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Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games facts for kids

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Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Developer(s) Sega Sports R&D
Publisher(s)
Designer(s) Shigeru Miyamoto (supervisor)
Series Mario & Sonic
Platform(s) Wii, Nintendo DS
Release date(s)
November 6, 2007
Wii
  • NA November 6, 2007
  • AUS / JP November 22, 2007
  • EU November 23, 2007
Nintendo DS
  • JP January 17, 2008
  • NA January 22, 2008
  • AUS February 7, 2008
  • EU February 8, 2008
Genre(s) Sports party game
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is a sports video game created by Sega Sports R&D and published by Nintendo. It is the first video game to have both Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog characters. It was released for the Nintendo Wii in November 2007 and for the Nintendo DS in January 2008. It was the official video game of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

Players can play 24 events. Both versions have different events. The events are based off of the actual Olympic events played in real life. 16 characters are playable. They are separated into four categories: all-around, speed, power, and skill. In the Wii version, the player can also play as a Mii created in the Mii Channel.

Images for kids

  • Wii Mario and Sonic trampolining event

    The player twists the Wii Remote and presses various buttons, as instructed, to perform tricks in the trampolining event.

  • DS Mario and Sonic Dream Canoe event

    "Dream Events" are alternate versions of Olympic events. In the DS-exclusive event "Dream Canoe", players can use items from the Mario Kart games.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Mario & Sonic en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños