Unless you've been hiding under a stone you probably couldn't have missed this.

The one whose Smash appearance has been most desired dashes in from far away at supersonic speed. Sonic the Hedgehog crashes headlong into battle!

At the same conference where Nintendo confirmed Sonic as a playable Smash Bros. character, the company also announced that Mario Kart Wii will include motorcycles when it ships next year. While there's no other information about the new Mario Kart vehicle type, we know that Wario already has his own set of two wheels, as pictured below. It'll be interesting to see which characters can ride on two wheels or if it'll be available to one and all.

Unfortunately, no one is going to find out very soon, as the game has been delayed from early 2008 to Spring 2008. At least Nintendo gave gamers something to look forward to in the way of motorcycles and then reconfirmed that the steering wheel accessory will come with the game.

As much as I don't agree with their decision in introducing motorcycles, the series does need some kind of innnovation without affecting the key formula. This is the best way to do it.

That's all for this news blog.