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'''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games''' is an upcoming Olympics game for both the [[Nintendo DS]] and the [[Wii]]. It will feature characters from the [[Mario (series)|Mario franchise]], and the [[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)|Sonic the Hedgehog franchise]]. It is being devoleped by [[Sega]], and published by [[Nintendo]]. [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] will be supervising the project. Amazingly, the game is being sponsored by the official Beijing 2008 Olympics.
 
   
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'''''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games''''' is a 2007 [[Wii]] and [[Nintendo DS]] video game starring good friends and long-time mascot rivals [[Mario]] and [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]].
The game will utilize Nintendo's [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]], as seen at the end of the trailer.
 
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== Characters ==
 
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The game takes place during the Beijing 2008 Olympics in China, though set in a Mario/Sonic universe that features Mario and Sonic characters and themes. Players will be involved in multiple different Olympic-styled games, and will be able to play as one of 16 different characters, eight from each series.
[[Image:MarioandSonicCharacterList.jpg|thumb|left|All the playable characters.]]
 
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There are two kinds of characters in ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games''. Playable Characters, who are characters that can be controlled by a human player. And Referees, who are Non-Playable Characters who watch over events, tell who won a game, and call out fouls. At this current moment, speculated characters are also a character class for this game. There will be over 20 Playable Characters, with characters and referees representing both the ''[[Mario (series)|Mario series]]'', and the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)|Sonic the Hedgehog series]]''.
 
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Although both Nintendo and Sega worked on this collaboration, most of the development was handled by Sega. However, as the game was completed, Sega did publishing and marketing duties for all versions outside of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Nintendo did publishing and marketing duties for the Japanese, Korean, and Taiwanese versions of this game.
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The game is noted to be the first game in which the two famous characters meet each other. However, while essentially this is true, it should be noted that in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2]]'', you were able to see Sonic's shoes next to a trash can, a bash at SEGA from Rare Ltd.
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Another first in the game industry is [[Mii]]s meeting Mario. In the game, you'll also be able to play as the customizable characters that you create in the Wii hard drive, and thus compete with them against the most famous video game icons.
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Players are separated not only by team (Team Mario and Team Sonic), though also by their specific advantages. These advantages include power, skill, speed, and stamina, and two characters from each team will be involved in one of these. For example, Yoshi and Daisy from Team Mario are masters at speed, while on the Sonic side Sonic the Hedgehog and Shadow are. Both versions of the game use the new functions of these consoles completely. The game was compatible with [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]].
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Originally, ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games'' was considered an April Fools joke, as the game was revealed on March 28, 2007. However, soon after, [[Sega]] stated on their official website that the game is official, and that both Sega and [[Nintendo]] are working on this game project. [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] then soon confirmed that he would be supervising the project, confirming ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games'' to be real.
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==Gameplay==
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The game includes 20 different Olympic sports, dramatically rivaling that of the 5 in [[Wii Sports]]. Each one requires you to use the Wii Remote or Nunchuk in one way or another. The following will take a look at every game that is included.
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===Characters===
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===Team Mario===
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*[[Mario]] - All Around
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*[[Luigi]] - All Around
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*[[Princess Peach]] - Skill
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*[[Yoshi (character)|Yoshi]] - Speed
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*[[Princess Daisy]] - Speed
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*[[Wario]] - Strength
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*[[Bowser]] - Strength
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*[[Waluigi]] - Skill
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===Team Sonic===
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*[[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] - Speed
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*[[Miles "Tails" Prower]] - Skill
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*[[Amy Rose]] - All Around
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*[[Shadow the Hedgehog (character)|Shadow the Hedgehog]] - Speed
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*[[Dr. Eggman]] - Skill
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*[[Blaze the Cat]] - All Around
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*[[Knuckles the Echidna]] - Strength
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*[[Vector the Crocodile]] - Strength
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[[Toad (character)|Toad]] and [[Cream the Rabbit]] appear as hosts.
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==DS Gameplay==
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The ''DS'' version has 24 different events (most of which must be unlocked), including 8 'dream' events, many of which use the stylus.
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===Athletics===
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*[[100m]] - Stylus
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*400m - Stylus
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*400m Hurdles - Stylus
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*[[Long Jump]] - Stylus
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*Triple Jump - Stylus
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*[[Javelin Throw]] - Stylus
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*[[Hammer Throw]] - Stylus
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===Aquatics===
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*100m Freestyle - Stylus
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*10m Platform - ABXY keypad
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===Gymnastics===
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*Trampoline - Stylus
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*Vault - Stylus
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===Dream Events===
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*Race - Stylus
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*Canoe - Stylus, Arrow Keypad, LR buttons
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*[[Boxing]] - Arrow keypad, AXY buttons, LR buttons
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*Long Jump - Stylus
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*[[Table Tennis]] - Arrow keypad, ABXY keypad
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*Fencing - Stylus
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*Shooting - Stylus
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*[[Basketball]] - Stylus
   
=== Playable Characters ===
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===Others===
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*[[Archery]] - Stylus
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*Table Tennis - Arrow keypad, ABY buttons
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*Fencing - Stylus
!width=10%| Character
 
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*Shooting - Stylus
!width=10%| Series
 
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*Cycling - LR buttons
!width=10%| Character Type
 
|- align="center"
 
|[[Amy Rose]]
 
|[[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]
 
|All-Around
 
|- align="center"
 
|[[Blaze the Cat]]
 
|[[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]
 
|All-Around
 
|- align="center"
 
|[[Bowser]]
 
|[[Mario (series)|Mario]]
 
|Power
 
|- align="center"
 
|[[Dr. Ivo Robotnik]]
 
|[[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]
 
|Skill
 
|- align="center"
 
|[[Knuckles the Echidna]]
 
|[[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]
 
|Power
 
|- align="center"
 
|[[Luigi]]
 
|[[Mario (series)|Mario]]
 
|All-Around
 
|- align="center"
 
|[[Mario]]
 
|[[Mario (series)|Mario]]
 
|All-Around
 
|- align="center"
 
|[[Miles "Tails" Prower]]
 
|[[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]
 
|Skill
 
|- align="center"
 
|[[Princess Daisy]]
 
|[[Mario (series)|Mario]]
 
|Speed
 
|- align="center"
 
|[[Princess Peach]]
 
|[[Mario (series)|Mario]]
 
|Skill
 
|- align="center"
 
|[[Shadow the Hedgehog (character)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]
 
|[[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]
 
|Speed
 
|- align="center"
 
|[[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]
 
|[[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]
 
|Speed
 
|- align="center"
 
|[[Vector the Crocodile]]
 
|[[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]
 
|Power
 
|- align="center"
 
|[[Waluigi]]
 
|[[Mario (series)|Mario]]
 
|Skill
 
|- align="center"
 
|[[Wario]]
 
|[[Mario (series)|Mario]]
 
|Power
 
|- align="center"
 
|[[Yoshi (character)|Yoshi]]
 
|[[Mario (series)|Mario]]
 
|Speed
 
|}
 
   
=== Referees ===
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==Sequels==
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On February 12, 2009, it was announced that to honor the upcoming [[wikipedia:2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Winter Olympics]] in Vancouver, Canada, [[SEGA]] and [[Nintendo]] would release ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' for the Wii and Nintendo DS in late 2009. This eventually started an annual series, with a new game every Olympic Games and/or Olympic Winter Games. Following games include ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' for the [[Wii]] and [[Nintendo 3DS]] to honor the [[wikipedia:2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Summer Olympics]], [[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]] for the [[Wii U]] to honor the [[wikipedia:2014 Winter Olympics|2014 Winter Olympics]], ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'' for the ''3DS'', Wii U, and Arcade Edition to honor the [[wikipedia:2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Summer Olympics]], and ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'' for the [[Nintendo Switch]] to honor the [[wikipedia:2020 Summer Olympic|2020 Summer Olympics]].
*[[Charmy Bee]]
 
*[[Cream the Rabbit]]
 
*[[Lakitu]]
 
*[[Shy Guy]]
 
*[[Toad]]
 
*[[Koopa Troopa]]
 
*[[Espio the Chameleon]]
 
*[[Pianta]]
 
   
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==Trivia==
== Olympic Events ==
 
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*The game was originally planned to include more characters like [[Donkey Kong (character)|Donkey Kong]] and [[Silver]], whom were both scrapped but later introduced in the sequels. A clip has emerged of missing characters in the game's files accessible by hacking, which include [[Cream the Rabbit]], [[Jet the Hawk]] and bizarrely, a [[Goomba]]. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ELYTWMRefc]
=== Normal Events ===
 
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*This is not the first time that Mario takes part in the Olympics. He also competed in an event called "Intergalactical Olympics" in the ''[[Club Nintendo]]'' comic "Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit".
[[Image:Mario_and_Sonic_Shotput.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bowser]] playing ''Hammer Throw''.]]
 
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*The DVD set of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' was re-released in a double pack with ''The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'' Volume 1 to tie in with the release of this game.
*'''Athletics'''
 
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*A version of this game was also released on mobile phones in June 2008, but lacked Mario characters and only included Sonic characters. Because of this it was simply titled ''Sonic at the Olympic Games''.
**Track
 
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*Princess Peach and Princess Daisy were originally going to have swimsuits for the aquatic events. However, this idea was rejected by Nintendo. Eventually, Peach, Daisy, Amy, and Blaze were given swimsuits in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''.<ref>[http://www.shacknews.com/article/71640/how-mario-and-sonic-get-outfitted-for-the-olympics Shack News]</ref>
***100m
 
***400m
 
***4x100m
 
***110m Hurdles
 
***400m Hurdles
 
**Field
 
***Long Jump
 
***High Jump
 
***Triple Jump
 
***Hammer Throw
 
***Javelin Throw
 
***Pole Vault
 
*'''Gymnastics'''
 
**Trampoline
 
**Vault
 
*'''Shooting'''
 
**Skeet
 
*'''Rowing'''
 
**Rowing
 
*'''Archery'''
 
**Archery
 
*'''Aquatics'''
 
**100m Freestyle
 
**4x100m Freestyle
 
*'''Fencing'''
 
**Individual epée
 
*'''Table Tennis'''
 
**Singles
 
   
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==References==
=== Dream Events ===
 
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<references />
*Dream Race
 
*Dream Platform
 
*Dream Fencing
 
*Dream Table Tennis
 
   
== Gallery ==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/fhQxldk9v6VrYH61dTxvM0u2Ij4txc6L Nintendo's official US site for ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games'' (Wii version)]
<gallery>
 
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*[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Wii/Mario-Sonic-at-the-Olympic-Games-281914.html Nintendo's official UK site for ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games'' (Wii version)]
Image:Mario_and_Sonic_Logo.jpg|The Logo.
 
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*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/rwsj/index.html Nintendo's official Japanese website for ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games'' (Wii version)]
Image:Mario_Olympic_Games.jpg|[[Mario]].
 
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*[[w:c:wii:Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games|Wii Wiki page]]
Image:Sonic_Olympic_Games.jpg|[[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic]].
 
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Revision as of 18:30, 21 December 2019

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is a 2007 Wii and Nintendo DS video game starring good friends and long-time mascot rivals Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog.

The game takes place during the Beijing 2008 Olympics in China, though set in a Mario/Sonic universe that features Mario and Sonic characters and themes. Players will be involved in multiple different Olympic-styled games, and will be able to play as one of 16 different characters, eight from each series.

Although both Nintendo and Sega worked on this collaboration, most of the development was handled by Sega. However, as the game was completed, Sega did publishing and marketing duties for all versions outside of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Nintendo did publishing and marketing duties for the Japanese, Korean, and Taiwanese versions of this game.

The game is noted to be the first game in which the two famous characters meet each other. However, while essentially this is true, it should be noted that in Donkey Kong Country 2, you were able to see Sonic's shoes next to a trash can, a bash at SEGA from Rare Ltd.

Another first in the game industry is Miis meeting Mario. In the game, you'll also be able to play as the customizable characters that you create in the Wii hard drive, and thus compete with them against the most famous video game icons.

Players are separated not only by team (Team Mario and Team Sonic), though also by their specific advantages. These advantages include power, skill, speed, and stamina, and two characters from each team will be involved in one of these. For example, Yoshi and Daisy from Team Mario are masters at speed, while on the Sonic side Sonic the Hedgehog and Shadow are. Both versions of the game use the new functions of these consoles completely. The game was compatible with Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

Originally, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games was considered an April Fools joke, as the game was revealed on March 28, 2007. However, soon after, Sega stated on their official website that the game is official, and that both Sega and Nintendo are working on this game project. Shigeru Miyamoto then soon confirmed that he would be supervising the project, confirming Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games to be real.

Gameplay

The game includes 20 different Olympic sports, dramatically rivaling that of the 5 in Wii Sports. Each one requires you to use the Wii Remote or Nunchuk in one way or another. The following will take a look at every game that is included.

Characters

Team Mario

Team Sonic

Toad and Cream the Rabbit appear as hosts.

DS Gameplay

The DS version has 24 different events (most of which must be unlocked), including 8 'dream' events, many of which use the stylus.

Athletics

Aquatics

  • 100m Freestyle - Stylus
  • 10m Platform - ABXY keypad

Gymnastics

  • Trampoline - Stylus
  • Vault - Stylus

Dream Events

  • Race - Stylus
  • Canoe - Stylus, Arrow Keypad, LR buttons
  • Boxing - Arrow keypad, AXY buttons, LR buttons
  • Long Jump - Stylus
  • Table Tennis - Arrow keypad, ABXY keypad
  • Fencing - Stylus
  • Shooting - Stylus
  • Basketball - Stylus

Others

  • Archery - Stylus
  • Table Tennis - Arrow keypad, ABY buttons
  • Fencing - Stylus
  • Shooting - Stylus
  • Cycling - LR buttons

Sequels

On February 12, 2009, it was announced that to honor the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, SEGA and Nintendo would release Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for the Wii and Nintendo DS in late 2009. This eventually started an annual series, with a new game every Olympic Games and/or Olympic Winter Games. Following games include Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii and Nintendo 3DS to honor the 2012 Summer Olympics, Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games for the Wii U to honor the 2014 Winter Olympics, Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for the 3DS, Wii U, and Arcade Edition to honor the 2016 Summer Olympics, and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 for the Nintendo Switch to honor the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Trivia

  • The game was originally planned to include more characters like Donkey Kong and Silver, whom were both scrapped but later introduced in the sequels. A clip has emerged of missing characters in the game's files accessible by hacking, which include Cream the RabbitJet the Hawk and bizarrely, a Goomba[1]
  • This is not the first time that Mario takes part in the Olympics. He also competed in an event called "Intergalactical Olympics" in the Club Nintendo comic "Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit".
  • The DVD set of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 was re-released in a double pack with The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Volume 1 to tie in with the release of this game.
  • A version of this game was also released on mobile phones in June 2008, but lacked Mario characters and only included Sonic characters. Because of this it was simply titled Sonic at the Olympic Games.
  • Princess Peach and Princess Daisy were originally going to have swimsuits for the aquatic events. However, this idea was rejected by Nintendo. Eventually, Peach, Daisy, Amy, and Blaze were given swimsuits in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games.[1]

References

External links