Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

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Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Wii version box art. Nintendo DS version box art.
Developer(s)	Sega
Publisher(s)	Sega (NA, EU) Nintendo (JP)
Platform(s)	Wii, Nintendo DS
Release date	October 13, 2009[1] October 15, 2009 October 16, 2009[2] November 5, 2009 (Wii) November 19, 2009 (DS) November 19, 2009 (Wii) December 3, 2009 (DS)
Genre	Sports
Rating(s)	ESRB: Everyone (E)[3] PEGI: 3+[3]
Mode(s)	Varies according to the event that is played in the game The Nintendo DS version will support DS Download Play[1]
Media	Wii Optical Disc, Nintendo DS Game Card
Input	Wii Remote, Wii Balance Board[3] (Wii version), Stylus[4] (DS version)

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games is a sports game for the Wii and Nintendo DS, and is the follow-up to Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. The game is produced under license from the International Olympic Committee in relation to the Olympic Winter Games taking place at Vancouver in 2010.

Like the previous installment, this game is a collaboration between Sega and Nintendo featuring characters from both the Mario series and the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

Although Sega was handling most of the development for both versions of this game, as it did for the original Mario & Sonic, they were also handling publishing/marketing duties for all territories outside of Japan, while Nintendo has done publishing/marketing duties for Japan itself.

Contents 1 Versions 1.1 Wii Version 1.1.1 Wii Olympic Events 1.1.2 Wii Dream Events 1.2 DS Version 1.2.1 DS Olympic Events 1.2.2 DS Dream Events 2 Characters 2.1 Main Cast 2.1.1 Team Mario 2.1.1.1 Stats (Wii) 2.1.1.2 Stats (DS) 2.1.2 Team Sonic 2.1.2.1 Stats (Wii) 2.1.2.2 Stats (DS) 2.1.3 Other 2.1.4 VIP Members 2.2 Rivals 2.2.1 Mario Rivals 2.2.2 Sonic Rivals 3 Locations 3.1 Mario series 3.2 Sonic series 4 Gallery 4.1 Artwork 4.1.1 Team Mario 4.1.2 Team Sonic 4.1.3 Miscellaneous 4.2 Screenshots 4.3 Boxart 5 Names in Other Languages 6 References 7 External Links

[edit] Versions

The game features modes that are exclusive on the Wii and DS versions.

[edit] Wii Version

The Wii version employs the Wii Remote controls, as well as the Wii Balance Board. The game features a Festival mode where the player starts from the opening to the closing ceremony. In the Festival mode, the player can choose to play an individual festival, where the player faces off against 7 other CPU characters, or a team festival, where the player can choose three other teammates to play.

New to the game is a marketplace that allows the player to purchase various items such as clothes and accessories for the player's Mii, tunes from both series, and customizable snowboards. Players can purchase these items using Star Tokens, which he/she earns based on their performance. Also, the gallery for Olympic trivia has now been replaced with the Library.

Also, all authentic (real-life based events) are unlocked from the start. Dream Events are in this game and all of them (excluding 2) need to be unlocked.

The aforementioned Festival Mode, is a special adventure mode where the participants must compete with some boss characters from the Mario and Sonic games in various events.^[5] Both the DS and the Wii versions take place in a place known as Christmas Village

[edit] Wii Olympic Events

• Alpine Skiing
• Ice Hockey
• Speed Skating
• Bobsleigh
• Snowboard
• Skeleton
• Downhill Skiing
• Ski Jumping
• Figure Skating
• Snow Board Halfpipe
• Freestyle Skiing/Moguls
• Curling

[edit] Wii Dream Events

• Dream Ski Cross
• Dream Alpine
• Dream Snowball Fight
• Dream Snowboard Cross
• Dream Figure Skating
• Dream Ice Hockey
• Dream Bobsleigh
• Dream Ski Jump
• Dream Curling
• Dream Gliding
• Dream Short Track

[edit] DS Version

The DS version features Adventure Tour, a single player mode with a plot that involves Bowser and Dr. Eggman's scheme to melt all the snow by capturing the Snow Spirits. The Adventure Tour introduces one of the spirits called Frosty.^[6][7][8] Just as seen in the Wii version of the game, the DS rendition includes the introduction of boss characters appearing in the Adventure Tour mode. These bosses will be present in certain events where the playes have to compete against them to clear their missions. ^[9]

Also, all authentic (real-life based events) are unlocked from the start. Dream Events are in this game and all of them need to be unlocked.

[edit] DS Olympic Events

• Alpine Skiing^[3]
• Skeleton
• Snowboard Cross
• Bobsleigh
• Figure Skating
• Curling
• Biathlon
• Luge
• Speed Skating 500m
• Short Track
• Ice Hockey

[edit] DS Dream Events

• Extreme Snow Boarding
• Deluxe Halfpipe
• Ski Cross Racing
• Rocket Ski Jumping
• Super Sonic Downhill
• Fever Hockey
• Ultimate Figure Skating
• Blazing Bobsleigh
• Ski Shooting
• Snow Machine Fight
• Intense Short Track
• Curling Bowling

[edit] Characters

All of the characters from the previous game, including Miis for the Wii version, returns. There are also four new characters^[1] who were not present in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. Retaining the first game's style, all playable character's are unlocked from the start (including new ones).

[edit] Main Cast

[edit] Team Mario

• Mario
• Luigi
• Peach
• Daisy
• Yoshi
• Wario
• Waluigi
• Bowser
• Donkey Kong (new)
• Bowser Jr. (new)

[edit] Stats (Wii)

Mario Speed   Acceleration   Power   Skill	Luigi Speed   Acceleration   Power   Skill
Peach Speed   Acceleration   Power   Skill	Daisy Speed   Acceleration   Power   Skill
Yoshi Speed   Acceleration   Power   Skill	Donkey Kong Speed   Acceleration   Power   Skill
Wario Speed   Acceleration   Power   Skill	Waluigi Speed   Acceleration   Power   Skill
Bowser Speed   Acceleration   Power   Skill	Bowser Jr. Speed   Acceleration   Power   Skill

[edit] Stats (DS)

Mario Speed   Jumping   Power   Technique   Stamina	Luigi Speed   Jumping   Power   Technique   Stamina
Peach Speed   Jumping   Power   Technique   Stamina	Daisy Speed   Jumping   Power   Technique   Stamina
Yoshi Speed   Jumping   Power   Technique   Stamina	Donkey Kong Speed   Jumping   Power   Technique   Stamina
Wario Speed   Jumping   Power   Technique   Stamina	Waluigi Speed   Jumping   Power   Technique   Stamina
Bowser Speed   Jumping   Power   Technique   Stamina	Bowser Jr. Speed   Jumping   Power   Technique   Stamina

[edit] Team Sonic

• Sonic
• Shadow
• Tails
• Amy
• Blaze
• Knuckles
• Vector
• Dr. Eggman
• Metal Sonic (new)
• Silver the Hedgehog (new)

[edit] Stats (Wii)

Sonic Speed   Acceleration   Power   Skill	Tails Speed   Acceleration   Power   Skill
Knuckles Speed   Acceleration   Power   Skill	Amy Speed   Acceleration   Power   Skill
Shadow Speed   Acceleration   Power   Skill	Metal Sonic Speed   Acceleration   Power   Skill
Blaze Speed   Acceleration   Power   Skill	Silver Speed   Acceleration   Power   Skill
Dr. Eggman Speed   Acceleration   Power   Skill	Vector Speed   Acceleration   Power   Skill

[edit] Stats (DS)

Sonic Speed   Jumping   Power   Technique   Stamina	Tails Speed   Jumping   Power   Technique   Stamina
Knuckles Speed   Jumping   Power   Technique   Stamina	Amy Speed   Jumping   Power   Technique   Stamina
Shadow Speed   Jumping   Power   Technique   Stamina	Metal Sonic Speed   Jumping   Power   Technique   Stamina
Blaze Speed   Jumping   Power   Technique   Stamina	Silver Speed   Jumping   Power   Technique   Stamina
Dr. Eggman Speed   Jumping   Power   Technique   Stamina	Vector Speed   Jumping   Power   Technique   Stamina

[edit] Other

• Mii (Wii version only)

It is possible to customize the outfit of the Miis in the game. Aside from differently colored suits, the Miis can also wear outfits that resemble the ones of the regular playable characters and a few bosses. For example, it is possible to give a Mii a Mario costume or an Amy costume. The player can buy equipment through the store in the game and unlike Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, the Miis' stats gets altered depending on the equipment they wear.

[edit] VIP Members

These characters only appear as cameos and tells the player that they've been watching the player in certain events. Pausing the game and hitting the minus button when they're spotted gives the player 100 Star Points. The cameo characters are:

• Toad
• Birdo
• Lakitu
• Shy Guy
• Penguin
• Charmy Bee
• Espio the Chameleon
• Cream the Rabbit
• Big the Cat
• Chaos
• Pianta
• Chain Chomp

When the player spots Birdo and Big the Cat, they will also be given costumes.

[edit] Rivals

[edit] Mario Rivals

• King Boo - Alpine Skiing (Wii only) / Giant Slalom (Individual Festival Only & DS)
• Big Bullet Bill - Skeleton (Individual Festival Only)/Bobsleigh (Team Festival Only)/Blazing Bobsleigh (DS)
• Dry Bowser - Ice Hockey (Wii)/Curling Bowling and Super Sonic Downhill (DS)
• Dry Bones - Curling (Team Festival Only & DS)/Ice Hockey (alongside Dry Bowser)

[edit] Sonic Rivals

• E-123 Omega - Speed Skating 500m (Individual Festival Only)/Short Track Relay (Team Festival Only)/Intense Short Track (DS)
• Jet the Hawk - Snowboard Cross (Wii)/Deluxe Halfpipe (DS)
• Rouge the Bat - Figure Skating
• Eggman Nega - Ski Cross (Wii)/Skeleton & Nordic Combined (DS)

[edit] Locations

Locations from both Mario and Sonic series appear in the Dream Events. The following stages are:

[edit] Mario series

• Mario Circuit (from Mario Kart Wii)(Dream Ski Cross)
• Bowser Castle (from Mario Kart Super Circuit)(Dream Ice Hockey)
• Good Egg Galaxy (from Super Mario Galaxy)(Dream Ski Jump) ^[10]
• Sherbet Land (from Mario Kart 64)(Dream Curling)
• In Dream Figure Skating, three backgrounds from New Super Mario Bros. appear: World 1, Bowser's Castle, and Peach's Castle.
• Dream Snowball Fight has the same music as in Cool, Cool Mountain and Snowman's Land from Super Mario 64.

[edit] Sonic series

• Radical Highway (from Sonic Adventure 2)(Dream Snowboard Cross)
• Seaside Hill (from Sonic Heroes)(Dream Alphine)
• Nocturne/Special Stage (from Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood and Sonic Heroes)(Dream Bobsleigh)
• Egg Factory (from Sonic Riders)(Dream Speed Skating)
• In Dream Figure Skating, three Sonic backgrounds appears: Green Hill Zone (from Sonic the Hedgehog), Death Egg Zone (from Sonic the Hedgehog 2) and the destroyed Station Square (from Sonic Adventure).
• Dream Gliding has the same music as in Sky Sanctuary Zone from Sonic and Knuckles.

[edit] Gallery

[edit] Artwork

[edit] Team Mario

Mario	Luigi	Peach	Daisy
Yoshi	Donkey Kong	Bowser	Bowser Jr.
Wario	Waluigi

[edit] Team Sonic

Sonic	Tails	Knuckles	Amy
Blaze	Blaze	Shadow	Dr. Eggman
Vector	Metal Sonic	Silver

[edit] Miscellaneous

Game Logo

Mario and Sonic

[edit] Screenshots

Mario and Sonic snowboarding.	Peach, Yoshi, Tails, and Knuckles (Bobsleding)	Peach and Tails (Speed Skating)	Mario (Downhill Skiing)
Luigi (Downhill Skiing)	Sonic (Downhill Skiing)	Metal Sonic (Ice Hockey)	Dream Downhill Skiing, on Mario Circuit from Mario Kart Wii.
Luigi & Metal Sonic in Dream Skiing With a Chain Chomp .	Donkey Kong (Dream Skiing)	Sonic (Dream Skiing)	Yoshi (Dream Skiing)
Mario and Sonic (Bobsledding)	Metal Sonic (Snowboard Cross)	Adventure Tour mode intro	Mario and Sonic meet Frosty in Adventure Tour mode.
Mario, Sonic, and Toad in Adventure Tour mode.	Mario talks to a Yellow Chao in Adventure Tour mode.	Sonic finds a pair of pink ice skates.	Sonic and Shy Guy in Adventure Tour mode.
Silver the Hedghog Downhill Skiing	Bowser Jr. Snowboarding	Radical Highway from Sonic Adventure 2.	Silver the Hedgehog
Dr. Eggman, Metal Sonic and Waluigi	Yoshi and Silver	Bowser and Bowser Jr. on a bobsled.	Players can equip their Miis with different outfits.
Bowser racing Dr. Eggman on Radical Highway.

[edit] Boxart

European box art for Wii

European box art for DS

Canada's box cover for Wii

Canada's box cover for DS

[edit] Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	マリオ&ソニック AT バンクーバーオリンピック Mario to Sonikku atto Bankūbā Orinpikku	Mario & Sonic at (the) Vancouver Olympics
Spanish	Mario & Sonic en los Juegos Olímpicos De Invierno	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
French	Mario & Sonic aux jeux Olympiques d'hiver	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Dutch	Mario & Sonic op de Olympische Winterspelen	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
German	Mario & Sonic bei den Olympischen Winterspielen	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Italian	Mario & Sonic ai giochi Olimpici Invernali	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Nintendo of Europe Confirmation
2. ^ E3 2009 Trailer
3. ^ ^{a b c d} First Teaser - Official International Website
4. ^ Official Nintendo Magazine - News: First Mario & Sonic Winter Olympics Screens In New ONM
5. ^ Sega's Official Europe Festival
6. ^ Snow Spirit Revealed
7. ^ IGN information for Wii
8. ^ IGN information for DS
9. ^ Sega's forums
10. ^ Youtube

[edit] External Links

• Official International Website
• Japanese Website for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

Mario Spin-offs
Mario Golf Series	Golf • NES Open Tournament Golf • Mario Golf 64 • Mario Golf GBC • Mobile Golf • Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour • Mario Golf: Advance Tour
Mario Kart Series	Super Mario Kart • Mario Kart 64 • Mario Kart: Super Circuit • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! • Mario Kart DS • Mario Kart Wii • Mario Kart Arcade GP • Mario Kart Arcade GP 2
Mario Tennis Series	Mario's Tennis • Mario Tennis 64 • Mario Tennis GBC • Mario Power Tennis GCN • Mario Power Tennis GBA
Mario Party Series	Mario Party • Mario Party 2 • Mario Party 3 • Mario Party 4 • Mario Party 5 • Mario Party 6 • Mario Party 7 • Mario Party 8 • Mario Party Advance • Mario Party DS • Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher • Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party • Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party 2 • Mario Party-e
Mario Baseball Series	Mario Superstar Baseball • Mario Super Sluggers
Mario Football Series	Mario Smash Football • Mario Strikers Charged Football
Super Smash Bros. Series	Super Smash Bros. • Super Smash Bros. Melee • Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Mario & Sonic Series	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Other	Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix • Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium • Mario Hoops 3-on-3

Wii Games
Mario series	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games • Mario Kart Wii • Mario Party 8 • Mario Strikers Charged Football • Mario Super Sluggers • New Super Mario Bros. Wii • Super Mario Galaxy • Super Mario Galaxy 2 • Super Paper Mario
Donkey Kong series	Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
Wario series	Wario Land: Shake It! • WarioWare: Smooth Moves
Other	Captain Rainbow • Super Smash Bros. Brawl
New Play Control!	Donkey Kong Jungle Beat • Mario Power Tennis
Downloadable	Asobu Made in Ore • Dr. Mario & Germ Buster (Dr. Mario Online Rx) • Virtual Console games

Olympic Events
Summer Games	Archery · Fencing - Indivual Epée · Cycling - Pursuit** · Table Tennis - Singles · Rowing - Single Sculls* · Shooting - Skeet
	Athletics	Track	100m · 110m Hurdles* · 400m · 400m Hurdles · 4x100m Relay*
		Field	Hammer Throw · High Jump* · Javelin Throw · Long Jump · Pole Vault* · Triple Jump
	Aquatics	10m Platform** · 100m Freestyle · 4x100m Freestyle*
	Gymnastics	Trampoline · Vault
	Dream	Dream Basketball** · Dream Boxing** · Dream Canoe** · Dream Fencing · Dream Long Jump** · Dream Platform* · Dream Race · Dream Shooting** · Dream Table Tennis
Winter Games	Olympic	Alpine Skiing · Bobsleigh · Downhill Skiing · Figure Skating · Freestyle Skiing Moguls · Ice Hockey · Skeleton · Ski Jumping · Snowboard Cross · Snowboard Halfpipe · Speed Skating
	Dream	Blazing Bobsleigh** · Deluxe Halfpipe** · Dream Bobsleigh* · Dream Curling* · Dream Figure Skating* · Dream Ice Hockey* · Dream Ski Jump* · Dream Snowball Fight* · Dream Alpine* · Dream Snowboard Cross* · Extreme Snowboarding** · Fever Hockey** · Rocket Ski Jumping** · Ski Cross Racing** · Ski Shooting** · Snow Machine Fight** · Supersonic Downhill** · Ultimate Figure Skating**
*Appears only in Wii versions
**Appears only in DS versions

Nintendo DS Games
Mario series	Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story • Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games • Mario Hoops 3-on-3 • Mario Kart DS • Mario Party DS • Mario vs Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis • New Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario 64 DS
Donkey Kong series	DK Jungle Climber • Diddy Kong Racing DS
Wario series	Wario: Master of Disguise • WarioWare: D.I.Y. • WarioWare: Touched!
Yoshi series	Yoshi's Island DS • Yoshi Touch & Go
DSiWare	Art Style: PiCTOBiTS • Ball • Chef • Donkey Kong Jr. • Dr. Mario Express • Flagman • Helmet • Judge • Manhole • Mario Calculator • Mario Clock • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! • Mario's Cement Factory • Paper Plane • Pyoro • Vermin • WarioWare: Snapped!
Other	Game & Watch Collection • Itadaki Street DS • Super Princess Peach • Tetris DS • Yakuman DS