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

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This article is about Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for the Nintendo DS. For the Wii version of the game, see Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii).

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
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Developers	Sega Nintendo SPD Group No.4
Publishers	Sega (NA, EU, OC) Nintendo (JP, SK, TW)
Platform	Nintendo DS
Release dates	October 13, 2009 October 15, 2009 October 16, 2009 November 19, 2009 November 19, 2009 December 3, 2009
Languages	English Japanese Dutch French (Europe) German Italian Korean Spanish (Europe)
Genre	Sports
Ratings	ESRB: - Everyone[?] CERO: - All ages[?] PEGI: - Three years and older[?] USK: - All ages[?] ACB: - General[?]
Modes	Varies according to the event that is played in the game Supports DS Download Play
Format	Nintendo DS: Game Card
Input	Nintendo DS: Gamepad
Serial codes	NTR-COLE-USA NTR-COLP-EUR NTR-COLJ-JPN NTR-COLK-KOR

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games is a sports game for the Nintendo DS with a Wii version of the game released as well. Both games are a 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 Super Mario franchise 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 at the Olympic Games, they were also handling publishing/marketing duties for all territories outside of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, while Nintendo handled publishing/marketing duties for Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan themselves.

This is the first handheld Super Mario game to be localized in Dutch. As the Nintendo DS console itself doesn't support Dutch, the option for the Dutch language in this version is instead present on the game's language settings in the European version.

About

The DS version features Adventure Tours, 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. 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 player will have to compete against them to clear their missions.

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.

Olympic events

• Skiing - Alpine Skiing GS
• Skiing - Moguls
• Skiing - Nordic Combined
• Skiing - Ski Jumping LH
• Skiing - Cross-Country
• Skating - Speed Skating 500m
• Skating - Short Track 500m
• Skating - Figure Skating
• Snowboard - Snowboard Cross
• Bobsleigh - Bobsleigh
• Bobsleigh - Skeleton
• Ice Hockey - Ice Hockey
• Curling - Curling
• Biathlon - Biathlon
• Luge - Luge

Dream events

• Dream Skiing - Ski Cross Racing
• Dream Skiing - Rocket Ski Jumping
• Dream Skiing - Supersonic Downhill
• Dream Skating - Intense Short Track
• Dream Skating - Ultimate Figure Skating
• Dream Snowboard - Extreme Snowboarding
• Dream Snowboard - Deluxe Halfpipe
• Dream Bobsleigh - Blazing Bobsleigh
• Dream Ice Hockey - Fever Hockey
• Dream Curling - Curling Bowling
• Dream Biathlon - Ski Shooting
• Dream Snow Machine - Snow Machine Fight

Characters

All of the characters from the Nintendo DS version of the previous game return. There are also four new playable characters to this installment who were not present in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, namely Donkey Kong, Metal Sonic, Bowser Jr., and Silver. Retaining the first game's style, all playable characters are unlocked from the start.

Playable characters

Team Mario

Icon	Name	Type	Statistics	Special Skill	Emblem
	Mario	All-Around	Power   Speed   Skill   Stamina   Acceleration   Jumping   Technique   Total: 330	Jump Dash
	Luigi	All-Around	Power   Speed   Skill   Stamina   Acceleration   Jumping   Technique   Total: 330	Green Fire Rocket
	Peach	Skill	Power   Speed   Skill   Stamina   Acceleration   Jumping   Technique   Total: 330	Mid-Air Float
	Daisy	Speed	Power   Speed   Skill   Stamina   Acceleration   Jumping   Technique   Total: 330	Flower Dash
	Yoshi	Speed	Power   Speed   Skill   Stamina   Acceleration   Jumping   Technique   Total: 330	Thrash Dash
	Wario	Power	Power   Speed   Skill   Stamina   Acceleration   Jumping   Technique   Total: 330	Wario Waft
	Waluigi	Skill	Power   Speed   Skill   Stamina   Acceleration   Jumping   Technique   Total: 330	Screw Dash
	Bowser	Power	Power   Speed   Skill   Stamina   Acceleration   Jumping   Technique   Total: 330	Flame Dash
	Bowser Jr. (new)	All-Around	Power   Speed   Skill   Stamina   Acceleration   Jumping   Technique   Total: 330	Back Spin Shell
	Donkey Kong (new)	Power	Power   Speed   Skill   Stamina   Acceleration   Jumping   Technique   Total: 330	Hand Slap Dash

Team Sonic

Icon	Name	Type	Statistics	Special Skill	Emblem
	Sonic	Speed	Power   Speed   Skill   Stamina   Acceleration   Jumping   Technique   Total: 330	Spin Dash
	Tails	Skill	Power   Speed   Skill   Stamina   Acceleration   Jumping   Technique   Total: 330	Propeller Dash/Spin Dash
	Knuckles	Power	Power   Speed   Skill   Stamina   Acceleration   Jumping   Technique   Total: 330	Screw Driver/Spin Dash
	Amy	All-Around	Power   Speed   Skill   Stamina   Acceleration   Jumping   Technique   Total: 330	Rose Spin/Spin Dash
	Blaze	All-Around	Power   Speed   Skill   Stamina   Acceleration   Jumping   Technique   Total: 330	Fire Dash/Fire Boost
	Shadow	Speed	Power   Speed   Skill   Stamina   Acceleration   Jumping   Technique   Total: 330	Chaos Boost/Spin Dash
	Silver (new)	Skill	Power   Speed   Skill   Stamina   Acceleration   Jumping   Technique   Total: 330	Teleport Dash
	Vector	Power	Power   Speed   Skill   Stamina   Acceleration   Jumping   Technique   Total: 330	Head Slide/Donut Spin Dash
	Dr. Eggman	Skill	Power   Speed   Skill   Stamina   Acceleration   Jumping   Technique   Total: 330	Egg Spin
	Metal Sonic (new)	Speed	Power   Speed   Skill   Stamina   Acceleration   Jumping   Technique   Total: 330	Air Boost

Other

• Shy Guy (only as a goalie in Ice Hockey and Fever Hockey)
• Two Chao (only as scrubbers in curling)

Other characters

• Toad
• Cream
• Lakitu
• Shy Guy
• Charmy
• Espio
• Big

Rivals

Mario rivals

Icon	Name	Type	Event(s)
	King Boo	Skill	Giant Slalom
	Big Bullet Bill	Speed	Blazing Bobsleigh
	Dry Bowser	Power	Curling Bowling Super Sonic Downhill
	Dry Bones	All-Around	Curling
	Bowser Jr.	All-Around	Speed Skating 500m
	Bowser	Power	Blazing Bobsleigh Fever Hockey Extreme Snowboarding (alongside Dr. Eggman)

Sonic the Hedgehog rivals

Icon	Name	Type	Event(s)
	Omega	Power	Intense Short Track
	Jet	Speed	Deluxe Halfpipe
	Rouge	All-Around	Figure Skating
	Eggman Nega	Skill	Skeleton & Nordic Combined
	Metal Sonic	Speed	Rocket Ski Jumping
	Dr. Eggman	Skill	Blazing Bobsleigh Fever Hockey Extreme Snowboarding (alongside Bowser)

Adventure Tours

The single player mode has a set of Adventure Tours which revolve around a plot involving Bowser and Dr. Eggman's scheme to melt all the snow by capturing the snow spirits on Winter Island and Dream Island.

Mario and Sonic's story

Mario and Sonic travel to the Winter Games when they discover the snow is gone. Upon meeting the snow spirit Frosty, they find out Bowser and Dr. Eggman melted the snow and kidnapped the other snow spirits. Mario runs into Toad, who decides to travel with the two to confront Bowser and Dr. Eggman.

Mario and Sonic are the only playable characters in the hub worlds. Mario can go down pipes and can use power-ups, while Sonic can use his Spin Dash and Homing Attack to create pathways and knock down bridges. They are also the only playable characters in certain situations, such as Mario recruiting Peach and Sonic competing against Jet.

Luigi's story

Luigi is first found in Frostown, looking for Mario or Sonic to challenge him in Cross-Country. After his defeat, he joins the party. In Sparkleton, Luigi helps Mario and Sonic look for a key; a Boo scares him away, making him bump into a tree. As the tree drops the key, the Boo steals it. After Luigi gets the key back, the Boo runs away and reports to King Boo, whom Luigi then challenges in Alpine Skiing GS in Polastraits.

Tails' story

In Frostown, Tails is looking for Sonic or Mario to challenge him in Ski Jumping LH. After his defeat, he joins the team to support Sonic, then challenges Amy in Ski Shooting in Sparkleton. Tails also helps fixing a gate in Frostown, using the mechanism of a similar one present in Polastraits as a clue.

Peach's story

Peach is first mentioned in Frostown, where Toad suggests that Peach's kind words could help move a Thwomp blocking the road. She is then found at Sparkleton, having come to take a peek at the snow festival. Afted challenging Mario on Snow Machine Fight, she joins the team.

Peach will take part in Snow Machine Fight again, this time for a Goomba that wants to see her ability. He then gives Peach a Shooting Rifle he got from Bowser. Back in Frostown, she will help with the Thwomp, who eventually lets the player go ahead.

Knuckles' story

Knuckles is seen on a mission sign in Frostown; he joins the team after they beat him in Biathlon. In Polastraits, he helps Cream open a chest that contains a Fighter's Stick, after being challenged by her in Luge.

Knuckles is also shown pulling a mysterious lever in Cubyrinth, making all the team fall to a blocked area in Polastraits; he then helps them get out by smashing the large piece of ice blocking the way.