it.     Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (codenamed Project Needlemouse ) (ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ4) is a 2010 episodic platform video game in development as part of the Sonic the Hedgehog series for the PlayStation Network , Xbox Live Arcade and WiiWare . The game was first announced September 9, 2009 [ 5 ] and its