Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)

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This article is about Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for the Wii. For the Nintendo DS version of the game, see Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS).
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
North American Box cover for Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Developer Sega, Racjin
Nintendo SPD Group No.4
Publisher Sega (NA, EU, OC)
Nintendo (JP, SK, HK, TW)
Platform(s) Wii
Release date USA October 13, 2009
Australia October 15, 2009
Europe October 16, 2009
Japan November 5, 2009
HK November 5, 2009
ROC November 5, 2009
South Korea November 19, 2009
Language(s) Deutsch
English (United States)
Español (España)
Français (France)
Italiano
Nederlands
한국어
日本語
Genre Sports
Rating(s)
ESRB:E - Everyone
PEGI:3 - Three years and older
CERO:A - All ages
ACB:G - General
USK:0 - All ages
Mode(s) Varies according to the event that is played in the game
Media
Wii:
Optical disc
Input
Wii:

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games is a sports game for the Wii with a Nintendo DS 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, Hong Kong, and Taiwan while Nintendo has done publishing/marketing duties for Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan themselves.

About[edit]

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 earn 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 Super Mario and Sonic series in various events.[1] Both the DS and the Wii versions take place in a place known as Christmas Village.

Characters[edit]

Screenshot of the Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games host.
All the main participants on the Wii character selection screen, including the Mii.

All of the characters from the previous game, including Miis for the Wii version, return. There are also four new characters[2] 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 (including new participants).

Playable characters[edit]

Team Mario[edit]

Icon Name Type Statistics Special skill Emblem
Sprite of Mario Mario All-Around
Speed
 
Acceleration
 
Power
 
Skill
 
Spin / Jump Dash Mario Emblem
Sprite of Luigi Luigi All-Around
Speed
 
Acceleration
 
Power
 
Skill
 
Luigi Rocket / Green Fire Rocket Luigi Emblem
Sprite of Peach Peach Skill
Speed
 
Acceleration
 
Power
 
Skill
 
Mid-Air Float Princess Peach Emblem
Sprite of Daisy Daisy Speed
Speed
 
Acceleration
 
Power
 
Skill
 
Daisy Trampoline / Flower Dash Princess Daisy Emblem
Sprite of Yoshi Yoshi Speed
Speed
 
Acceleration
 
Power
 
Skill
 
Flutter Jump / Thrash Dash Yoshi Emblem
Sprite of Wario Wario Power
Speed
 
Acceleration
 
Power
 
Skill
 
Wario Waft Wario Emblem
Sprite of Waluigi Waluigi Skill
Speed
 
Acceleration
 
Power
 
Skill
 
Air Swim / Screw Dash Waluigi Emblem
Sprite of Bowser Bowser Power
Speed
 
Acceleration
 
Power
 
Skill
 
Spinning Shell / Flame Dash Bowser Emblem
Sprite of Bowser Jr. Bowser Jr. (new) All-Around
Speed
 
Acceleration
 
Power
 
Skill
 
Back Spin Shell Bowser Jr. Emblem
Sprite of Donkey Kong Donkey Kong (new) Power
Speed
 
Acceleration
 
Power
 
Skill
 
Hand Slap Dash Donkey Kong Emblem

Team Sonic[edit]

Icon Name Type Statistics Special Skill Emblem
Sprite of Sonic Sonic Speed
Speed
 
Acceleration
 
Power
 
Skill
 
Spin Dash Sonic the Hedgehog Emblem
Sprite of Tails Tails Skill
Speed
 
Acceleration
 
Power
 
Skill
 
Tailspin Flight / Propeller Dash / Spin Dash Miles "Tails" Prower Emblem
Sprite of Kunckles Knuckles Power
Speed
 
Acceleration
 
Power
 
Skill
 
Screw Driver / Spin Dash Knuckles the Echidna Emblem
Sprite of Amy Rose Amy All-Around
Speed
 
Acceleration
 
Power
 
Skill
 
Pink Typhoon / Rose Spin / Spin Dash Amy Rose Emblem
Blaze the Cat's winter outfit. Blaze All-Around
Speed
 
Acceleration
 
Power
 
Skill
 
Quick Tornado / Fire Dash / Fire Boost Blaze the Cat Emblem
Sprite of Shadow Shadow Speed
Speed
 
Acceleration
 
Power
 
Skill
 
Chaos Boost / Spin Dash Shadow the Hedgehog Emblem
Sprite of Silver Silver (new) Skill
Speed
 
Acceleration
 
Power
 
Skill
 
Levitate / Teleport Dash Silver the Hedgehog's emblem
Sprite of Vector Vector Power
Speed
 
Acceleration
 
Power
 
Skill
 
Head Slide / Donut Spin Dash Vector the Crocodile Emblem
Sprite of Dr. Eggman Dr. Eggman Skill
Speed
 
Acceleration
 
Power
 
Skill
 
Egg Spin Eggman Emblem
Sprite of Metal Sonic Metal Sonic (new) Speed
Speed
 
Acceleration
 
Power
 
Skill
 
Air Boost Metal Sonic Emblem

Other[edit]

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. Playable character costumes are unlockable by getting 1st in five events as the character. The player can buy equipment through the store in the game and unlike Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, the Miis' stats gets altered depending on the equipment they wear.

Mii costumes[edit]

Super Mario franchise[edit]

There is a total of 16 different costumes for Miis based on characters from the Super Mario universe.

  • Mario
  • Luigi
  • Princess Peach
  • Princess Daisy
  • Yoshi
  • Wario
  • Waluigi
  • Bowser
  • Bowser Jr.
  • Donkey Kong
  • Bee Mario
  • Fire Mario
  • Birdo
  • Dry Bones
  • Dry Bowser
  • Diddy Kong
Sonic the Hedgehog series[edit]

Like the Super Mario universe, 16 characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog universe also appear as costumes for the Miis.

  • Sonic the Hedgehog
  • Miles "Tails" Prower
  • Knuckles the Echidna
  • Dr. Eggman
  • Amy Rose
  • Shadow the Hedgehog
  • Vector the Crocodile
  • Blaze the Cat
  • Silver the Hedgehog
  • Metal Sonic
  • Super Sonic
  • Big the Cat
  • Charmy Bee
  • Espio the Chameleon
  • Rouge the Bat
  • E-123 Omega

VIP members[edit]

These characters only appear as cameos and tells the player that they have been watching the player in certain events. Pausing the game and hitting the Minus Button when they are spotted gives the player 100 Star Points. The VIP members are:

Super Mario Sonic the Hedgehog Other

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

When the game is played during the month of December, Santa Claus also appears as a VIP. Unlike other VIP characters, Santa gives 300 Star Points instead of 100.

Referees[edit]

Super Mario Sonic the Hedgehog

Audience members[edit]

Super Mario Sonic the Hedgehog

Rivals[edit]

Super Mario rivals[edit]

Icon Name Type Event(s)
Big-Bullet-Bill-icon.png Big Bullet Bill Speed
  • Skeleton (Individual Festival)
  • Bobsleigh (Team Festival)
King-Boo-icon.png King Boo Skill
  • Alpine Skiing Downhill
  • Alpine Skiing Giant Slalom (Individual Festival)
Dry-Bowser-icon.png Dry Bowser Power
  • Ice Hockey
Dry-Bones-icon.png Dry Bones All-Around
  • Ice Hockey (alongside Dry Bowser)
  • Curling (Team Festival)

Sonic the Hedgehog rivals[edit]

Icon Name Type Event(s)
Omega-5.png E-123 Omega

Power

  • Speed Skating 500m (Individual Festival)
  • Short Track Relay (Team Festival)
Jeticon.png Jet the Hawk Speed
  • Snowboard Cross
Rougeicon.png Rouge the Bat All-Around
  • Figure Skating
Eggmannegaicon.png Eggman Nega Skill
  • Ski Cross

Events[edit]

Olympic events[edit]

Image Event Location Description
Downhill MSOWG Wii.png MSOWG Downhill.png
Alpine Skiing - Downhill
Whistler Creekside Navigate your character through the gates withing the course. In these events, each time you miss a gate, a time penalty will be added to your time.
GiantSlalom MarioSonicWinterGames.png MSOWG Downhill.png
Alpine Skiing - Giant Slalom
Whistler Creekside
M&SATOWG Individual Large Hill Knuckles screenshot.png MSOWG Ski Jumping.png
Ski Jumping - Individual Large Hill
Whistler Olympic Park Slide down the long takeoff ramp, and jump as far as you can in style.
TeamLargeHill MSOWG Wii.png MSOWG Ski Jumping.png
Ski Jumping - Team Large Hill
Whistler Creekside
M&SATOWG Moguls Mario screenshot.png MSOWG Moguls.png
Freestyle Skiing - Moguls
Cypress Mountain Ski left and right to navigate through the moguls, and perform tricks at two kickers (jumping ramps).
M&SATOWG Ski Cross Sonic screenshot.png MSOWG Ski Cross.png
Freestyle Skiing - Ski Cross
Cypress Mountain It's you against three others in a race to the goal.
M&SATOWG Halfpipe Amy screenshot.png MSOWG Halfpipe.png
Snowboard - Halfpipe
Cypress Mountain Zig-zag yourself through the cource, and perform various aerial tricks at the edge of the halfpipe.
M&SATOWG Snowboard Cross Mario screenshot.png MSOWG Snowboard Cross.png
Snowboard - Snowboard Cross
Cypress Mountain Navigate through the course and finish the race before your opponents do. You can show off during the jump with an aerial trick. It will accelerate you upon landing. Be careful not to stumble
Princess Peach in the Speed Skating 500m Event of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for the Wii MSOWG Speed Skating.png
Speed Skating - Speed Skating 500m
Richmond Olympic Oval Compete for the fastest time to the finish line.
ShortTrack1000m MSOWG Wii.png MSOWG Speed Skating Short Track.png
Speed Skating - Short Track 1,000m
Pacific Coliseum Race Against three other skaters to the finish.
ShortTrackRelay MSOWG Wii.png MSOWG Speed Skating Short Track.png
Speed Skating - Short Track Relay
Pacific Coliseum
MSOWG figureskatingwii.jpg MSOWG Figure Skating.png
Figure Skating
Pacific Coliseum Select music, then perform a series of routines to impress the crowd and judges.
Skeleton MSOWG Skeleton.png
Skeleton
The Whistler Sliding Centre Slide through the winding course. While the skeleton is played with one character, bobsleigh is played as a four-character team, but the controls are the same.
YellowBirdoWG.png MSOWG Bobsleigh.png
Bobsleigh
The Whistler Sliding Centre
M&SATOWG Ice Hockey Luigi screenshot.png MSOWG Ice Hockey.png
Ice Hockey
Canada Hockey Place Skate Your way towards the opponent's net, and shoot the puck in the goal. The team with the most points at the end of the match wins.
Curling event of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games MSOWG Curling.png
Curling
Vancouver Olympic Centre Curling is played in a team of four characters. Choose the direction and throw the stone. You may want to give it a spin if you want it to go behind one of the stones. Sweep in front of your stone to slide it further, or do nothing to slow it down naturally.


Dream events[edit]

Image Event Location Unlock Criteria
Sonicalpinedream.jpg MSOWG Dream Alpine.png
Dream Alpine - Individual
Seaside Hill
from Sonic Heroes
Medal in both all Alpine Skiing and Freestyle Skiing events.
Or reach Day 3 of Individual Festival Mode.
Or Day 4 of Team Festival Mode.
TeamDreamAlpine MSOWG Wii.png MSOWG Dream Alpine.png
Dream Alpine - Team
DreamSkiJumpingIndividual MSOWG Wii.png MSOWG Dream Ski Jumping.png
Dream Ski Jumping - Individual
Good Egg Galaxy
from Super Mario Galaxy
Medal in Dream Alpine in Individual Festival Mode.
Or reach Day 10 of Team Festival Mode.
DreamSkiJumpingTeam WinterGames.png MSOWG Dream Ski Jumping.png
Dream Ski Jumping - Team
Sonic WG.jpg MSOWG Dream Ski Cross.png
Dream Ski Cross - Individual
Mario Circuit
from Mario Kart Wii
Reach Day 13 of Team Festival Mode.
DreamSkiCrossTeam WinterGames.png MSOWG Dream Ski Cross.png
Dream Ski Cross - Team
Amy and Mario participating in the Dream Snowboard Cross MSOWG Dream Snowboard Cross.png
Dream Snowboard Cross - Individual
Radical Highway
from Sonic Adventure 2
Reach Day 16 of Individual Festival Mode.
Or Day 12 of Team Festival Mode.
DreamSnowboardCrossTeam WinterGames.png MSOWG Dream Snowboard Cross.png
Dream Snowboard Cross - Team
M&SATOWG Dream Short Track Peach screenshot.png MSOWG Dream Short Track.png
Dream Short Track
Egg Factory
from Sonic Riders
Reach Day 12 of Individual Festival Mode.
Or Day 15 of Team Festival Mode.
Dream Figure Skating.png MSOWG Dream Figure Skating.png
Dream Figure Skating
Dream Figure Centre
Reach Day 16 of Individual Festival Mode.
Or Day 12 of Team Festival Mode.
Dream Bobsleigh.png MSOWG Dream Bobsleigh.png
Dream Bobsleigh
Nocturnus Gate
from Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
Reach Day 3 of Team Festival Mode.
Dream Ice Hockey.png MSOWG Dream Ice Hockey.png
Dream Ice Hockey
Bowser Castle
Reach Day 15 of Team Festival Mode.
M&SATOWG Dream Curling Mario and Tails screenshot.png MSOWG Dream Curling.png
Dream Curling
Sherbet Land
Reach Day 16 of Team Festival Mode.
Dream Snowball Fight MSOWG Dream Snowball Fight.png
Dream Snowball Fight
Christmas Village
Reach Day 9 of Individual Festival Mode.
Or Day 8 of Team Festival Mode.
M&SATOWG Dream Gliding Individual Shadow screenshot.png MSOWG Dream Gliding.png
Dream Gliding - Individual
Sky Gardens
Reach Day 11 of Individual Festival Mode.
Or Day 16 of Team Festival Mode.
DreamGlidingTeam WinterGames.png MSOWG Dream Gliding.png
Dream Gliding - Team
Sky Gardens
Reach Day 11 of Individual Festival Mode.
Or Day 16 of Team Festival Mode.

Emblems[edit]

Main article: List of emblems in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

Reception[edit]

Reviews
Release Reviewer, Publication Score Comment
Wii James Newton, Nintendo Life 9/10 "Sega has truly listened to the feedback about the first game and slimmed down the waggle controls, beefed up the lastability with a ton of extra content and managed to turn even the seemingly dull events of Curling and Figure Skating into engaging and varied games. With over twenty characters, twenty-five events and hundreds of unlockable items, you'll be playing this game well into the New Year, and the added subtlety of the controls makes playing it a far less tiring experience. It may not have the control genius of Wii Sports Resort but it's every bit as good in terms of content, presentation and pure, distilled fun."
Wii Jorge Ba-oh, Cubed3 7/10 "Mario and Sonic at the Winter Olympics is, at the end of the day, a huge party playing host to two most loved franchises and that's what it was designed for. It may be incredibly simple to work through the single player mode, but entertaining friends or family is where the package really shines through. Whilst it may be as accessible as Nintendo's Wii Sports, it may not be for everyone. The simplistic controls and gameplay might be a tad off-putting for those having a resume of gaming skills, but for the masses Winter Olympics are a solid package that can heat up a living room with fierce competition."
Wii Ellie Gibson, Eurogamer 8/10 "It's true to say that Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games is no Mario Kart. But it's a fun, polished party game with broad appeal, and a marked improvement over the previous one. Let's just hope the next installment has a bit more depth. And is called Mario & Sonic of War, obviously."
Aggregators
Compiler Platform / Score
Metacritic 72
GameRankings 71.51%

Staff[edit]

Main article: List of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) staff

Although he is uncredited in the game's credits, Scott Burns voices Bowser in this game, which marks the second and last instance in the Mario & Sonic he voices him, as Kenneth W. James would voice him in later installments.

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games.

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References to other games[edit]

References in later games[edit]

Quotes[edit]

Main article: List of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games quotes

Names in other languages[edit]

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 ando Sonikku atto Bankūbā Orinpikku
Mario & Sonic at the Vancouver Olympics

Dutch Mario & Sonic op de Olympische Winterspelen
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
French Mario & Sonic aux Jeux Olympiques d'hiver
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
Korean 마리오와 소닉 밴쿠버 동계올림픽
Mario-wa Sonik Baenkubeo Dong-gye-olimpik
Mario & Sonic at the Vancouver Winter Olympics

Portuguese Mario e Sonic nos Jogos Olímpicos de Inverno
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Spanish Mario & Sonic En Los Juegos Olímpicos De Invierno
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

Trivia[edit]

  • An app based on this game was released for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch, but only features Sonic characters and thus is named simply Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. This game has since been removed from the App Store.
  • This is currently the only game in the series to be released on both consoles on the same day (except Japan and South Korea).

References[edit]

External links[edit]