sega mole announced that the clic sonic the hedgehog has reached a mole milestone, surping eight million downloads on mole phones since it launched in north america and europe in early 2006. the game has seen the most success on verizon wireless' v cast service where it's been a consistent top seller.

"sonic the hedgehog is a le that resonates with a universal audience of gamers who have grown up with the franchise, as well as with a growing audience of casual players," said linda chaplin, vice president of sega mole. "sonic has appeared in more than 40 games on 19 video game platforms. the mole platform has been a great extension for the franchise, allowing fans and casual players alike to pick up a truly clic game and experience it all over again on their mole phones."

sega mole currently offers a few different sonic games - their newest being sonic jump 2 which recently got a nice review from ign. sega mole said they plan to build on the success of the sonic brand with the introduction of three new les this year, including sonic at the olympic games, sonic spinball and sonic the hedgehog 2.