Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games is a sports title for the Wii with a Nintendo 3DS version of the game released as well. Both games make up the third installment of the Mario & Sonic series. New sports, such as soccer (association football) and equestrian, along with other athletic events, debut in the Wii version. The game takes place in London, home of the.

Playable characters
The Wii version of the game features 21 total playable characters. These characters are identical to those featured in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. There are no new characters in the game.

Other

 * Mii

Rivals

 * Birdo - 100m Freestyle, Badminton Doubles (rematch)
 * Blue Birdo - Badminton Doubles (rematch)
 * Dry Bones - Table Tennis: Singles, Dream Hurdles (rematch)
 * Dry Bowser - Dream Long Jump
 * King Boo - Dream Sprint
 * Eggman Nega - Fencing - Epée, Dream Fencing (rematch)
 * E-123 Omega - 100m, 4x100m Relay (rematch)
 * Jet the Hawk - Dream Discus
 * Rouge the Bat - 110m Hurdles

Referees

 * Toad
 * Cream the Rabbit
 * Lakitu
 * Shy Guy
 * Charmy Bee
 * Espio the Chameleon

Other

 * Cheese
 * Cubot
 * Dino Piranha
 * Gooper Blooper
 * Omochao
 * Orbot

Enemies

 * Banzai Bill
 * Big Bullet Bill
 * Bob-omb
 * Boo
 * Chain Chomp
 * Cheep Cheep
 * Egg Pawn
 * Flapper
 * Fly Guy
 * Goomba
 * Kiki
 * Magikoopa
 * Mega Cheep-Cheep
 * Monty Mole
 * Porcupuffer
 * Spinner
 * Spiny
 * Thwomp

Species

 * Birdo
 * Chao
 * Dark Chao
 * Horse
 * Koopa Troopa
 * Lakitu
 * Luma
 * Moo Moo
 * Shy Guy
 * Toad
 * Yoshi (Black, Blue, Light Blue, Pink, Red, White, Yellow)

Events

 * Athletics
 * 100m
 * 110m Hurdles
 * 4x100m Relay
 * Long Jump
 * Hammer Throw
 * Discus Throw
 * Javelin Throw
 * Gymnastics
 * Uneven Bars
 * Trampoline
 * Rhythmic Ribbon
 * Aquatics
 * 100m Freestyle
 * Synchronized Swimming
 * Canoeing
 * Canoe Sprint 1000m
 * Equestrian - Show Jumping
 * Badminton - Doubles
 * Beach Volleyball
 * Table Tennis - Singles
 * Football
 * Shooting - Pistol
 * Fencing - Epée
 * Track Cycling - Team Pursuit
 * Dream Events
 * Dream Long Jump
 * Dream Rafting
 * Dream Discus
 * Dream Uneven Bars
 * Dream Hurdles
 * Dream Equestrian
 * Dream Sprint
 * Dream Trampoline
 * Dream Spacewalk
 * Dream Fencing

Locations
Like Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, Dream Events take place on areas from Super Mario and Sonic games. Ten appear in the game. Also, some locations have had a rename, but its music is kept the same. For example, the Sky Station Galaxy is referred to as the Synchro Battle Galaxy.

Super Mario franchise

 * Yoshi's Picture Book from Yoshi's Story (Dream Long Jump)
 * Battlerock Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy (Dream Hurdles)
 * Moo Moo Meadows from Mario Kart Wii (Dream Equestrian)
 * Cheep Cheep River from New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Dream Rafting)
 * Synchro Battle Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Dream Space Walk)

Sonic series

 * Windy Valley from Sonic Adventure (Dream Discus)
 * Grand Metropolis from Sonic Heroes (Dream Uneven Bars)
 * Ocean Palace from Sonic Heroes (Dream Fencing)
 * Crazy Gadget from Sonic Adventure 2 (Dream Trampoline)
 * Bingo Highway from Sonic Heroes (Dream Sprint)

Items
Some Items are used in Dream Events and London Party.

Mario items

 * Green Shell
 * Star
 * Coins
 * Yoshi Eggs
 * Banana
 * Red Shell

Sonic items

 * Bombs
 * Power Sneakers
 * Barrier
 * Rings
 * 5 Rings Monitor
 * 6 Rings Monitor
 * Chaos Emeralds

Collections
Buying goodies returns in the game.

Costumes
Costumes make a reappearance in this game. Some of them return from the past installment. Additionally, there are costumes of the playable characters.

Music
Most music is taken from the past installments. All rival music except for Dino Piranha, Birdo, Rouge, and Gooper Blooper, for Dino Piranha and Gooper Blooper have their music boss theme from their past games. Birdo's and Rouge's are original.

Returning music

 * "Ground Theme" from Super Mario Bros.
 * "Athletic Theme" from Super Mario Bros. 3
 * "Main Theme" from Super Mario World
 * "Main Theme" from Super Mario 64
 * "Bowser's Domain" from Super Mario 64
 * "Delfino Plaza" from Super Mario Sunshine
 * "Athletic Theme" from New Super Mario Bros.
 * "Gusty Garden Galaxy" from Super Mario Galaxy
 * "Purple Comet" from Super Mario Galaxy
 * "Coconut Mall" from Mario Kart Wii

New music

 * "Underwater Theme" from Super Mario Bros.
 * "Main Theme" from Super Mario Bros. 3
 * "Mario Circuit" from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
 * "Coincentration" from Super Mario 64 DS
 * "Underwater Theme" from New Super Mario Bros.
 * "Wario's Gold Mine" from Mario Kart Wii
 * "Main Theme" from New Super Mario Bros. Wii
 * "Puzzle Plank" from Super Mario Galaxy 2

Returning music

 * "Angel Island" from Sonic the Hedgehog 3
 * "Palm Tree Panic" from Sonic CD
 * "Emerald Coast" from Sonic Adventure
 * "Metal Harbor" from Sonic Adventure 2
 * "City Escape" from Sonic Adventure 2
 * "Sonic Heroes" from Sonic Heroes
 * "Seaside Hill" from Sonic Heroes
 * "Right There, Right On" from Sonic Rush
 * "Rooftop Run" from ''Sonic Unleashed

New music
Note: Players can also win collectables from either Scratchcards or Blank Exchange.
 * "Flying Battery Zone" from Sonic & Knuckles
 * "Windy and Ripply", for Emerald Coast from Sonic Adventure
 * "His World" from Sonic the Hedgehog
 * "New Venture" from Sonic Rush Adventure
 * "Let the Speed Mend It" from Sonic and the Secret Rings
 * "Misty Lake" from Sonic and the Black Knight
 * "Splash Hill Zone" from Sonic the Hedgehog 4, Episode 1
 * "Reach for the Stars" from Sonic Colors
 * "Tropical Resort" from Sonic Colors

Stickers
Stickers are the main point in London Party Mode. The first one to get either 16 (about 30 minutes), 32 (about 60 minutes) or 48 (about 90 minutes) stickers win. Players can collect stickers either by winning bonus games and events from characters or rivals, or by obtaining them from bonus balloons.

Stickers obtained by defeating rivals are larger than normal stickers, and can take up four spaces instead of one.

? Effects
In London Party, some of the squares on the sticker sheet on covered with a question mark, where placing a sticker over that space will cause a random effect to happen. As the game progresses, the color of the question marks will change from blue to green to yellow to red, with each subsequent color having more helpful/harsh effects:
 * Bonus Stickers!: An extra Chao sticker will be awarded to the player. Later on, two stickers may be granted instead.
 * ? Change!: A Dark Chao will either add an extra question mark on the sheet, or take one away.
 * Sticker Copied!: Orbot and Cubot will appear and copy a random sticker from the sheet and place it in a random spot, making it similar to the "Bonus Stickers!" effect, except the player does not choose where to put the new sticker.
 * Sticker Lost! (Chain Chomp): A Chain Chomp will attack a random opponent's board, making them lose one sticker. In later rounds, the Chain Chomp's effect will have a greater area, taking away four of an opponent's stickers instead of one.
 * Sticker Lost (Kamek): Kamek will appear and use his magic to take away either one or two rows of the player's stickers.
 * Page Trade!: A Boo will swap the player's current page with a random opponent's.
 * Sticker Gift!: Omochao will grant a sticker to one of the player's opponents.

Quotes

 * "With all London covered in the thick fog it generates, they'll have to cancel the Games!" - Dr. Eggman
 * "Don't try to deny it! You and Sonic were the ones who scared me senseless last night, Mario!" - Toad
 * "Yoshi, yoshi. Yoshi! (Yes, actually. I can't cross the Tower Bridge!)" - Yoshi

References to other games

 * Mario Party series - Many minigames from the London Party Mode resemble minigames from many past installments, and London Party resembles Mario Party games in general.
 * Mario Kart series - Moo Moo Meadows from Mario Kart Wii appears as the stage for Dream Equestrian. The countdown sound effect at the start of a race is also used in London Party, and if there are three seconds left until the end of the Dream Events. Also in Dream Fencing, players can come back as a bomb balloon similar to a Mini Bomb Kart in Mario Kart 64.
 * Paper Mario series - The HP replenish sound is used for a Skill character's special move in Badminton and Beach Volleyball.
 * Yoshi's Story - Rail Lift appears in a Dream Event. The Dream Jump event takes place in Yoshi's Picture Book. An arrangement of "Yoshi's Song" is used as the background music for this event.
 * Super Mario Sunshine - Gooper Blooper is the last obstacle for Dream Rafting. A remix of the boss music is also played here.
 * Super Princess Peach - One of the questions in the Heroines Quiz! asks whether Peach ever saved Mario and Toad, with Omochao later explaining that she did so with the help of a "magic parasol".
 * Super Mario Galaxy - Sounds from this game are used in Dream Space Walk. Planets from the Good Egg and Gateway appear in the Dream Spacewalk event. Dino Piranha is a rival. His boss theme is used. There is also the bee suit. Also used in Dream Space Walk, a track called "Into the Sea of Stars". The Battlerock Galaxy is also used as a Dream Event location. Also, Mario's spin move is used as his super dash, as well as an attack in the Dream Space Walk event.
 * New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Sounds from the game are used in Dream Rafting. World 4 is the location for the event. The Super Star music from this game is used in Dream Hurdles. There are Koopaling, Penguin and Propeller suits that the players can use.
 * Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Dream Space Walk takes place at the Sky Station Galaxy (named the "Synchro Battle Galaxy" in this game). Various planets from this galaxy are also seen.
 * Mario Sports Mix - Dream Fencing greatly resembles Smash Skate.
 * Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games - All the Super Mario franchise and Sonic series songs return as well as the rival themes. Also, the Miis have the same animations as this game. In the Wii version, the voices of the Super Mario characters and the announcer were ripped from this game, while a few others are new. The Sonic characters have a few similar voice clips as this game, but they were revoiced.
 * Super Mario Bros. 2 and Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Peach's special speed boost animation (in which she floats, leaving a trail of hearts) during running events is nearly identical to her floating animation pose from Brawl.

References in later games

 * Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U: Some of Sonic's voice clips are recycled in this game.
 * Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The victory theme from Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games is reused when setting a new record in this game.
 * Mario Golf: Super Rush: Peach's Special Dash has her performing rhythmic gymnastics with a ribbon, just like in this game's Rhythmic Ribbon event.

Trivia

 * This is the first Mario & Sonic game to feature the new Sonic voice actors, with the exception of Dr. Eggman, who kept his voice actor.
 * This is also the first Mario & Sonic game to feature Bowser's current voice, provided by Kenneth W. James.
 * This title's Wii box art uses a different color scheme than the traditional white coloring, using a yellow coloring instead.
 * Originally, all characters were going to have bathing suits, but this idea was rejected by Sega because Sonic cannot have his shoes removed.