Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)
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Template:Infobox Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games is an upcoming sports title for the Nintendo 3DS, which is the fifth installment on the Mario & Sonic series, along with the Wii U version. Like the other games, it takes place in the host city of the Olympics of the corresponding year, being Rio de Janeiro. This game will also have amiibo compatibility.
Characters
All playable characters from previous games in the series have been confirmed to return, in addition to 20 new playable characters (10 new Mario characters and 10 new Sonic characters) so far, for a current total of 41 playable characters. Similarly to the Nintendo 3DS version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, characters are only playable in certain events, with the exceptions of Mario, Sonic, and Mii characters (who are playable in all events).Cite error: Invalid <ref>
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Team Mario
- Mario[1](available in all events[2])
- Luigi[1](exclusive to Table Tennis and 110m Hurdles[2])
- Princess Peach[1](exclusive to Golf and 100m Freestyle[2])
- Princess Daisy[1](exclusive to Football and Rhythmic Gymnastics: Hoop[2])
- Yoshi[1](exclusive to Football and 100m[2])
- Bowser[1](exclusive to Golf and Boxing[2])
- Bowser Jr.[1](exclusive to Long Jump and Equestrian[2])
- Wario[3](exclusive to Javelin Throw and Archery[2])
- Waluigi[3](exclusive to Long Jump and BMX[2])
- Donkey Kong[1](exclusive to Boxing and Beach Volleyball[2])
- Diddy Kong[1] (new, exclusive to 110m Hurdles[2])
- Nabbit[1] (new, exclusive to 100m[2])
- Rosalina[3] (new, exclusive to Rhythmic Gymnastics: Hoop[2])
- Ludwig von Koopa[3] (new, exclusive to Table Tennis[2])
- Wendy O. Koopa[3] (new, exclusive to 100m Freestyle[2])
- Dry Bones[3] (new, exclusive to BMX[2])
- Birdo[4] (new, exclusive to Archery[2])
- Dry Bowser[4] (new, exclusive to Javelin Throw[2])
- Larry Koopa[4] (new, exclusive to Equestrian[2])
- Roy Koopa[4] (new, exclusive to Beach Volleyball[2])
Team Mario (supporting characters)
Team Sonic
- Sonic the Hedgehog[1](available in all events[2])
- Miles "Tails" Prower[1](exclusive to 100m Freestyle and Beach Volleyball[2])
- Amy Rose[3](exclusive to 100m Freestyle and Rhythmic Gymnastics: Hoop[2])
- Shadow the Hedgehog[1](exclusive to Soccer and 100m[2])
- Silver the Hedgehog[1](exclusive to 110m Hurdles and Archery[2])
- Dr. Eggman[1](exclusive to 110m Hurdles and Equestrian[2])
- Metal Sonic[3](exclusive to 100m and BMX[2])
- Knuckles the Echidna[1](exclusive to Javelin Throw and Boxing[2])
- Blaze the Cat[6](exclusive to Equestrian and Rhythmic Gymnastics: Hoop[2])
- Vector the Crocodile[4](exclusive to Golf and Table Tennis[2])
- Rouge the Bat[1] (new, exclusive to Golf[2])
- Jet the Hawk[1] (new, exclusive to Soccer[2])
- Wave the Swallow[3] (new, exclusive to BMX[2])
- Sticks the Badger[7] (new, exclusive to Archery[2])
- E-123 Omega[4] (new, exclusive to Javelin Throw[2])
- Zazz[4] (new, exclusive to Table Tennis[2])
- Espio the Chameleon[4] (new, exclusive to Long Jump[2])
- Zavok[4] (new, exclusive to Boxing[2])
- Eggman Nega[4] (new, exclusive to Long Jump[2])
- Cream the Rabbit[4] (new, exclusive to Beach Volleyball[2])
Team Sonic (supporting characters)
Other
Non-playable characters
Events
There are a total of 14 events, each with 2 variants; a "Normal" version in which the events behave similarly to their real-life counterparts, and a "Dream" version where Mario and Sonic elements are incorporated into the event.
- 100m Dash[3]
- 110m Hurdles[3]
- Table Tennis[3]
- Javelin Throw[3]
- BMX[3]
- Long Jump[3]
- Beach Volleyball[3]
- 100m Freestyle[3]
- Equestrian[3]
- Golf[1]
- Rhythmic Gymnastics: Hoop[1]
- Boxing[7]
- Archery[7]
- Football[8]
amiibo
The game is also set to have amiibo functionality, but only with the Mario and Sonic amiibo. Using them will turn the Mario costume into the Gold Mario costume and the Sonic costume into the Super Sonic costume respectively.
Adventure Mode
The game is also set to have a Adventure mode similar to Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS) and Mario Golf: World Tour with the Mii challenging different characters to events.
Gallery
- M&SRio2016.jpeg
- M&SR2016OGFinalRoster.PNG
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t SonicWindBlue. (May 31, 2015.) Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games [Wii U /3DS] - Nintendo Direct Announcement Trailer. YouTube. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Nintendo of Japan (November 12, 2015). マリオ&ソニック AT リオオリンピック™ トレーラー. Youtube. retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Nintendo Japan YouTube Channel (December 28, 2015). [1]. YouTube. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ a b c Nintendo of Japan (December 20,2015). AT リオオリンピック】オリンピック競技:サッカー. Youtube. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ a b Nintendo Direct JP - Mario & Sonic Rio 2016 3DS presentation
- ^ a b c Nintendo - MARIO & SONIC AT THE RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES E3 2015 Trailer
- ^ Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. e3.nintendo.com. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
External links
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