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 was handling most of the development for both versions of this game, as it did for the original Mario & Sonic, 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.

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.

Also, all authentic (real-life based events) are unlocked from the start. Dream Events are in this game and all of them 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 games in various events.[1]

Wii Events

Wii Dream Events

DS Version

The DS version features 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][5][6] 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 playes have to compete against them to clear their missions. [7]

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

DS 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, returns. There will also be new characters[2] who were not present in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.

Main Cast

Team Mario

Team Sonic

Other

  • 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 and Sonic at the Olympic Games, the Miis' stats gets altered depending on the equipment they wear.

Bosses

Mario Bosses

Sonic Bosses

Locations

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

Mario series

Sonic series

Gallery

Artwork

Team Mario

Team Sonic

Miscellaneous

Screenshots

Boxart

Names in Other Languages

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References

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