List of Sonic the Hedgehog video games
"Sonic the Hedgehog" is a video game series. It is published by Sega, with entries developed by Sega, Sonic Team, Dimps, SIMS Co., Ltd., BioWare, and Sumo Digital. The series debuted in 1991 with the video game, "Sonic the Hedgehog", released for the Mega Drive video game console (named Genesis in North America). Most "Sonic the Hedgehog" games have either been platform games or released for Sega video game consoles and handheld game consoles (handhelds) dating from the Genesis to the eighth generation of video game consoles (2012–present). However, some of the original games were ported into versions on third-party home consoles and developed by several companies. As of February 2013, the series has collectively sold over 85 million copies worldwide across both the platform games and spin-offs.
Sonic the Hedgehog
"Sonic Colors", released in November 2010, expanded further on the "Rush" series gameplay with the addition of the use of "Wisps", which gave Sonic various new power-ups and gimmicks. "Sonic Free Riders" was released in November 2010 as a follow-up to the "Sonic Riders" series, and was developed exclusively for Xbox 360's Kinect system. Later on, "Sega Superstars Tennis" for the Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS was released in 2008 and "Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing" for the Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS and PC and iOS was released in 2010, followed by a sequel in 2012.