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 in Vancouver and Whistler[1] 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.[2]
Wii Events
- Alpine Skiing
- Downhill Skiing[3]
- Speed Skating[3]
- Bobsleding
- Snowboarding[1]
- Ice Hockey
- Ski Jumping
- Figure Skating Singles [1]
- Snow Board Halfpipe
Wii Dream Events
- Dream Ski Cross
- Dream Snowball Fight
- Dream Alpine
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][2][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.[2]
DS Events
- Alpine Skiing[1]
- Skeleton
- Snowboard Cross
- Bobsleding
- Ice Shuffleboarding
DS Dream Events
- Extreme Snow boarding
- Ski Cross Racing
- Fever Hockey
Characters
It has been stated that there will be new characters[3] who were not present in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. The following characters have been confirmed thus far: [6]
Mario Series
- Mario
- Luigi
- Peach
- Daisy
- Yoshi
- Wario
- Waluigi
- Bowser
- Bowser Jr. (new)
- Donkey Kong (new)
Sonic Series
- Sonic
- Tails
- Knuckles
- Amy
- Blaze
- Shadow
- Vector
- Dr. Eggman
- Silver (new)
- Metal Sonic (new)
Hinted Characters
- It has been hinted that Big the Cat will be appearing as a playable character
Other
- Mii (Wii version only)
Audience
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)
Sonic series
- Radical Highway (from Sonic Adventure 2)
- Seaside Hill (from Sonic Heroes)
- Ocean Palace (from Sonic Heroes)
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
- MSWGAmy.jpg
- Blaze Winter Olympics.jpg
- Blaze Winter Olympics2.jpg
Blaze - Shadow Winter Olympics.jpg
- Eggman Winter Olympics.jpg
- Metal Sonic.jpg
- SilverMSWG.PNG
Miscellaneous
- Logo MSOWG.jpg
Game Logo - Msowgart1.png
Mario and Sonic
Screenshots
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 (Bobsleding) 
Metal Sonic (Snowboard Cross) - AdventureIntroDS.jpg
Adventure Tour mode intro 
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 - Masbowserjrsnowboarding.png
Radical Highway from Sonic Adventure 2.
Names in Other Languages
References
- ^ a b c Cite error: Invalid
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- ^ a b c Nintendo of Europe Confirmation
- ^ Snow Spirit Revealed
- ^ IGN information for DS
- ^ M.S.O.W.G. First Details (via GoNintendo)
- ^ a b computerandvideogames.com
External Links
Official International Website
Nintendo of Europe Confirmation
