Seriously, I called it.

http://gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=7913

Bioware is making a Sonic RPG on the DS.
Let me reiterate.
Sonic the Hedgehog role-playing game.
Bioware. Making Sonic the Hedgehog role-playing game.
DS. Bioware making Sonic the Hedgehog role-playing game on.

Sonic. RPG. Bioware. DS.
Sonic + DS = sense
Bioware + RPG = sense
Sonic + RPG = something I never thought they'd do
Bioware + DS = huh
Sonic + RPG + Bioware + DS = WTF in its most potent form.

Oddly enough, back when Sonic '06 was coming out for the 360 and PS3, I was thinking about how cool it'd be to play a Sonic RPG. But since I thought it'd never happen I started making my own. I spent about a year or two working on it as a nice little distraction from schoolwork. Actually, I learned a basic understanding of coding by working on it, and used it to get a high school credit for computer skills. I never finished it -- I got the bare bones of about a twentieth of the epic I had planned. Still, I think it looks pretty neat and it was fun to make.

So anyway, Sonic, RPG, Bioware, DS. I have NO idea in what fashion they're going to pull this off. Bioware makes good games, though, so unless SEGA really restricts them from making good decisions, I don't see how this could go bad. Mediocre, maybe, but not bad, and these days mediocre is the best we expect from the spiny blue franchise. I am really excited and curious as to how this is going to play out. I really can't wait to see more.