Feels like it should really have been called "Party de Amigo" if it's not just samba. I mean granted the original game had Tubthumping and After Burner but you get the idea.
There's still a chance. According to the Plaion press release, characters will be customizable with outfits and accessories.
The base game will feature the following content: Two energetic songs from the series: “Escape From the City” from Sonic Adventure 2 and “Fist Bump” from Sonic Forces. A stage based on “City Escape” from Sonic Adventure 2, featuring Sonic the Hegehog himself shaking it alongside Amigo. https://www.gematsu.com/2023/03/samba-de-amigo-party-central-to-feature-sonic-the-hedgehog-content
I think it’s very important that Sega utilize Sonic in its other franchises. This cross-pollination of IPs will likely encourage greater buy-in from audiences who are primarily invested in a single property. However, I think it should probably go both ways a bit more (the Forces costume DLC was the closest we’ve seen I think). There are too many “Sega fans” who really only know Sonic. This forum isn’t really like that, except for maybe a few younger members, but I’m talking about the types who hang around on /r/SonicTheHedgehog and exclusively refer to SA2 as SA2B . This kind of promotion encourages them to branch out and appreciate the rest of the company’s work. Anyway, semi-rant over… I’m looking forward to this. I have Samba on my DC but I don’t really want to invest in the controllers to play it properly. I have enough fun playing with the DC pad, but I know my girlfriend would enjoy the physicality considering she likes Taiko exclusively because of the drum, and loves that stupid Mario Kart Wii wheel. Though I need a new right JoyCon (I use the Hori split pad pro) so it looks like I need to buy controllers anyway lol.
