Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii, Nintendo DS)

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February 12, 2009

THE SLOPES IN MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMESTM The Two Most Famous Video Game Icons Return For Another Olympic Competition TOKYO (February 12, 2009) SEGA® Corporation and Nintendo Co....

THE SLOPES IN MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMESTM

The Two Most Famous Video Game Icons Return For Another Olympic Competition

TOKYO (February 12, 2009) SEGA® Corporation and Nintendo Co., Ltd today announced that two of the biggest video game heroes, Mario™ and Sonic™, will be coming together again, this time taking their rivalry to the snow and ice in another officially licensed Olympic-themed smash hit Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games™. Heading to stores late in 2009 on the Wii™ home video game system and Nintendo DS, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games will take players to Vancouver, Canada, host city of the official 2010 Olympic Winter Games. This gaming experience invites players of all ages and skill sets to face-off in some of the most intense winter competitions available for the Nintendo platforms.

Developed by SEGA of Japan, under the guidance of Shigeru Miyamoto, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games will take players to lifelike Olympic venues where they can choose from a legendary cast of playable characters, including new faces to the series to be revealed later this year. Following the phenomenal worldwide popularity of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, which has sold over 10 million copies worldwide, this fresh gaming experience will feature completely new Olympic Winter Games events from the official competition schedule including Alpine Skiing and Speed Skating with more events announced throughout the year.

Tailored to the specific system controls, Nintendo DS and Wii gamers will enjoy completely unique experiences thanks to each platform having its own specific gameplay features and modes. Players of all skill levels will enjoy the intuitive controls of both the Wii and Nintendo DS systems, in both single and multiplayer gaming modes. The Wii game will offer an even richer multiplayer experience offering co-op and competitive gameplay where the Nintendo DS brings an intense competitive element using the Nintendo DS wireless capabilities. Additionally, one of the new features to be found in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games is the inclusion of the Wii Balance Board™ which can be used in some events featured in the Wii version, allowing for a more interactive and realistic gaming experience.

Published by SEGA across Europe and North America, and published by Nintendo in the Japanese market, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games is again licensed through a worldwide partnership with International Sports Multimedia (ISM), the exclusive interactive entertainment software licensee of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
We are extremely happy to again team up with Nintendo and ISM on what promises to be another global success. says Naoya Tsurumi, CEO, SEGA of America and SEGA Europe. Sonic will partner with Mario once more beneath the spotlight of the legendary Olympic Games. Together they will face new athletic challenges that will provide gamers with more of the exciting experiences unique to this series.

SEGA has been a valued publishing partner of Nintendo for many years and Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games is the ultimate representation of that relationship, said Reggie Fils-Aime, president and COO, Nintendo of America. We look for this game to continue the tradition its predecessor started by bringing new events, new characters, and new gameplay experiences to fans worldwide.

To once again have Mario and Sonic and friends compete in Olympic sports and events in a winter setting is tremendously exciting for the Olympic Movement and the millions of gamers worldwide who enjoyed the characters previous match up, says Raymond Goldsmith, Chairman & CEO of ISM.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games will be in stores late 2009. For more information about the game, please visit www.sega.com or www.olympicvideogames.com. For any assets, please visit the SEGA FTP site at http://segapr.segaamerica.com.

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You know I just realized, this makes me even more confused about where Sonic lives (I mean what or where the world he lives in is). I mean most people could simply say that the game is non-canon to the universe but I haven't heard that from a source from Sega, and since the DS has a story mode it confuses Me even more. I'm not sure because this game has real world locations but at the same time it has locations from both Mario and Sonic's worlds I know its a spinoff but even *2bcont.*

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but even then it has some connections to some of the major games, and not to mention the DS version's story mode that I mentioned earlier which kind of confuses Me, I mean I don't know if this means Mario and Sonic live in the same world now or what. Sorry I'm just a little confused. I mean this really confuses Me I don't know if this means our world Mario's world, and Sonic world are all connected now. Makes Me a little confused but maybe I'm just stupid and am thinking too much.

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ooliveric (2 weeks ago) Show Hide

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first one sucked is this one going to suck too???? we will see

kylienoelles2 (2 weeks ago) Show Hide

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hopefully its better ;) the first one did suck

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GOD BLESS YOU

XxMewBunnyXx (1 month ago) Show Hide

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I KNW FINALLY SILVER IS IN IT!!! YAY!!!

musab192 (1 month ago) Show Hide

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great news!!!great news!!! its going to be relese on 13th oct US and JP 5 november (wii version) and ds version
19th november.YEAH!!!!!

Dragoneye321 (1 month ago) Show Hide

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pigs and chickens are from which sonic/mario game?

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lol

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