Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)
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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 at Vancouver 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 (as it did for the original Mario & Sonic), 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.
New to the game is a marketplace that allows the player to purchase various items such as clothes and accessories for the player's Mii, tunes from both series, and customizable snowboards. Players can purchase these items using Star Tokens, which he/she earns based on their performance. Also, the gallery for Olympic trivia has now been replaced with the Library.
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.[1]
Wii Events
- Alpine Skiing
- Ice Hockey
- Speed Skating[2]
- Bobsleding
- Snowboarding[3]
- Skeleton
- Downhill Skiing[2]
- Ski Jumping
- Figure Skating Singles [1]
- Snow Board Halfpipe
Wii Dream Events
- Dream Ski Cross
- Dream Snowball Fight
- Dream Alpine
- Dream Snowboard Cross
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 one of the spirits called Frosty.[4][1][5]
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.[1]
DS Events
- Alpine Skiing[3]
- Skeleton
- Snowboard Cross
- Bobsleding
- Figure Skating
- Blazing Bobsleigh
- Ice Shuffleboarding
DS Dream Events
- Extreme Snow boarding
- Ski Cross Racing
- Fever Hockey
Characters
It has been stated that there will be new characters[2] who were not present in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.It was finally confirmed on who will appear in the game
Main Cast
Team Mario
- Mario
- Luigi
- Yoshi
- Peach
- Daisy
- Wario
- Waluigi
- Bowser
- Donkey Kong (new)
- Bowser Jr. (new)
- Petey Piranha (new)
- Diddy Kong (new)
- Rosalina (new)
- Toadsworth (new)
Team Sonic
- Sonic
- Shadow
- Tails
- Amy
- Blaze
- Knuckles
- Vector
- Dr. Eggman
- Metal Sonic (new)
- Silver the Hedgehog (new)
- Big the Cat (new)
- Fang (new)
- Rouge the Bat (new)
- Storm (new)
Other
- Mii (Wii version only)
It is possible to customize the outfit of the Mii in the game. Next to different colored suits, the Miis can also wear outfits of the regular playable characters. For example, it is possible to give a Mii a Mario costume or an Amy costume.
Supporting Cast
- Toad
- Shy Guy
- Chao [6]
- Chain Chomp [6] (in dream events)
- Goomba
- Koopa
- Dry Bones
- Pianta
- Thwomp
- Charmy Bee
- Espio
- Lakitu
- Piranha Plant
- Luma
- Chip
Locations
Unlike the predecessor, the game will feature levels from Mario and Sonic series. The confirmed locations are:
Mario series
- Mario Circuit (from Mario Kart Wii)
- Bowser Castle (From Super Mario World
- Yoshi Falls (From Mario Kart DS)
- Dino Dino Jungle (From Mario Kart Double Dash)
Sonic series
- Radical Highway (from Sonic Adventure 2)
- Seaside Hill (from Sonic Heroes)
- Babylon Guardian(From Sonic Riders)
- 80's Boulevard(From Sonic Riders Zero Gravity)
Gallery
Artwork
Team Mario
- MSWGMario.jpg
- MSWGLuigi.jpg
- MSWGPeach.jpg
- MSWGYoshi.jpg
- Donkey Kong 45.jpg
- BowserjrMSWG.PNG
Team Sonic
- MSWGSonic.jpg
- MSWGTails.jpg
- MSWGknuckles.jpg
- Blaze Winter Olympics.jpg
- Blaze Winter Olympics2.jpg
Blaze - Shadow Winter Olympics.jpg
- Eggman Winter Olympics.jpg
- SilverMSWG.PNG
Miscellaneous
Game Logo - Msowgart1.png
Mario and Sonic 
European box art for Wii 
European box art for DS 
Canada's box cover for Wii 
Canada's box cover for DS
Screenshots
- Mario-sonic-winter-olympic-games.jpg
Mario and Sonic snowboarding. 
Peach, Yoshi, Tails, and Knuckles (Bobsleding) - Iceskating Vancouver.jpg
Peach and Tails (Speed Skating) 
Mario (Downhill Skiing) - Mario WG.jpg
Mario (Downhill Skiing) - Luigi WG.jpg
Luigi (Downhill Skiing) - Sonic Downhill.jpg
Sonic (Downhill Skiing) 
Metal Sonic (Ice Hockey) - MarioCircuit WG.jpg
Dream Downhill Skiing, on Mario Circuit from Mario Kart Wii. - Dream Skiing.JPG
Luigi & Metal Sonic in Dream Skiing With a Chain Chomp . - DK WG.jpg
Donkey Kong (Dream Skiing) 
Sonic (Dream Skiing) - Yoshi WG.jpg
Yoshi (Dream Skiing) - MarioSonic WG DS.jpg
Mario and Sonic (Bobsledding) 
Metal Sonic (Snowboard Cross) - AdventureIntroDS.jpg
Adventure Tour mode intro - Snow Spirit.jpg
Mario and Sonic meet Frosty in Adventure Tour mode. 
Mario, Sonic, and Toad in Adventure Tour mode. - AdventureMission.jpg
Mario talks to a Yellow Chao in Adventure Tour mode. - MsowgDS2.jpg
Sonic and Shy Guy in Adventure Tour mode. - Silverhedgehogmsatowggameplay.jpg
Silver the Hedghog Downhill Skiing - Bowserjrmsatowggameplay.jpg
Bowser Jr. Snowboarding - Radical Highway1.PNG
Radical Highway from Sonic Adventure 2. - Radical Highway2.PNG
Radical Highway from Sonic Adventure 2. - Radical Highway3.PNG
Radical Highway from Sonic Adventure 2. - Silverthehedgehogwinterolympics.PNG
Yoshi and Silver - BowserJr001.JPG
Bowser and Bowser Jr. on a bobsled. 
Players can equip their Miis with different outfits.
Names in Other Languages
References
- ^ a b c IGN information for Wii
- ^ a b c Nintendo of Europe Confirmation
- ^ a b Cite error: Invalid
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- ^ IGN information for DS
- ^ a b computerandvideogames.com
