Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is a sports game that places Mario, Sonic, and their various allies against each other in Olympic events. The game has the official Beijing 2008 Olympics license and will feature environments based on actual Olympic venues.

Originally, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games was considered an April Fools Joke by most fans, as the game was revealed late March. However, soon after, Sega stated on their official website that the game is official, and that both Sega and Nintendo are working on this game project. Shigeru Miyamoto then soon confirmed that he is supervising the project, confirming Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games to be real.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games will be available for both the Wii and Nintendo DS. Sega has stated that both versions of the game will utilize the new functions of these Consoles completely. Mario and Sonic will be out sooner than expected. The first country the Wii version will come out in will be North America, on November 6th, 2007. It will be released in Japan on November 22nd the same year, in Europe on November 23rd, and in Australia, after a mistakenly announced release for October, on November 22nd. At the end of the trailer on the official site, the Wi-Fi symbol was seen, proving that Wi-Fi Connection will be included in the game.

Playable Characters
The playable cast consists of sixteen characters; eight from the Mario series and eight from the Sonic series. These sixteen characters are broken up into four groups of four characters. All-Around, which consists of characters who neither excel or descend in any type of abilities. Next Speed, which consists of characters who are best at agility and stamina based events. Then Skill, which consists of characters who are above average in two abilities and below average in another two. Finally Power, which consists of characters who are best at strength and endurance based events. There is also the choice of using your own Mii as a playable character; what the Miis can do or do do is currently unknown.

All-Around

 * Mario
 * Amy Rose
 * Luigi
 * Blaze

Speed

 * Sonic
 * Daisy
 * Shadow
 * Yoshi

Skill

 * Peach
 * Tails
 * Waluigi
 * Dr. Eggman

Power

 * Knuckles
 * Bowser
 * Vector
 * Wario

Unknown

 * Mii

Non-Playable Characters
These characters will act as referees in the events.

Referees

 * Espio
 * Charmy Bee
 * Cream
 * Lakitu
 * Shy Guy
 * Toad
 * Koopa Troopa
 * Pianta

Real-life Olympic Events

 * Fencing – Individual epée
 * Archery
 * Shooting – Skeet
 * Gymnastics – Trampoline
 * Gymnastics – Vault
 * Field – High Jump
 * Field – Pole Vault
 * Field – Long Jump
 * Field – Triple Jump
 * Field – Javelin Throw
 * Field – Hammer Throw
 * Rowing – Single Sculls
 * Table Tennis – Singles
 * Aquatics – 100m Freestyle
 * Aquatics – 4x100m Freestyle
 * Track – 110m and 400m Hurdles
 * Track – 4x100m Relay
 * Track – 100m and 400m

Dream Events

 * Dream Race (Sandhill Race Course) – Get on your marks for this intense power-up filled race course, made for either one player, or as many as four.


 * Dream Platform (10,000M Diving, Tropical Reef Diving Area) – More like skydiving, soar through hoops and perform aerial tricks while avoiding obstacles and opponents to reach the finish line first.


 * Dream Fencing (Duel Wharf Fencing Beach) – With unique special attacks for each character, this jungle-inspired world offers the ultimate duel.


 * Dream Table Tennis (Speed Rally Table Tennis Stadium) – A sci-fi wonderland, this magical table tennis extravaganza offers a special ability for each character.

Official Artwork
(Logo, first artwork and group artwork)

Trivia

 * This is not the first time that Mario takes part in the Olympics. He also competed in an event called "intergalactical Olympics" in the Club Nintendo comic "Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit".
 * Like previous Mario titles, certain official artworks were reused for the game. The only new Mario artworks are of Peach and Daisy; this is probably because they are wearing sports attire, and most previous works depict them with certain equipment for that game.