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Unlike in previous games, most characters wear appropriate sports clothing depending on the chosen event. Additionally, the game's title places the location and year (Tokyo 2020) after "Olympic Games" rather than before, while it is completely omitted from the logo in non-Asian versions of the game. [[2D Event]]s, which are events from the {{wp|1964 Summer Olympics}}, are introduced, use only button controls, and are based on older sports games,<ref name="events">https://www.olympicvideogames.com/marioandsonic/us/events.html</ref> utilizing the 8-bit (''Super Mario'') and 16-bit (''Sonic'') styles. The game is the first home console installment to include a Story Mode, which takes place in both 2D and 3D.<ref name="JPN trailer">Sega (August 210, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf6rZzwrieU&feature=youtu.be 『マリオ&ソニック AT 東京2020オリンピック』プロモーションビデオ]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved August 21, 2019.</ref>
Unlike in previous games, most characters wear appropriate sports clothing depending on the chosen event. Additionally, the game's title places the location and year (Tokyo 2020) after "Olympic Games" rather than before, while it is completely omitted from the logo in non-Asian versions of the game. [[2D Event]]s, which are events from the {{wp|1964 Summer Olympics}}, are introduced, use only button controls, and are based on older sports games,<ref name="events">https://www.olympicvideogames.com/marioandsonic/us/events.html</ref> utilizing the 8-bit (''Super Mario'') and 16-bit (''Sonic'') styles. The game is the first home console installment to include a Story Mode, which takes place in both 2D and 3D.<ref name="JPN trailer">Sega (August 210, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf6rZzwrieU&feature=youtu.be 『マリオ&ソニック AT 東京2020オリンピック』プロモーションビデオ]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved August 21, 2019.</ref>


Due to the {{wp|COVID-19 pandemic}}, it was announced on March 24, 2020, that the 2020 Olympic Games would be postponed to a later date in 2021,<ref>(March 24, 2020). [https://www.olympic.org/news/joint-statement-from-the-international-olympic-committee-and-the-tokyo-2020-organising-committee JOINT STATEMENT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE AND THE TOKYO 2020 ORGANISING COMMITTEE]. ''Olympic''. Retrieved March 24, 2019.</ref> which was later revealed to be from July 23 to August 8, 2021.<ref>(March 30, 2020). [https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-ipc-tokyo-2020-organising-committee-and-tokyo-metropolitan-government-announce-new-dates-for-the-olympic-and-paralympic-games-tokyo-2020 IOC, IPC, TOKYO 2020 ORGANISING COMMITTEE AND TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCE NEW DATES FOR THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020]. ''Olympic''. Retrieved March 30, 2020.</ref> This causes ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020'' to have the longest gap between the game's release (November 2019) and the commencement of the actual Olympics (July 2021) out of any ''Mario & Sonic'' game.
Due to the {{wp|COVID-19 pandemic}}, it was announced on March 24, 2020 that the 2020 Olympic Games would be postponed to a later date in 2021,<ref>(March 24, 2020). [https://www.olympic.org/news/joint-statement-from-the-international-olympic-committee-and-the-tokyo-2020-organising-committee JOINT STATEMENT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE AND THE TOKYO 2020 ORGANISING COMMITTEE]. ''Olympic''. Retrieved March 24, 2019.</ref> which was later revealed to be from July 23 to August 8, 2021.<ref>(March 30, 2020). [https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-ipc-tokyo-2020-organising-committee-and-tokyo-metropolitan-government-announce-new-dates-for-the-olympic-and-paralympic-games-tokyo-2020 IOC, IPC, TOKYO 2020 ORGANISING COMMITTEE AND TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCE NEW DATES FOR THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020]. ''Olympic''. Retrieved March 30, 2020.</ref> This causes ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020'' to have the longest gap between the game's release (November 2019) and the commencement of the corresponding Olympics (July 2021) out of any ''Mario & Sonic'' game.
==Modes==
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===Quick Match===
===Quick Match===
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