Quick intro, I’m the producer of Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing over at Sumo – and as such the recipient of a sudden spate of NiGHTS mail J
I’d been wondering why (more so our network administrators too!) and it seems I have to thank your forum regulars!
First, emailing us won’t change any decision on the characters that will or won’t appear in the game. We’ve had the list locked down solid for a while now, as with all games, they take a while to make and to animate. That’s before we get into approvals J
Second, and I’m sure you’ve seen the reply I sent to one of your forumites (especially since I’ve seen it in the thread encouraging mailing us!), we absolutely can’t talk about who will or won’t be in the game. This is part of our agreement with Sega, as they’ve got a carefully planned marketing and PR campaign set up – and I’d literally be stealing their thunder and dropping myself into a world of trouble as a result.
We do appreciate the interest in the game – and yes, we’re also fans of all things Sega. As you know we featured both NiGHTS and Reala in Sega Superstars Tennis, as well as a court based on the game. We worked closely with NiGHTS original director on those - Iizuka-san – who offered us fantastic help, even recording new character VO especially for us. That included the Reala line that seems to have hit such a chord ‘There is no NiGHTS!’.
But we have to keep our lips sealed on if NiGHTS characters or stages will appear in ASR. So sadly, no matter how many emails we receive, or how much you attempt to get the information out of me at Summer Of Sonic, we simply cannot confirm or deny anything at this point.
As with all feedback we receive, I’ll make sure Sega are aware of the demand, but if you can please stop sending us emails!
I’ve enjoyed reading them – and it’s nice to see such passion for a classic Sega character – but whilst I try to reply to all feedback – I think it would swiftly become a full time job, when really, I’m supposed to be focusing on getting the game done

I look forward to bumping into anyone who is at Summer of Sonic – and feel free to post this up to your forums if it stops the flood J
Best,
Steve L (S0L)
Executive Producer – Sumo Digital Ltd."
Don't send them any more emails guys, we've got our point across methinks. Disregard any requests to send them mail and just wait till the game comes out.

Sorry Sumo!
