Man...way to destroy anyone's Sega fanboy history as now everytime I say, 'I first got into Sega as they had awesome games' the reference will always be by the new kids on the block 'Oh, that stupid company with the skinny weirdo speed-hamster-rat movie'.
Ffs sake, I'm getting a little tired of cartoony type Disney-esque films turned int real-life ones. Jungle Book, Mowgli, Dumbo, Lion King might all conceptually look alright but there's just some films that need to stay in that type of format. Sonic would have been a clear one to do the same with - would've been ace to see a Labyrinth Zone. I know that my view might not be what the majority think but its the same as taking a famous song and turning it into a mainstream cover song of the current era.
Is there any time to fix the character at all before launch?