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 has the official licence for the Olympic Winter Games taking place in Vancouver and Whistler in 2010. The game is the second game created by Sega using Nintendo characters. It is developed by Sega and published by them outside of Japan, while Nintendo publishes the game in Japan.

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.

Wii Events

 * Downhill Skiing
 * Speed Skating
 * Bobsleding
 * Snowboarding
 * Ice Hockey

DS Events

 * Alpine Skiing
 * Skeleton
 * Snowboard Cross
 * Bobsleding

Dream events are set to return in this game.

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)

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)

Trivia

 * This is the first game after Mario Tennis where Daisy doesn't where her usual sports outfit, instead she wears a mini-dress (similar to Peach's in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour) with stockings on her arms and legs.