What happened to Sonic Team?

There was a time a few years ago when I played anything made by Sonic Team. This was when Sega was actually making game consoles and competing with Nintendo head to head. I've watched their downfall occur over the years as Sega went to a strictly software only type of company. I used to love playing Sonic the Hedgehog games on my Genesis and Dreamcast.

I've looked at some of the reviews of the next few Sonic games that have come out and they've been absolutely dreadful. I think all the wind was taken out of Sonic Team when Sega stopped producing consoles. Thats pretty sad but I guess it can't be helped when you're using someone elses development kit instead of your own. However if other companies can do it, I don't think Sonic Team has an excuse.

I hope they come through with a good Sonic game soon for Xbox 360 or Wii, I would really like to play a sequel that didn't suck. Maybe they should get back to their roots and just do a side scroller like back in the old days. That would be fantastic!