Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)

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This article is about Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for the Wii. For the Nintendo DS version of the game, see Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS).

Template:Infobox Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games is a sports game for the Wii with a Nintendo DS version of the game released as well. Both games are a 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 franchise and the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

Although Sega was handling most of the development for both versions of this game, as it did for the original Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, they were also handling publishing/marketing duties for all territories outside of Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan while Nintendo has done publishing/marketing duties for Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan themselves.

About

The Wii version employs the Wii Remote controls, as well as the Wii Balance Board. The game features a Festival mode where the player starts from the opening to the closing ceremony. In the Festival mode, the player can choose to play an individual festival, where the player faces off against 7 other CPU characters, or a team festival, where the player can choose three other teammates to play.

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 earn based on their performance. Also, the gallery for Olympic trivia has now been replaced with the Library.

Also, all authentic (real-life based events) are unlocked from the start. Dream Events are in this game and all of them (excluding 2) need to be unlocked.

The aforementioned Festival Mode, is a special adventure mode where the participants must compete with some boss characters from the Mario and Sonic series in various events.[1] Both the DS and the Wii versions take place in a place known as Christmas Village.

Olympic events

Dream events

Characters

File:MSWG characterlist.jpg
All the main participants on the Wii character selection screen, including the Mii.

All of the characters from the previous game, including Miis for the Wii version, return. There are also four new characters[2] who were not present in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. Retaining the first game's style, all playable characters are unlocked from the start (including new participants).

Playable characters

* A character who marks their first time playable in the series.

Team Mario

Icon Name Type Statistics Emblem
Sprite of Mario Mario All-Around

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Mario Emblem
Sprite of Luigi Luigi All-Around Template:WinterGames-WiiStat Luigi Emblem
Sprite of Peach Princess Peach Skill Template:WinterGames-WiiStat Princess Peach Emblem
Sprite of Daisy Princess Daisy Speed Template:WinterGames-WiiStat Princess Daisy Emblem
Sprite of Yoshi Yoshi Speed Template:WinterGames-WiiStat Yoshi Emblem
Sprite of Wario Wario Power Template:WinterGames-WiiStat Wario Emblem
Sprite of Waluigi Waluigi Skill Template:WinterGames-WiiStat Waluigi Emblem
Sprite of Bowser Bowser Power Template:WinterGames-WiiStat Bowser Emblem
Sprite of Bowser Jr. Bowser Jr.* All-Around Template:WinterGames-WiiStat Bowser Jr. Emblem
Sprite of Donkey Kong Donkey Kong* Power Template:WinterGames-WiiStat Donkey Kong Emblem

Team Sonic

Icon Name Type Statistics Emblem
Sprite of Sonic Sonic the Hedgehog Speed Template:WinterGames-WiiStat Sonic the Hedgehog Emblem
Sprite of Tails Miles "Tails" Prower Skill Template:WinterGames-WiiStat Miles "Tails" Prower Emblem
Sprite of Kunckles Knuckles the Echidna Power Template:WinterGames-WiiStat Knuckles the Echidna Emblem
Sprite of Amy Rose Amy Rose All-Around Template:WinterGames-WiiStat Amy Rose Emblem
Blaze the Cat's winter outfit. Blaze the Cat All-Around Template:WinterGames-WiiStat Blaze the Cat Emblem
Sprite of Shadow Shadow the Hedgehog Speed Template:WinterGames-WiiStat Shadow the Hedgehog Emblem
Sprite of Silver Silver the Hedgehog* Skill Template:WinterGames-WiiStat Silver the Hedgehog's emblem
Sprite of Vector Vector the Crocodile Power Template:WinterGames-WiiStat Vector the Crocodile Emblem
Sprite of Dr. Eggman Dr. Eggman Skill Template:WinterGames-WiiStat Eggman Emblem
Sprite of Metal Sonic Metal Sonic* Speed Template:WinterGames-WiiStat Metal Sonic Emblem

Other

It is possible to customize the outfit of the Miis in the game. Aside from differently colored suits, the Miis can also wear outfits that resemble the ones of the regular playable characters and a few bosses. Playable character costumes are unlockable by getting 1st in five events as the character. The player can buy equipment through the store in the game and unlike Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, the Miis' stats gets altered depending on the equipment they wear.

Mii costumes

Mario series

There is a total of 16 different costumes for Miis based on characters from the Mario universe.

  • Mario
  • Luigi
  • Princess Peach
  • Princess Daisy
  • Yoshi
  • Wario
  • Waluigi
  • Bowser
  • Bowser Jr.
  • Donkey Kong
  • Bee Mario
  • Fire Mario
  • Birdo
  • Dry Bones
  • Dry Bowser
  • Diddy Kong
Sonic the Hedgehog series

Like the Mario universe, 16 characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog universe also appear as costumes for the Miis.

  • Sonic the Hedgehog
  • Miles "Tails" Prower
  • Knuckles the Echidna
  • Dr. Eggman
  • Amy Rose
  • Shadow the Hedgehog
  • Vector the Crocodile
  • Blaze the Cat
  • Silver the Hedgehog
  • Metal Sonic
  • Super Sonic
  • Big the Cat
  • Charmy Bee
  • Espio the Chameleon
  • Rouge the Bat
  • E-123 Omega

VIP members

These characters only appear as cameos and tells the player that they've been watching the player in certain events. Pausing the game and hitting the Minus Button when they're spotted gives the player 100 Star Points. The VIP members are:

Mario VIP Characters Sonic the Hedgehog VIP Characters Other VIP Characters

When the player spots Birdo and Big the Cat, they will also be given costumes.

When the game is played during the month of December, Santa Claus also appears as a VIP. Unlike other VIP characters, Santa gives 300 Star Points instead of 100.

Referees

Mario Referees Sonic the Hedgehog Referees

Audience members

Mario Audience Members Sonic the Hedgehog Audience Members

Rivals

Super Mario rivals

Icon Name Type Event(s)
Big-Bullet-Bill-icon.png Big Bullet Bill Speed
  • Skeleton (Individual Festival)
  • Bobsleigh (Team Festival)
King-Boo-icon.png King Boo Skill
  • Alpine Skiing
  • Giant Slalom (Individual Festival)
Dry-Bowser-icon.png Dry Bowser Power
  • Ice Hockey
Dry-Bones-icon.png Dry Bones All-Around
  • Ice Hockey (alongside Dry Bowser)
  • Curling (Team Festival)

Sonic the Hedgehog rivals

Icon Name Type Event(s)
Omega-5.png E-123 Omega

Power

  • Speed Skating 500m (Individual Festival)
  • Short Track Relay (Team Festival)
Jeticon.png Jet the Hawk Speed
  • Snowboard Cross
Rougeicon.png Rouge the Bat All-Around
  • Figure Skating
Eggmannegaicon.png Eggman Nega Skill
  • Ski Cross

Locations

Locations from both Mario and Sonic series appear in the Dream Events. The following stages are:

Mario series

Sonic the Hedgehog series

Emblems

Main article: List of emblems in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

Reception

Reviews
Release Reviewer, Publication Score Comment
Wii James Newton, Nintendo Life 9/10 "Sega has truly listened to the feedback about the first game and slimmed down the waggle controls, beefed up the lastability with a ton of extra content and managed to turn even the seemingly dull events of Curling and Figure Skating into engaging and varied games. With over twenty characters, twenty-five events and hundreds of unlockable items, you’ll be playing this game well into the New Year, and the added subtlety of the controls makes playing it a far less tiring experience. It may not have the control genius of Wii Sports Resort but it’s every bit as good in terms of content, presentation and pure, distilled fun."
Wii Jorge Ba-oh, Cubed3 7/10 "Mario and Sonic at the Winter Olympics is, at the end of the day, a huge party playing host to two most loved franchises and that's what it was designed for. It may be incredibly simple to work through the single player mode, but entertaining friends or family is where the package really shines through. Whilst it may be as accessible as Nintendo's Wii Sports, it may not be for everyone. The simplistic controls and gameplay might be a tad off-putting for those having a resume of gaming skills, but for the masses Winter Olympics are a solid package that can heat up a living room with fierce competition."
Wii Ellie Gibson, Eurogamer 8/10 "It's true to say that Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games is no Mario Kart. But it's a fun, polished party game with broad appeal, and a marked improvement over the previous one. Let's just hope the next installment has a bit more depth. And is called Mario & Sonic of War, obviously."
Aggregators
Compiler Platform / Score
Metacritic 72
GameRankings 71.51%

Staff

Main article: List of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) staff

Although he is uncredited in the game's credits, Scott Burns voices Bowser in this game, which marks the second and last instance in the Mario & Sonic he voices him, as Kenneth W. James would voice him in later installments.

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games.

Media

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References to other games

References in later games

Quotes

Main article: List of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games quotes

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マリオ＆ソニックＡＴバンクーバーオリンピック[?]
Mario ando Sonikku atto Bankūbā Orinpikku 		Mario & Sonic at the Vancouver Olympics
Dutch Mario & Sonic op de Olympische Winterspelen[?] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
German Mario & Sonic bei den Olympischen Winterspielen[?] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Italian Mario & Sonic ai Giochi Olimpici Invernali[?] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Korean 마리오와 소닉 밴쿠버 동계올림픽[?]
Mario-wa Sonik Baenkubeo Dong-gye-olimpik 		Mario & Sonic at the Vancouver Winter Olympics
Portuguese Mario e Sonic nos Jogos Olímpicos de Inverno[?] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Spanish Mario & Sonic En Los Juegos Olímpicos De Invierno[?] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

Trivia

  • An app based on this game was released for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch, but only features Sonic characters and thus is named simply Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. This game has since been removed from the AppStore.
  • This is currently the only game in the series to be released on both consoles on the same day (except Japan and South Korea).

External links

References

  1. ^ Sega's Official Europe Festival
  2. ^ Nintendo of Europe Confirmation
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Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) / Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)
Athletes Super Mario franchise Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Daisy • Donkey Kong • Luigi • Mario • Peach • Waluigi • Wario • Yoshi
Sonic franchise Amy • Blaze • Dr. Eggman • Knuckles • Metal Sonic • Tails • Shadow • Silver • Sonic • Vector
Additional team members Chao • Shy Guy
Rivals Super Mario franchise Big Bullet Bill • Dry Bones • Dry Bowser • King Boo
Sonic franchise Omega • Eggman Nega • Jet • Rouge
Referees Big • Charmy • Cream • Espio • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Shy Guy • Toad • Blue Toad • Purple Toad
VIP members Big • Birdo • Chaos • Cream • Penguin • Pianta • Santa Claus
Other characters Animals • Snow spirits (Frosty • Sparky • Pola • Cuby • Icy • Blizza) • Cheese • Lakitu • Omochao
Enemies and obstacles Black hole • Bob-omb • Bullet Bill • Chain Chomp • Egg Hammer • Egg Pawn • Fire Bar • Flapper • Giant Goomba • Gola • Goomba • Kiki • Piranha Plant • Thwomp • Warp Pipe
Items ? Block • Ammo Boost • Balloon • Barrier • Blue Coin • Brick Block • Bomb • Bonus panel • Boo • Cannon • Chaos Emerald • Coin • Dash Panel • Dash Panel • Energy Core • Fake Item Box • Green Shell • Heart • High Speed Shoes • Item Box • Lightning • Lucky Feather • Mega Mushroom • Mini Mushroom • POW Block • Power Up • Puck Bomb • Rainbow Ring • Red Shell • Ring • Special Action • Spiny Shell • Spring • Star Bit • Star Team Coin • Super Star • Warp Hole • Wild Ball
Events Wii version Olympic events Downhill • Giant Slalom • Individual Large Hill • Team Large Hill • Moguls • Ski Cross • Halfpipe • Snowboard Cross • Speed Skating 500m • Short Track 1,000m • Short Track Relay • Figure Skating • Skeleton • Bobsleigh • Ice Hockey • Curling
Dream Events Dream Alpine (Individual) • Dream Alpine (Team) • Dream Ski Jumping (Individual) • Dream Ski Jumping (Team) • Dream Ski Cross (Individual) • Dream Ski Cross (Team) • Dream Snowboard Cross (Individual) • Dream Snowboard Cross (Team) • Dream Short Track • Dream Figure Skating • Dream Bobsleigh • Dream Ice Hockey • Dream Curling • Dream Snowball Fight • Dream Gliding (Individual) • Dream Gliding (Team)
Nintendo DS version Olympic events Alpine Skiing GS • Ski Jumping LH • Moguls • Cross-Country • Nordic Combined • Speed Skating 500m • Short Track 500m • Figure Skating • Snowboard Cross • Bobsleigh • Skeleton • Ice Hockey • Curling • Biathlon • Luge
Dream Events Ski Cross Racing • Rocket Ski Jumping • Supersonic Downhill • Intense Short Track • Ultimate Figure Skating • Deluxe Halfpipe • Extreme Snowboarding • Blazing Bobsleigh • Fever Hockey • Curling Bowling • Ski Shooting • Snow Machine Fight
Locations Christmas Village • Frostown • Sparkleton • Polastraits • Cubyrinth • Icepeak • Blizland
Sports equipment Stardust Shoes • Comet Skis • Battle Snow Machine • Shooting Rifle • Rodeo Bobsleigh • Fighter's Stick • Spark Luge • Blitz Skeleton • Drift Board • Planetary Bobsled • Leader's Curling Stone • Meteor Curling Stone
Minigames (DS only) Arrange the Marks! • Blow Away Chain Chomp! • Break the Ice! • Chase off Kiki! • Cheer Up Thwomp! • Climb to the Top! • Defeat Bomb Flapper! • Get the key! • Light Five Lamps! • Move the Blocks! • Pick the Right Part! • Push the Button! • Quiz Time! • Stop the Robo-Balls!
Miscellaneous Completion Ticket • Emblems • Gallery • Staff (Wii / Nintendo DS) • Quotes

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Wii games
Super Mario franchise Super Paper Mario (2007) • Mario Strikers Charged (2007) • Mario Party 8 (2007) • Super Mario Galaxy (2007) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007) • Mario Kart Wii (2008) • Mario Super Sluggers (2008) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009) • New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009) • Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) • Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition (2010) • Mario Sports Mix (2010) • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011) • Mario Party 9 (2012)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (2007) • Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010)
Wario franchise WarioWare: Smooth Moves (2006) • Wario Land: Shake It! (2008)
Other Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) • Captain Rainbow (2008) • Punch-Out!! (2009) • Rhythm Heaven Fever (2011) • Fortune Street (2011) • Skylanders: SuperChargers Racing (2015)
New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2008) • Mario Power Tennis (2009)
Downloadable Dr. Mario Online Rx (2008) • WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase (2009) • Virtual Console games (2006–2010)

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