Sonic The
Hedgehog
Comes to the
iPod
Fan-favorite
Sonic The
Hedgehog Now
Available
for Purchase
or Gifting
on the
iTunes Store
SAN
FRANCISCO –
December 18,
2007 – SEGA
of America,
Inc. today
announced
that Sonic
The Hedgehog
is now
available
for play on
the new iPod
nano with
video, the
iPod classic
and the
fifth
generation
iPod. Sonic
The Hedgehog
was
originally
introduced
in 1991 and
has become
one of the
most popular
video game
franchises
in history,
selling well
over 45
million
copies.
Sonic fans
can purchase
and download
the game
from the
iTunes Store
for $4.99 (www.itunes.com).
Sonic has
been
designed
specifically
for the iPod
and is
available on
the 22
iTunes
Stores
around the
world.
“Sonic The
Hedgehog is
one of the
most beloved
video game
characters
of all
time,” said
Simon
Jeffery,
President
and COO of
SEGA of
America,
“And with
the
installed
base that
iPod enjoys
Sonic now
becomes
available to
a whole new
group of
casual and
hardcore
gamers just
in the time
for the
holidays.”
iTunes
customers
can buy the
game for
themselves,
or easily
give the
gift of
Sonic The
Hedgehog.
Similar to
music and
video
content on
the iTunes
Store,
customers
simply find
the game on
iTunes and
click the
"Gift This
Game"
button.
For more
information
please visit
www.sega.com.
For
screenshots
and art,
please visit
the SEGA FTP
site at
http://segapr.segaamerica.com.
About SEGA
of America,
Inc.:
SEGAŽ of
America,
Inc. is the
American arm
of Tokyo,
Japan-based
SEGAŽ
Corporation,
a worldwide
leader in
interactive
entertainment
both inside
and outside
the home.
The company
develops,
publishes
and
distributes
interactive
entertainment
software
products for
a variety of
hardware
platforms
including
PC, wireless
devices, and
those
manufactured
by Nintendo,
Microsoft
and Sony
Computer
Entertainment
Inc. SEGA of
America's
Web site is
located at
www.sega.com.