Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)

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Template:Infobox 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 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, while Nintendo has done publishing/marketing duties for Japan itself.

Versions

The game features modes that are exclusive on the Wii and DS versions.

Wii Version

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 he/she earns based on his/her 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

Wii Olympic Events

Wii Dream Events

DS Version

The DS version features Adventure Tours, 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.[2][3][4] Just as seen in the Wii version of the game, the DS rendition includes the introduction of boss characters appearing in the Adventure Tour mode. These bosses will be present in certain events where the player will have to compete against them to clear their missions. [5]

Also, all authentic (real-life based events) are unlocked from the start. Dream Events are in this game and all of them (except 3) need to be unlocked.

DS Olympic Events

DS Dream Events

Characters

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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[6] 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

Team Mario

Team Sonic

Other

  • Shy Guy (DS version, but only as a goalie in Ice Hockey and Fever Hockey)
  • Mii (Wii version only)

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. For example, it is possible to give a Mii a Mario costume or an Amy costume. 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.

Wii Stats

All-Around Type

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Power Type

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DS Stats

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Skill Type

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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 cameo characters are:

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

Around 4 weeks before Christmas, Santa Claus also appears as a VIP (Wii version Only). Unlike other VIP characters, Santa gives 300 Star Coupons instead of 100.

Rivals

Mario Rivals

  • King Boo - Alpine Skiing (Wii only) / Giant Slalom (Individual Festival Only & DS)
  • Big Bullet Bill - Skeleton (Individual Festival Only)/Bobsleigh (Team Festival Only)/Blazing Bobsleigh (DS)
  • Dry Bowser - Ice Hockey (Wii)/Curling Bowling and Super Sonic Downhill (DS)
  • Dry Bones - Ice Hockey (alongside Dry Bowser)/Curling (Team Festival Only & DS)
  • Bowser Jr. - Speed Skating 500m (DS only)
  • Bowser - Blazing Bobsleigh, Fever Hockey, Extreme Snowboarding (Ds only, alongside Dr. Eggman)

Sonic Rivals

  • E-123 Omega - Speed Skating 500m (Individual Festival)/Short Track Relay (Team Festival)/Intense Short Track (DS)
  • Jet the Hawk - Snowboard Cross (Wii)/Deluxe Halfpipe (DS)
  • Rouge the Bat - Figure Skating
  • Eggman Nega - Ski Cross (Wii)/Skeleton & Nordic Combined (DS)
  • Metal Sonic - Rocket Ski Jumping (DS only)
  • Dr. Eggman Blazing Bobsleigh, Fever Hockey, Extreme Snowboarding (DS only, alongside Bowser)

Locations

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

Mario series

Sonic series

Emblems

Main article: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games/Emblems

Trivia

Gallery

Artwork

Team Mario

Team Sonic

Miscellaneous

Boxart

Names in Other Languages

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References

External Links


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