Il progetto LEGO Ideas Sonic Mania Green Hill Zone diventerà un set LEGO Ideas ufficiale per commemorare l’anniversario dei 30 anni del porcospino blu SEGA.
Durante l’annuncio dei risultati della Second Review 2020 avvenuto ieri, LEGO ha ufficializzato l’arrivo del set LEGO Ideas dedicato a Sonic, ancora in fase di valutazione dalla volta scorsa, e che sarà lanciato, presumiamo noi, quest’anno per l’anniversario dei 30 anni di Sonic The Hedgehog.
Il famoso porcospino marchiato SEGA faceva la sua comparsa sul Mega Drive il 23 giugno 1991 e quest’anno ricorre il 30esimo anniversario. Durante l’annuncio dei risultati della First Review 2020 avvenuto in ottobre, LEGO aveva lasciato in sospeso il progetto di Viv Grannell, probabilmente perchè ancora era in fase di valutazione con SEGA, con cui LEGO aveva certamente già un accordo dato che abbiamo visto Sonic come personaggio all’interno di LEGO Dimensions e come minifigure reale.
Trovato l’accordo quindi è stato possibile annunciare ufficialmente la vittoria del progetto LEGO Ideas Sonic Mania Green Hill Zone. Di seguito il comunicato stampa dell’annuncio.
4th February 2021: LEGO Ideas® today announced they will be bringing SEGA’s® legendary speedster, Sonic the Hedgehog™, to brick form, thanks to a concept design submitted by 24 year-old, UK based, LEGO® superfan Viv Grannell. Viv, also a passionate Sonic fan, created her design as a submission to the LEGO Ideas® platform, a LEGO initiative that takes new ideas that have been imagined and voted for by fans and turns them into reality.
Viv’s design was inspired by SEGA’s critically acclaimed 2017 platformer experience Sonic Mania™, and features iconic characters and environments from the game’s Green Hill Zone level. Once the design was completed, it achieved the prerequisite 10,000 votes from LEGO fans worldwide – before being greenlit to go into production by the LEGO Group.
Talking about the winning idea, Viv Grannell said; “I’ve been invested in the world of Sonic for almost my entire life, and it’s such a perfect fit for the LEGO system that I spent about a year rallying support for it to happen. Having 10,000 people back my design was overwhelming enough, even with friends and family behind me, but having it be selected for further development was the most exciting secret I have ever had to keep!”
The Sonic Mania Green Hill Zone LEGO Ideas® design will now go into the product development phase, in partnership with SEGA® and once finalised will be available worldwide. Talking about the collaboration, Jason Rice, Director of Brand Licensing, SEGA® Europe Ltd, said; “At SEGA, we’ve always encouraged fans to take part in the legacy of the Sonic franchise through their own creations and it’s wonderful to see the tradition continued through the LEGO Ideas® program. We’re thrilled to partner with Viv and the LEGO Group, and hope to inspire fans to continue creating their own unique Sonic the Hedgehog™ experiences for generations to come.”
The Sonic Mania Green Hill Zone LEGO Ideas® design is the ultimate embodiment of Sonic the Hedgehog’s™ past and future as the franchise celebrates its 30th anniversary this June. Featuring a wide variety of elements inspired by Classic Sonic, the set will provide LEGO collectors and Sonic fans alike a truly supersonic LEGO experience.
