Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games is the follow-up to Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. This is the second collaboration with Nintendo and Sega under license from the International Olympic Committee (to correspond with the Vancouver Winter Olympics, scheduled for 2010). The game itself will feature the hosting cities of the games, Vancouver and Whistler. Like their previous installment, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games will be developed and released for both the Wii and DS in late 2009. Major details for this game are still currently unknown at this time, however it has been confirmed that the Wii version will use the Wii Remote controls, as well as the Wii Balance Board.

Additionally, like last time, Sega will handle publishing/marketing duties for territories outside of Japan, while Nintendo will handle publishing/marketing duties for Japan itself.

Confirmed Events

 * Alpine Skiing
 * Speed Skating

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


 * Mario
 * Luigi
 * Wario
 * Sonic
 * Dr. Eggman
 * Shadow

Additionally, Tails, Daisy and Knuckles show up on the scoreboard seen in the first teaser video for the game. Also Luigi's emblem can be seen in an early screenshot.