User blog comment:Tails1/Is Sonic's Future with Nintendo trouble??/@comment-675805-20130518180322/@comment-477304-20130518181041

The Dreamcast discontinued in 2002, I doubt they're still in financial trouble from that, in fact, the reason for this deal is because Nintendo are having finacial issues. The Sonic fanbase may be whiney, but it's also very large, Sonic '06 sold really well when it first cam out.