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, 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.

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

 * 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
 * Yoshi
 * Peach
 * Daisy
 * Wario
 * Waluigi
 * Bowser
 * Donkey Kong (new)

A picture has been released featuring a flag that appears to be supporting Bowser Jr.. (Video unavailable)

Sonic Series

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

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

What appears to be a silhouette of Silver the Hedgehog on a flag appears next to Dr. Eggman's Flag

Other

 * Mii (Wii version only)

Supporting Characters

 * Toad
 * Shy Guy
 * Chao
 * Chain Chomp (in dream events)