecap), where we share our favorite posts across the official socials. We're not here to dwell on the drama or the hot takes. We're just gonna open the box of cordial cherries and consume an irresponsible amount of sugar. The official English Sonic Twitter Account shared some printable Valentines today, the kind you shared as a child in elementary school: As always, nothing's more romantic than a man with a prominent 'stache, but we all know the only feelings Shadow can't control are seething irritation and being INCREDIBLY high-maintenance. Sonic News Tips Credit: Sonictrainer Original Post Content: View full story

Welcome to a new fun-sized series on Stadium, “Sonic Socials,” where we highlight interesting social media art, photos, videos, and other moments across official accounts (and use an excuse to gush that Tomoya Ohtani’s hair always looks amazing). It’s not about drama here, just hyping the good vibes so they don’t get swept under the content rug. Today @SonicOfficialJP is sending you chocolates with some cute pixel art. If you’re itching for a new wallpaper, it’s not quite 1080, but it is 16:9. A cute sentiment, but a little behind the times. Sorry, SEGA, the latest Splatfest taught us it’s all about white chocolate this year. Original Post Content: View full story

This upcoming holiday season just got a bit merrier thanks to Jakks Pacific. A Christmas collection of the 2-inch Sonic figure line will be arriving in an advent calendar later this year. For those not familiar with what an advent calendar is, it's usually a large box with tiny gifts inside that you open one per day all December long up until Christmas eve. However, if you're like me, you're going to buy the whole box yourself and open them all at once for a nice Christmas display. The set includes Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Mighty, Ray, and many more including accessories. Some will be in festive outfits and some, like Ray, will make their first appearance in the 2-inch line. The MSRP is currently unknown. Big thanks to Sonic Merch News for providing the information and first images of the set. View full story