Sonic the Hedgehog - People who use to work for Sonic Unleashed and Sonic Generations work for Nintendo now

Nintendo: Guys, no. We're not hastily putting in a different gameplay style just to pad out the game's length. We're sticking to just one gameplay style and build up the rest of the game on that with more mechanics thrown in later at a steady pace.

Former Sonic Team Employees: … You can do that?

This makes sense now.