Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)

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 in Vancouver and Whistler 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 is handling most of the development for both versions of this game (as it did for the original Mario & Sonic), they are also handling publishing/marketing duties for all territories outside of Japan, while Nintendo does publishing/marketing duties for Japan itself.

Versions
The game will feature modes that will be exclusively on the Wii and DS versions.

Wii Version
The Wii version will use the Wii Remote controls, as well as the Wii Balance Board. It will feature a Festival mode where the player starts from the opening to the closing ceremony. New to the game is a marketplace that allows you to purchase various items such as clothes and accessories for the player's Mii, tunes from both series, and customizable snowboards. Also the gallery for Olympic trivia has now been replaced with the Library.

DS Version
The DS version will feature 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 a spirit called Frosty.

Confirmed Events
It has been stated that all authentic events will be unlocked from the start in contrast to the last game. Dream events are set to return in this game and all of them need to be unlocked.

Wii Events

 * Alpine Skiing
 * Downhill Skiing
 * Speed Skating
 * Bobsleding
 * Snowboarding
 * Ice Hockey
 * Ski Jumping
 * Dancing on Ice

DS Events

 * Alpine Skiing
 * Skeleton
 * Snowboard Cross
 * Bobsleding
 * Ice Shuffleboarding

Characters
It has been stated that there will be new characters who were not present in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. The following characters have been confirmed thus far:

Mario Series

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

Sonic Series

 * Sonic
 * Tails
 * Knuckles
 * Amy
 * Blaze
 * Shadow
 * Vector
 * Dr. Eggman
 * Silver (new)
 * Metal Sonic (new)

Hinted Characters

 * It has been hinted that Big the Cat will be appearing as a playable character

Other

 * Mii (Wii version only)

Audience

 * Toad
 * Shy Guy
 * Chao
 * Chain Chomp (in dream events)
 * Goomba
 * Koopa
 * Dry Bones
 * Pianta

Locations
Unlike the predecessor, the game will feature levels from Mario and Sonic series. The confirmed locations are:

Mario series

 * Mario Circuit (from Mario Kart Wii)

Sonic series

 * Radical Highway (from Sonic Adventure 2)
 * Seaside Hill (from Sonic Heroes)
 * Ocean Palace (from Sonic Heroes)

Trivia

 * As stated on their respective character articles, the four female participants (Peach, Daisy, Amy and Blaze) wear outfits that correspond with and match the overall theme of the Winter Olypmic events; these outfits they wear are exclusive to the entire game. Peach and Daisy's winter outfits are similar in overall design but still have their obligatory elements that match their unique persona (including overall color scheme, collar, and brooch).