Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24067999-20131031161854/@comment-5215338-20131104143439

Um... Sonic isn't everything Sega has. Even if Nintendo did have some influence on this game, the Sonic series is a minor part of Sega. They're even focusing on other franchises right now (you can see that plainly in Sega-Sammy's 2013 annual report); Sonic Team's doing most of the "scheming" here.