超音鼠將出道成為 Vtuber？ SEGA 更計劃開設 Sonic 主題樂園 - ezone.hk - 遊戲動漫 - 電競遊戲
超音鼠出道成為 Vtuber，又一經典卡通人物成為Vtuber，SEGA 旗下的 Sonic（超音鼠）系列已經 30 周年了，近來官方舉辦了音樂會慶祝，而創意總監公開了一系列未來計劃。
- SEGA 創意總監公開未來一系列超音鼠的計劃
- Sonic 「轉型」成 Vtuber，開放粉絲即時與 Sonic 進行互動
- 由於超音鼠電影十分成功，SEGA 決定開設一座主題樂園
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Sonic the Hedgehog is a Vtuber now
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Sonic the Hedgehog is celebrating his 30th birthday in the most delightful of ways — by getting into Vtubing.
On Thursday, Sonic’s official Japanese Twitter account posted a video of a Vtuber model that brings a 3D version of the classic character to life. In the video, we see Sonic talking and smiling, as he says, “Hey guys!” at the start of the video. The gimmick is part of an ongoing celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.
Vtubers (short for virtual YouTuber) are content creators who stream using a 3D model in lieu of their actual face. Vtubers take a variety of forms, from 3D anime girls to cute otters; there’s really no limit to what you can be, so it follows that would now include a lovable blue hedgehog.
The Sonic in the video is voiced by Jun’ichi Kanemaru, who has been the Japanese-language voice of Sonic in video games since 1998’s Sonic Adventure, as well as in movies and TV show, like Ralph Breaks the Internet and Sonic Boom. Kanemaru’s participation in the stream makes it seem like this will be a special event, rather than a regular thing where Sonic becomes a bona fide streamer.
Sega has already thrown a wide variety of programming at fans since the 30th anniversary celebration kicked off this week. There will be an interactive livestream where viewers can control a modified version of the original Sonic the Hedgehog game via chat and do things like create platforms in the game, and on Wednesday, fans were treated to a symphonic performance of classic songs from the games.
Beyond events, Sega is commemorating the anniversary with a new game projects like a Sonic Colors remaster, a retro collection that includes Sonic 3 and Knuckles, and Sonic and friends’ debut in Minecraft. Next year, there will be a new 3D Sonic game and a new animated series coming to Netflix.
Sonic the Hedgehog Is Officially a VTuber
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Rumors circulated this week that suggested the iconic Sonic the Hedgehog character would be turned into a VTuber, and sooner than expected, those rumors have come to fruition. The official Sonic the Hedgehog Twitter account from Japan posted a video on Thursday showing Sonic in a different sort of animated style which confirmed the VTuber suspicions. The latest job for Sonic is part of Sega’s ongoing 30-year anniversary celebrations for the character.
The video shown below was shared by the Japanese Sonic account on Thursday following the bulk of the 30-year anniversary events that have been going on for some time now. Sonic shared a message with fans with the official account thanking all those who participated in the many Sonic events planned around the anniversary.
Since there’d already been talks of Sonic taking on the VTuber job before, it’s likely this won’t be the last of this version of Sonic that we’ll see. More Sonic VTuber appearances will probably happen in the future around other events and announcements that need to be made. This particular video wasn’t widely shared by other regional Sonic accounts on Twitter, so it looks like you’ll have to keep an eye on the Japanese account for more of this version of Sonic, for now.
While the Sonic announcements took different forms throughout the past couple of weeks, some of the biggest announcements came from video game reveals. Those reveals included Sonic Origins, Sonic Colors: Ultimate, and finally, a new Sonic the Hedgehog game in the works. That new game might be called “Sonic Rangers,” but that remains to be seen, for now. All that we know about it is that it’s being developed by the core Sonic Team that works on new Sonic games, and from the looks of it, it appears to be a different sort of Sonic game than players might be used to.
We’ve already seen more gameplay reveals from some of these projects since they were announced, so expect to see gameplay and more insights in the future as we get closer to the games’ releases.
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Sega might be turning Sonic the Hedgehog into a VTuber
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There are also some details about the next game and a potential Sonic theme park.
Kazuyuki Hoshino, one of the lead designers and current art director for Sega and Sonic the Hedgehog, has seemingly revealed that the blue blur is going to make his debut as a VTuber in the future.
VTubers, a digital YouTuber or a creator who uses a digital avatar of some kind to take the place of a normal webcam, have exploded in popularity over the last year, especially in Western media markets. And it appears that Sega is going to play on that popularity as it continues to celebrate Sonic’s 30th anniversary.
This news comes from known Japanese publication insider ryokutya2098, who tends to post early information from Famitsu and Weekly Shonen/V Jump. These details are also dropping ahead of the Sonic 30th Anniversary column that will be hosted on Famitsu next month and released on June 24.
Related: What is a VTuber?
In the column, Hoshino reportedly says Sonic is “being converted to a VTuber and is being prepared for a new project.” This is being done to coincide with a new distribution program and “because there has never been real-time communication with Sonic.”
Ryokutya’s early details show that Sonic’s VP of product development Takashi Iizuka will speak a bit about the new title from the franchise being developed for 2022. Hoshino mentioned that the team wants to open a Sonic theme park in the future, too.