Editing Sonic Generations (Nintendo 3DS) (section)

==Development==
On 18 April 2011, ''Sonic Generations'' was finally announced for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]]. A GameStop release list printed on 7 May 2011 showed a [[Nintendo 3DS]] version of the game with a tentative release date of 31 December 2011. Later in the month, a Sega-Sammy earnings report listed Nintendo 3DS and [[PC]] versions of the game; however, a revised version of the report no longer listed either version.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Shadzter|title=Sonic Generations 3DS & PC Listings Removed, Cream the Rabbit Teased|url=http://www.sonicstadium.org/2011/05/sonic-generations-3ds-pc-listings-removed-cream-the-rabbit-teased|publisher=Sonic Stadium|date=20 May 2011}}</ref> The June 2011 issue of [[Nintendo Power]] finally confirmed that a 3DS version of ''Sonic Generations'' was in the works.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Shadzter|title=Nintendo Power Confirms Sonic Generations for Nintendo 3DS|url=http://www.sonicstadium.org/2011/05/nintendo-power-confirms-sonic-generations-for-nintendo-3ds|date=24 May 2011}}</ref> It contained an in-depth preview and interview with [[Takashi Iizuka]].

The 3DS had minor story changes as well. The writers for the story are credited as [[Ken Pontac]] and [[Warren Graff]] of ''[[w:c:happytreefriends|Happy Tree Friends]]'' fame. They had also worked on ''[[Sonic Colors]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:MadWorld|MadWorld]]''. Tetsu Katano, who directed ''[[Sonic and the Black Knight]]'' and did work on the ''[[Sonic Adventure|Adventure]]'' [[Sonic Adventure 2|series]], directed the 3DS edition. Like the [[Nintendo DS]] [[Sonic Colors (Nintendo DS)|version]] of ''Sonic Colors'', [[Sonic Team]] and [[Dimps]] co-developed the Nintendo 3DS edition of ''Sonic Generations''.