Lately the extended Sonic cast have been given really crappy roles. Look at Sonic Generations. Near the end when you see them all cheering Sonic to get up and fight, I was like: "Wait? Why not help? Can't you guys fight too?"
Through the entire game these very capable characters just stood there or made Sonic go on silly missions. If you aren't going to give them good roles then they shouldn't really be in there at all.
In Mario you rarely see all the extended cast in a Mario adventure, probably because there is not enough room to properly use them. That is why Wario, Donkey Kong, Yoshi, and more have their own games to shine.
Through the entire game these very capable characters just stood there or made Sonic go on silly missions. If you aren't going to give them good roles then they shouldn't really be in there at all.
In Mario you rarely see all the extended cast in a Mario adventure, probably because there is not enough room to properly use them. That is why Wario, Donkey Kong, Yoshi, and more have their own games to shine.